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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. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  12. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  13. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  14. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  15. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  16. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  17. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  18. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  19. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  20. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
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