These are the best of times and the worst of times.
Continuing on the bitter theme of how authors have to become stand up comics, film makers, actors, performers, self publicists etc etc.
And yet if times were not like these, would we have wonderful videos like this one just released by Neil Gaiman?
If you can't see the video, watch it here
Think what a writer could do with the help of a friendly artist ... and an animator.
Notes from the Slushpile is a team blog maintained by eight friends who also happen to be children's authors at different stages of the publishing journey.
Saturday, 28 February 2009
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