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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. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  10. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  11. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  12. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  13. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  14. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  15. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  16. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  17. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  18. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
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