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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. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  10. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  11. Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
    02:48
    Chat with Comic Artist Tanya Roberts
  12. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  13. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  14. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  15. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  16. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  17. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  18. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
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