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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. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  10. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  11. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  12. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  13. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  14. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  15. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  16. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  17. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  18. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
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