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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. Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
    08:03
    Mairi Hedderwick chats with Janice Forsyth
  3. Katie Morag and Cbeebies
    06:17
    Katie Morag and Cbeebies
  4. Ideas for stories
    02:10
    Ideas for stories
  5. The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
    13:05
    The story of Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted
  6. Questions from the audience
    06:23
    Questions from the audience
  7. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  8. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  9. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  10. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  11. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  12. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  13. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  14. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  15. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  16. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
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