Neil Gaiman speaks at the National Book Festival 2005. I mentioned this yesterday so I won't say more except that he's a great storyteller and it's fun to hear him read. Oh, in response to a question about how he writes he said that the first draft of a novel is something like throwing mud at the wall, stepping back, trying to find some sense in the mess, then rewriting to make it look like you knew what you were doing all along. With NaNoWriMo coming up again in just a month, it's great to hear this kind of thing. I'm feeling ready to throw lots of mud and really can't wait to get started again! That rewrite about making it all make sense? Nah, not so much...