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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. Introducing Andy
    01:55
    Introducing Andy
  3. Young Andy
    07:15
    Young Andy
  4. Reading
    06:53
    Reading
  5. Writing stories
    08:20
    Writing stories
  6. Q&A with Andy Stanton
    07:29
    Q&A with Andy Stanton
  7. More Q&A with Andy Stanton
    08:22
    More Q&A with Andy Stanton
  8. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  9. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  10. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  11. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  12. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  13. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  14. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  15. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  16. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  17. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
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