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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. Two of David's novels
    05:49
    Two of David's novels
  3. The local library
    06:12
    The local library
  4. Imagination
    04:48
    Imagination
  5. The power of words
    05:31
    The power of words
  6. Starting as a writer
    03:55
    Starting as a writer
  7. Q&A with David Almond
    05:15
    Q&A with David Almond
  8. More Q&A with David Almond
    06:48
    More Q&A with David Almond
  9. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  10. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  11. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  14. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  15. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  16. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  17. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  18. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
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