December 2011
2 tags
THE GRAVEYARD BOOK is Back on the Bestseller... →
..So as a thank you to everyone, here’s me reading the whole book, chapter by chapter, across the US, for Free. I hope you like it.
And there’s lots more at the Mousecircus site too…
cirquedufleur asked: Do you have a White German Shepherd dog? I saw a dog in the background of one of your pictures, and it looked like a WGS.
tealeaves asked: what do you make of the recent scotsman interview with moffat - particularly the bit where he says it's hard being a middle-class white male? (i'd include the link if tumblr let me.)
streetsbehindyou asked: The poop tattoo is fake. Check The Smoking Gun.
3 tags
Melbourne New Year's Evening with Neil and Amanda... →
According to Amanda,
Amanda & Neil will be your hosts with the mosts, and Steven Mitchell Wright and The Danger Ensemble will ensure that you absolutely do not feel (too) comfortable for one moment too long…. also providing special theatrical diversions of a savory nature. If you look in the bathroom: YOU MIGHT FIND A NICE SURPRISE. you might also be kidnapped. don’t worry,...
November 2011
4 tags
3 tags
2 tags
THE BOY JAMES returns to London... →
The Boy James was the highlight of the Edinburgh Festival for me, last year. So I am happy to mention here that…
Belt Up Theatre’s runaway success returns to London for three weeks prior to its international debut in Australia at the Adelaide Festival
Check out the link…
Acclaim for The Boy James:
‘Just been knocked out by The Boy James… Still drying my eyes’ Stephen Fry
‘Belt Up’s...
timkressfiction asked: Why do so many magicians seem to have alligators or crocodiles hanging from their rafters?
theplangentharps-deactivated201 asked: To what extent do you consider yourself a part of contemporary Jewish literature? Is it just an incidental element of yourself that doesn't factor into how you evaluate your work (or critiques of your work) or is it something you've thought more about at various phases of your career?
yousaidineededa asked: I am not sure why I was surprised by how nice your singing voice sounds, but I was. Is there anything you are bad at?
tricialew asked: I just got my Doctor Who–The Brilliant Book 2012. The first thing I did was search the table of contents for all of the Neil Gaimany Goodness. It is all lovely! I remember an interview with Christopher Eccleston as he began his Doctor days and he said he'd be happy if he captured the 8-12 year old fans. He did better than that as did the writers. Did you have a target age group in mind...
1 tag
Beloved editor, artist and writer Terri Windling... →
wilwheaton:
Terri is the creator of groundbreaking fantasy and mythic art and literature over the past several decades, ranging from the influential urban fantasy series Bordertown to the online Journal of Mythic Arts. With co-editor Ellen Datlow, she changed the face of contemporary short fiction with The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror and other award-winning anthologies, including Silver...
3 tags
1 tag
You know, just in case you don't know how to make... →
2 tags
WatchThe Simpsons episode with me in, THE BOOK JOB, from Hulu.
5 tags
Post War Trade (Amanda's webstore) has just posted... →
3 tags
2 tags
An Alan Moore ghost story... COLD READING →
When Dad passed on I suppose Mum was my first audience, as well as being my most willing and my most appreciative. She thought the world of me, my mum. She gave a little gasp and filled up when I did his voice and said, ‘I always loved you, Irene.’
Knowing Dad, it was a safe bet that he’d never told her that in life, and when I saw the comfort that I’d brought that woman, my own mum, that’s...
mysmilesarifle asked: are there things you've had published that you don't let your children read?
2 tags
4 tags
1 tag
“The lady next door runs a home for pigs. I went down each morning to say my...”
– http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2001_10_01_archive.html
1 tag
“How do you do it? You do it.
You write.
You finish what you write.
You...”
– http://www.neilgaiman.com/p/FAQs/Advice_to_Authors
4 tags
If you have a Twitter Account, you must NEVER be... →
hobbees-deactivated20130224 asked: Do you like Vegemite?
2 tags
“I remember reading a piece by Harold Bloom where he explained that audiobooks...”
– http://www.salon.com/2011/11/23/neil_gaimans_audiobook_record_label/singleton/
monroeinabox asked: Dear Mr. Gaiman, this is silly & a long shot, but something important to me. If you do have a cardboard cut out of yourself (very likely you do not, as I have asked several other celebrities to help me with this & they do not), would you be willing to help me win a scavenger hunt with the prize as a paid trip to Rome? The assignment "A celebrity wearing a fake mustache posing with a...
On the one hand, me and Phill Jupitus and Wait... →
3 tags
1 tag
squirm-little-bookworm-deactiva asked: You're one of the best writers of this modern time, I think. Your ability to tell stories is unparalleled. I want to become a writer myself. Do you have any tips? And could you talk about your beekeeping? That always interests me. (: - Sarah Gill.
2 tags
pluckedstrings asked: Hello, do you know if "A Little Book of Ghastly Stuff" will be shipping out anytime soon? The website says late October/early November, but nothing has showed up yet.
I FEEL BAD AND DUMB that I did not read this piece... →
me too.
4 tags
