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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. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  12. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  13. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  14. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  15. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  16. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  17. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  18. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  19. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  20. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
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