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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 Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  3. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  4. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  5. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  6. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  7. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  8. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  9. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  14. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  15. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  16. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  17. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  18. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  19. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  20. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  21. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  22. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  23. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
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