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Meme-tastic in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 3 years, 11 months agoHow many meme references can you get into one discussion between characters while still moving the story forward?
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Blog: How to ‘Show, Don’t Tell’ for More Persuasive Copy from
Copyblogger in the group Copy Blogger Fans 3 years, 11 months agoOne of the cornerstones of powerful writing is the use of concrete details that can tell your story for you….
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Blog: The Young Writer of the Year Award Shortlist 2020 from
A Little Blog of Books in the group Book bloggers 3 years, 11 months agoI have been following the Sunday Times/University of Warwick Young Writer of the Year Award since its relaunch in 2015 and shadowed the prize in 2017. This […]
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for yesterday’s @guardian review #writing… from
Neil Gaiman in the group Fans of Neil Gaiman 3 years, 11 months agomyjetpack:
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Add a time limit in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 3 years, 11 months agoPut your characters under pressure by adding a time limit or a time-sensitive task.
Make them race against the clock. Bonus points if they run out of time or do everything with plenty of time to spare.
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Blog: <p>Hello. The other day I was talking to my parent about your work, and he told me about a reading he attended as a teen or young adult in Seattle, which he described as taking place in a club atmosphere, with many youth of the time sitting quietly on the floor listening intently to you read aloud. Do you remember these events, and if so, could you talk about them?</p> from
Neil Gaiman in the group Fans of Neil Gaiman 3 years, 11 months agoThat would have been a benefit in around 1999 in (if memory serves) a venue called the Crocodile. It was a strange sort of a venue to do a reading in, but everyone […]
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Blog: <p>Wait you’re the real account? What the hecc</p> from
Neil Gaiman in the group Fans of Neil Gaiman 3 years, 11 months agoTell me about it.
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Blog: <p>Hello Mr Gaiman, </p><p>Hope you are well. I am a huge fan of your books and have been since I read Stardust, because I loved the film so much. Like a lot of people I find I’m often disappointed by on-screen adaptations of books, however you seem to have particularly good luck at avoiding this (at least from what I’ve seen in the likes of GO, Coraline, Stardust etc). Is it good luck or are you doing something especially to ensure your work is done justice? Because they’re not necessarily perfectly faithful adaptations but they tend to stay true to the themes of your original in ways that many adaptations fall flat? </p> from
Neil Gaiman in the group Fans of Neil Gaiman 3 years, 11 months agoI try and work with the people who are doing the adaptations, and talk to them. Sometimes I choose them. (I chose Henry Selick to write and direct Coraline, chose […]
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Blog: <p>Hello Mr Gaiman,</p><p>You've stated before that while you would like to make a second series of Good Omens, you have rather a lot in your plate as it is, and if it were to happen it would take some time to get there (we completely understand, btw). Are you worried about the cast visibly aging in that time? Or would you simply publish a written sequel, if it came to it?</p> from
Neil Gaiman in the group Fans of Neil Gaiman 3 years, 11 months agoThe cast are not aging. They are maturing, like fine wines.
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Blog: <p>Hello sir i am new to reading your work can you please give me an order to read The Sandman and Lucifer? </p> from
Neil Gaiman in the group Fans of Neil Gaiman 3 years, 11 months agoSure. Read Sandman first, then read Lucifer.
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Blog: <p>Was it scripted that Crowley purposefully walk on the grass in episode two or was that David Tennant’s idea? </p> from
Neil Gaiman in the group Fans of Neil Gaiman 3 years, 11 months agoIt was directed that way, by Douglas Mackinnon. It wasn’t in the script because I didn’t know what the driveway would look like when I wrote it.
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Blog: <p>Hello! First, how are you? Second, who had the idea to put the bird from the church in Crowley's flat? Uhh that's it! Thank you</p> from
Neil Gaiman in the group Fans of Neil Gaiman 3 years, 11 months agoHello!Good, thank you!Michael Ralph, our production designer, suggested it, and we loved the idea.
