by Neil | Apr 6, 2008 | Books, Comment, Entertainment, Fiction, Neil Gaiman, Reading, Review, Thoughts
I read Odd and the Frost Giants yesterday as a break from labouring on The Woodsman. Something I could fall into for an hour in order to think about something else; no real intention to review it. Reviewing Neil’s work is hard because I am quite clearly and obviously...by Neil | Mar 27, 2008 | Eastercon, Neil Gaiman, Orbital 2008, Personal, Photography
One of the people in this picture is excited and the other has just seen the size of the queue. You work out which: The Friday Flash Fictioneers of the Apocalypse: Left to right: Gareth D Jones, Martin McGrath, Paul Graham Raven, Me, Gareth L Powell, Justin Pickard...by Neil | Mar 27, 2008 | Eastercon, Neil Gaiman, Orbital 2008, Personal, rambling post that goes all over the place, Science Fiction and Fantasy
So over at Nostalgia for the Future, Justin has an excellent write up of Eastercon and nicely distills China’s keynote. China was a bit of a revelation. A fascinatingly literate and erudite speaker; I spent a lot of the weekend coming out of his panels with a...by Neil | Jan 1, 2008 | Aphelion, Eastercon, Family, House, Jupiter, Life, Neil Gaiman, Orbital 2008, Personal, rambling post that goes all over the place, Random, Short Stories, The House, Writing
Well it’s now 2008. 2007 was a funny year. I got to travel to new places (Paris, Washington, Hong Kong, Hamburg). I got to be embarrassing in front of one of my favourite writers…several times. I spent the first year in my own house (kind of – I...by Neil | Dec 30, 2007 | Fiction, Gareth Lyn Powell, Harlan Ellison, Joe Hill, Neil Gaiman, Personal, rambling post that goes all over the place, Short Stories, Susanna Clarke, Writers, Writing
I’m back in London. I spent most of yesterday driving, we took the opportunity to call in with some friends on the way back and we were not helped by proper Welsh rain. Now I’m quite enjoying flumping on my own sofa and not doing anything. Ergo there are...by Neil | Dec 25, 2007 | Books, Family, Fancy a drink?, Life, Neil Gaiman, Personal, Random, Thoughts, Wales
It’s Christmas morning here in the UK. At least for the next twenty minutes or so. I’ve already had a glass of champagne and, by way of warm up for eating my own body weight in turkey, smoked salmon and scrambled egg on toast. Oh yes, we do Christmas in...