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I wrote the first 5,000 words of William the Antichrist. It had a demon named Crawleigh. He drove a Citroen 2CV, and was ineffectual. Proper demons like Hastur and Ligur loathed him. It had a baby swap. I sent it to a few friends for feedback. Then my graphic novel Sandman happened, and it was almost a year later that the phone rang.
“It’s Terry,” said Terry. “‘Ere. That thing you sent me. Are you doing anything with it?“
“Not really.”
“Well, I think I know what happens next. Do you want to sell it to me? Or write it together?”
“Write it together,” I said, because I was not stupid, and because that was the nearest I was ever going to get to Michaelangelo phoning to ask if I wanted to paint a ceiling with him.
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Neil Gaiman
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30512620
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A writing partner who makes your imagination and spirit soar is more precious than gold.
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Life Goals! THIS RIGHT HERE!!!
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incorrect-good-omens-quotes:
Crowley: Never thought I’d die fighting side by side with an angel.
Aziraphale: What about side by side with a friend?
Crowley: Yeah. I could do that.
incorrect-good-omens-quotes:
Crowley: I’ve grown a plant.
Aziraphale: You’ve fucked up a perfectly good flower is what you did. Look at it, it’s got anxiety.
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How do you explain Good Omens to someone in a compelling way without sounding like you’re off your metaphorical rocker? I mean, usually I default to “JUST TRUST ME” or “IT’S NEIL GAIMAN AND SIR TERRY PRATCHETT” and depending on the person one of them usually works, but now I’m trying to convince a not-very-close friend who is uncultured and deprived and therefore unconvinced. I considered the “Well, gay” angle but??? Not sure if that’s valid and also don’t want to force my ship onto this guy. (I mean, I’m confident he’ll get there on his own, but still.) I don’t talk to people enough to know what I’m doing here, I’m kind of inclined to be like “the Horsemen of the Apocalypse ride motorcycles and an angel performs a miraculous bicycle healing and the car turns everything into Queen and it’s not really the demon’s fault that they lose the Antichrist it’s actually because the Satanic nuns need a better screening process.”
