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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. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  13. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  14. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  15. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  16. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  17. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  18. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  19. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  20. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  21. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
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