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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. 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. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  12. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  13. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  14. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  15. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  16. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  17. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  18. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  19. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  20. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
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