My friend Danyelle Leafty wrote an incredible post about being an author and not just a writer and in it, she linked to this excellent address by Neil Gaiman, wherein he spoke to the 2012 graduating class of the University of the Arts.
It's 19:55 minutes long—and gloriously worth every second. Gaiman, a brilliant artist in his own right, talks about art: its creation and its successes and failures and lies and how to follow your dream. I can't possibly do justice to those twenty minutes, but as an artist of a sort, it speaks to me. It may just speak to you.
—L.T.
(And yes, that last line is the link to the address.)
6 comments:
I've seen this and it is brilliant! Keep following those dreams!
Heading over to take a look. Thanks for the links.
I've seen it too. So good!
You know, I tell people all the time that I'm not into fantasy writing. And then I say that Terry Pratchett is my favorite author. And that his book with Neil Gaiman, "Good Omens," is in my top ten favorite books. And I note that I've read everything Gaiman has written except "Coraline" and his comics, and listened to his audio plays while driving from Vegas to Utah, and it occurs to me that I'm something of a liar! This speech is fantastic. Thanks for sharing it!
Ooh, I love Neil Gaiman. I definitely need to check this out.
Thanks!
Jenn
This was an amazing talk, wasn't it? And have you seen the cartoon? Check out his "journal" (blog site) and he links to it. It's good, too for those of us who remember things we've seen.
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