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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. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  10. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  11. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  12. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  13. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  14. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  15. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  16. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  17. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  18. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
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