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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  13. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  14. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  15. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  16. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  17. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  18. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  19. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  20. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  21. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
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