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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. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  8. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  9. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  10. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  11. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  12. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  13. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  14. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  15. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  16. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
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