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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. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  12. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  13. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  14. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  15. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  16. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  17. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  18. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  19. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  20. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
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