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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. Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
    08:03
    Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
  3. Katie Morag and Cbeebies
    06:17
    Katie Morag and Cbeebies
  4. Ideas for stories
    02:10
    Ideas for stories
  5. The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
    13:05
    The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
  6. Questions from the audience
    06:23
    Questions from the audience
  7. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  8. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  9. Sue's presentation
    11:34
    Sue's presentation
  10. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  11. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  12. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  13. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  14. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  15. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  16. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
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