Close menu
BBC Scotland
Authors Live

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
How Books Start
Nikesh tells us how he gets ideas for books.
  1. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  12. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  13. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  14. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  15. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  16. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  17. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  18. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  19. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  20. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
    21. Now playing
    Up next