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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. Hopeless at maths!
    05:06
    Hopeless at maths!
  3. Writing stories
    04:44
    Writing stories
  4. Lily Alone
    04:23
    Lily Alone
  5. Hetty Feather
    09:05
    Hetty Feather
  6. The story of Tracy
    04:13
    The story of Tracy
  7. Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
    04:44
    Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
  8. More Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
    06:28
    More Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
  9. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  10. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  11. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  12. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  13. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  14. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  15. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  16. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  17. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  18. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
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