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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. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  12. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  13. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  14. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  15. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  16. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  17. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  18. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  19. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  20. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
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