Neil Gaiman on his childhood dreams and career advise

Here is Neil Gaiman talking about how he became a comics writer.
Writing comicbooks was Gaiman’s childhood goal, much to the distress of his school’s career adviser. He said, “Well you know, how do you go about doing that then?” I said, “You’re the career adviser, you tell me.”
And then there was a long pause and [...]

Chinese Science Fiction ? – neil gaiman’s advice

Neil Gaiman attended a (rare?) SF convention in hina and says this:
China is a country in which SF and fantasy are read and enjoyed, but, until very,very recently, have been officially disapproved of. Not on the level of crime fiction was disapproved of (because under Mao, there is no crime in China), but disapproved of [...]

Neil Gaiman explains DC’s peculiar superhero comics brand

Neil Gaiman, who took comics storytelling to new heights with suggested for mature readers” DC imprint with his seminal work – “The SANDMAN”  tells in a 1991 press interview what even HE couldn’t write in a DC comic (back then?)

“the only word that got censored was ‘masturbate,’” Gaiman says. “It was explained to me that [...]

8 Neil Gaiman tips on Writing

words of wisdom from Neil Gaiman
Summarized  from >this book< gaiman: on his work and career by Bill Baker.

1.) Try pen and paper.

Writing is the process of outwitting the process of not writing.
And computers these days more and more, are designed to be entertainment boxes. No work gets done.

2.) Try starving.

Some writers and artists do really [...]

“Change or die” – Sandman Neil Gaiman’s message

“I know that some people regard this sort of writing as escapist fiction,” says Neil Gaiman.
“but I think that tales of myth and horror are probably the easiest and most effective way to talk about the real world. It’s like they are the lies that tell the truth about our lives. At the same time, [...]