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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. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  12. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  13. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  14. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  15. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  16. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  17. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  18. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  19. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  20. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
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