Tag: Neil Gaiman
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Importance Of Role Models
When was the last time you read a book from cover to cover, closed the lid on the final page and sighed? Do you remember that sigh? How did it feel? What did it mean? Was it a sigh of satisfaction with your read? A sigh filled with bittersweet joy over the finale? That sigh. ... -
The Power Of Plotting! Part 1 – Plotting The Plot
To plot or not to plot, that is the question. A cursory search through Google or YouTube (they’re the same company but shh!) will show you endless results of ‘how to’s. From unknown to famous authors, they all value ‘plotting their stories.’ Whether or not you plot your stories, you should know how to do ... -
Inspiration
One medium-sized word, but, utter it in a room full of writers, and it will chill the audience. Neil Gaiman hates it too. And most authors struggle to answer this question (like Stephen King, John Irving, and Alan Hollinghurst), and yet it resurfaces from one interview to the next. Would-be writers beg for the proverbial ...