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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  12. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  13. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  14. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  15. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  16. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  17. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  18. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  19. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  20. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
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