Neil Gaiman's JournalNeil Gaiman's Journal: started February 2001 when nobody knew what the word Blog meant. Talking about writing, comics, books, films, bees, demonic tomatoes, cats, travel and a dog ever since.I want my stretchy time- August 19, 2008 There is a packing frenzy going on. Everything that should have been done a week ago is getting done as I type this.I wish I wasn't a last-minute sort of person sometimes. I know my belief that time is stretchy can drive my friends, family, and even me, sometimes, a bit mad. But it's a bit too late to start worrying about that now.Also, I need a haircut....This is all the information I have about the US Graveyard Book reading tour dates so far. I'm putting them up right now even though there...http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2008/08/i-want-my-stretchy-time.html How well do we use our freedom to choose the illusions we create- August 17, 2008 Hi, Web Goblin here. I will be guest-blogging for Mr. G as needed over the next four weeks while he's in China.I just wanted to get that out of the way at the start, as there's been some confusion. The following email touches on this and related matters, deserving an interstitial reply:I presume this will be intercepted and read by the guest bloggers, as Neil is apparently going to China to achieve (more) enlightenment at the Shau-lin monestary, or something. I may have missed a point or...http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2008/08/how-well-do-we-use-our-freedom-to.html Clark Kent reached the highest height with the help of Perry White- August 16, 2008 The fifth and final Coraline featurette is now available.THE GRAVEYARD BOOK leads off the ABA Fall 2008 Children's Indie Next List. Looking at the rest of the list, it appears that if you want to target ages 4-8 then you're best bet is to have a naughty protagonist, especially if its an animal, whereas if you are writing for ages 9-12 then you should have "dragon" or "magician" in the title. Look for my new children's book, The Very Naughty Dragon Magician, this spring.Mr. G emailed me this...http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2008/08/clark-kent-reached-highest-height-with.html You just know that "doing research...on foot in rural China" means "trying to find a panda that fits in my suitcase"- August 14, 2008 Mr. G is still "not blogging", I see.The third of the Coraline featurettes is now available for your viewing pleasure.I created a new GRAVEYARD BOOK countdown Google gadget months ago but I forgot to remind the Boss to post about it. Please send any bug reports to me.(A question for my peeps commenting on the LJ feed: Am I the only one who saw the title "Elfless in Gaza" last week and worried that the web elf had stumbled into a warzone during her travels abroad)Inspired by the spirit of the...http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2008/08/you-just-know-that-doing-researchon.html |