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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. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
  3. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
  4. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
  5. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
    02:29
    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
  7. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  8. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  9. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  10. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  11. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  12. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  13. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  14. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  15. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  16. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
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