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How Books Start
Nikesh tells us how he gets ideas for books.
  1. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  2. Introducing James
    01:39
    Introducing James
  3. How James got started
    03:33
    How James got started
  4. A pirate picture story
    10:15
    A pirate picture story
  5. Picturing Nessie
    04:01
    Picturing Nessie
  6. Q&A with James Mayhew
    11:26
    Q&A with James Mayhew
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  9. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  10. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  11. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  12. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  13. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  14. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  15. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  16. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
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