Neil - Gaiman - Masterclass - The Art Of Storytel...

If you’d like a specific lesson summarized (e.g., worldbuilding or dialogue) or a list of the writing exercises he gives, just let me know.

He warns, however, that gardening is hard. You have to trust the process. You will grow weeds. The secret is to recognize the weeds (bad dialogue, cliché plots) and pull them out in the second draft. "The first draft," Gaiman says, "is just you telling yourself the story. The second draft is you telling the world." Neil Gaiman - MasterClass - The Art of Storytel...

: He advises that the key to moving a story forward is understanding what characters want versus what they actually need. Worldbuilding & Descriptions If you’d like a specific lesson summarized (e

One of his opening salvoes is the quote that has become a mantra for his students: "The moment that you feel that, just possibly, you're walking down the street naked, exposing too much of your heart and your innermost thoughts... that's the moment you may be starting to get it right." You will grow weeds