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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. Who likes stories?
    02:48
    Who likes stories?
  3. Talking in class
    01:47
    Talking in class
  4. Actor Vivian
    03:05
    Actor Vivian
  5. Writing a story down
    02:42
    Writing a story down
  6. Story build (part 1)
    04:03
    Story build (part 1)
  7. Story build (part 2)
    06:21
    Story build (part 2)
  8. Vivian talks titles
    01:18
    Vivian talks titles
  9. Alfie Onion
    08:13
    Alfie Onion
  10. Questions for Vivian
    03:32
    Questions for Vivian
  11. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  12. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  13. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  14. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  15. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  16. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  17. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  18. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  19. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  20. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
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