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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. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  3. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  4. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  5. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  6. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  7. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  9. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  10. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  11. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  12. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  13. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  14. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  15. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  16. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  17. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  18. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
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