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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. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  12. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  13. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  14. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  15. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  16. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  17. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  18. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  19. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  20. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
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