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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  12. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  13. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  14. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  15. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  16. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  17. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  18. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  19. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  20. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
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