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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. Simon Cowell
    00:38
    Simon Cowell
  3. Raj
    01:15
    Raj
  4. Characters
    02:09
    Characters
  5. Finishing feelings
    01:20
    Finishing feelings
  6. School dinners
    00:54
    School dinners
  7. Thames
    01:04
    Thames
  8. Favourite book
    02:25
    Favourite book
  9. Next book
    01:00
    Next book
  10. Favourite author
    01:17
    Favourite author
  11. Gangsta Granny
    12:25
    Gangsta Granny
  12. Readers and writers
    06:47
    Readers and writers
  13. School days
    03:57
    School days
  14. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  15. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  16. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  17. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  18. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  19. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  20. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  21. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  22. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
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