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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. Scots
    01:14
    Scots
  3. Writing in Scots
    01:54
    Writing in Scots
  4. Minging!
    00:42
    Minging!
  5. Taking on Roald Dahl
    02:40
    Taking on Roald Dahl
  6. The right words
    02:22
    The right words
  7. Quentin Blake
    00:42
    Quentin Blake
  8. A reading in Scots
    02:35
    A reading in Scots
  9. Questions
    01:21
    Questions
  10. More questions
    03:14
    More questions
  11. Even more questions
    03:39
    Even more questions
  12. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
  13. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  14. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  15. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  16. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  17. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  18. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  19. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  20. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  21. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
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