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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. Hopeless at maths!
    05:06
    Hopeless at maths!
  3. Writing stories
    04:44
    Writing stories
  4. Lily Alone
    04:23
    Lily Alone
  5. Hetty Feather
    09:05
    Hetty Feather
  6. The story of Tracy
    04:13
    The story of Tracy
  7. Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
    04:44
    Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
  8. More Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
    06:28
    More Q&A with Jacqueline Wilson
  9. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  10. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  11. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  12. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  13. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  14. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  15. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  16. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  17. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  18. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
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