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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 likes stories?
    02:48
    Who likes stories?
  3. Talking in class
    01:47
    Talking in class
  4. Actor Vivian
    03:05
    Actor Vivian
  5. Writing a story down
    02:42
    Writing a story down
  6. Story build (part 1)
    04:03
    Story build (part 1)
  7. Story build (part 2)
    06:21
    Story build (part 2)
  8. Vivian talks titles
    01:18
    Vivian talks titles
  9. Alfie Onion
    08:13
    Alfie Onion
  10. Questions for Vivian
    03:32
    Questions for Vivian
  11. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  12. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  13. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  14. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  15. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  16. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  17. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  18. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  19. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  20. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
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