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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. Brian’s writing and favourite books
    04:33
    Brian’s writing and favourite books
  10. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  11. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  12. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  13. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  14. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  15. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  16. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  17. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  18. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
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