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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. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  12. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  13. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  14. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  15. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  16. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  17. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  18. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  19. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  20. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
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