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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. Bendy, bendy toothbrush
    03:49
    Bendy, bendy toothbrush
  3. Book titles
    03:49
    Book titles
  4. Going through the old photos
    06:17
    Going through the old photos
  5. Hand on the bridge
    02:21
    Hand on the bridge
  6. If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
    02:29
    If you weren't writing poetry books for children what would you like to have done instead?
  7. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  8. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  9. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  10. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  11. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  12. 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?
  13. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  14. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  15. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  16. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
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