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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. Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
    08:03
    Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
  3. Katie Morag and Cbeebies
    06:17
    Katie Morag and Cbeebies
  4. Ideas for stories
    02:10
    Ideas for stories
  5. The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
    13:05
    The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
  6. Questions from the audience
    06:23
    Questions from the audience
  7. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  8. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  9. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  10. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  11. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  12. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  13. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  14. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  15. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  16. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
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