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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 Andy
    01:55
    Introducing Andy
  3. Young Andy
    07:15
    Young Andy
  4. Reading
    06:53
    Reading
  5. Writing stories
    08:20
    Writing stories
  6. Q&A with Andy Stanton
    07:29
    Q&A with Andy Stanton
  7. More Q&A with Andy Stanton
    08:22
    More Q&A with Andy Stanton
  8. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  9. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  10. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  11. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  12. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  13. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  14. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  15. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  16. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  17. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
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