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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. Move it
    00:51
    Move it
  3. My dad knows everything
    04:26
    My dad knows everything
  4. Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
    05:50
    Return of the bendy, bendy toothbrush
  5. The noise!
    03:52
    The noise!
  6. The space
    01:18
    The space
  7. What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
    03:19
    What is your favourite piece of work that you've written? What is your most treasured possession?
  8. Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
    04:33
    Where do you get your ideas from? What is a poem?
  9. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  10. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  11. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  12. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  13. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  14. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  15. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  16. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  17. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  18. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
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