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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. Who are you really?
    01:06
    Who are you really?
  3. Darren Shan reads from Zom-B Underground
    07:50
    Darren Shan reads from Zom-B Underground
  4. A picky question about zombies
    01:15
    A picky question about zombies
  5. What about Dad?
    02:22
    What about Dad?
  6. A dark question about the night
    01:01
    A dark question about the night
  7. Books into film
    01:23
    Books into film
  8. How about a Zombie rising?
    01:00
    How about a Zombie rising?
  9. A question of influence
    01:07
    A question of influence
  10. Darren Shan reads the prologue from ZOM-B
    08:36
    Darren Shan reads the prologue from ZOM-B
  11. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  12. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  13. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  14. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  15. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  16. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  17. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  18. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  19. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  20. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
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