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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. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  12. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  13. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  14. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  15. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  16. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  17. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  18. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
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