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Blog: <p>Hi Neil! I'm looking forward to the unboxing later and absolutely marveling at the beautiful art that the Lyra's Books team has made of an already beautiful book. Cheers to everyone involved! Question: is the "Partners in Wonder" story you began with Harlan Ellison many years ago ever going to see publication? Or was it not finished to his satisfaction before he passed and now resides only in your mind and Lucien's library? Thanks and well wishes from Michigan!</p> from
Neil Gaiman in the group Fans of Neil Gaiman 3 years, 11 months agoI really don’t know. After Harlan’s death I wondered what to do with the story and went back and reread what there was of it. It’s fun… but the world it’s se […]
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Blog: <p>Do you have humour recs without romantic subplots? I've gone through the Terry Pratchett novels twice and now I'm looking for something just as funny and I can't seem to find any</p> from
Neil Gaiman in the group Fans of Neil Gaiman 3 years, 11 months agoWell, when it came to humour, Terry looked up to P.G. Wodehouse— the occasional romantic subplots are always comedic, and often involve escaping from an u […]
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Scenic Thanet in the group Thanet Star: 3 years, 11 months agoGlorious and beautiful images of Thanet shared by you.
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External feed problems in the forum Help and Support 3 years, 11 months agoI’ve not heard from you since our last PM exchange. Is this problem solved? If not, can you try clearing your server-side cache?
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Peer-to-peer blogging data format in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author): 3 years, 11 months agoOn my last post, “BitTorrent based publishing”. I opened up the topic of peer-based distribution of media.
I set out what I thought would be a reasonable data format for packets of shared media. Posts, […]
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The Trolly Problem in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 3 years, 11 months agoA hypothetical question of ethics comes up resulting in two or more of your characters debating the “right” answer.
The what now?
There is a runaway trolly and if you do nothing, it will run over five […]
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Promote your author blog here in the group Author Buzz HQ: 3 years, 11 months agoDid you know that you can promote your author blog on this site?
There are actually two ways to do so.
The quick promotion and the full promotion. Both are free.
The quick promotion is to nip over to the […]
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Blog: <p>Hello Mr. Gaiman. Do you have any particular favorite Latin American author? By the way, I want to get a tattoo regarding Good Omens (Crowley and Aziraphale, to be precise). My father told me he would let me do it only if you gave me permission (I don't really get why, I'm an adult already (23 y/o man), but well, here we are). Have a great day, hope you and your family are doing well.</p> from
Neil Gaiman in the group Fans of Neil Gaiman 3 years, 11 months agoProbably Borges. He was the first Latin American writer who made an impression on me and wrote what I wanted to read. You don’t need my permission to get a t […]
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Blog: Ineffable Con 2020 Fun Facts from
Neil Gaiman in the group Fans of Neil Gaiman 3 years, 11 months agofuckyeahgoodomens:
Fan facts from the Ineffable Con 2020 guest panels :):Â Neil Gaiman, Douglas Mackinnon and Rob WilkinsDavid G. Arnold (the music […]
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Blog: myjetpack:
My shop will close for the holidays in seven days…. from
Neil Gaiman in the group Fans of Neil Gaiman 3 years, 11 months agomyjetpack:
My shop will close for the holidays in seven days. If you want anything for Christmas then please get your order in asap: https://tomgauld.com/shop
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Matthew Brown replied to the topic What pages does a good author blog need in the forum General Chat 3 years, 11 months ago
I was thinking about doing some videos about Author Platforms and blogging in general. I’ve lost my voice at the moment but as soon as I can speak again, I’m going to start producing videos in runs of seasons. The next season is Authors, blogging, and social media. Not the final name, just a working title.
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Will I ever write a pay-to-win game? in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author): 3 years, 11 months agoNo.
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A joke that wasn’t in the group The Muse of Last Resort: 3 years, 11 months agoHave a character make a joke only to inadvertently sate a secret truth.
