Masterclass - Neil Gaiman Teaches The Art Of St... 'link' [UPDATED]

This write-up explores why this MasterClass remains a gold standard, not just for aspiring novelists, but for anyone who has ever stared at a blank page and wondered where the magic comes from.

If you have written a draft or two, Gaiman offers reassurance rather than revelation. You likely already know about "The Wall." However, his section on suspense (how to tell the reader a bomb will go off in ten minutes, then spend nine minutes talking about the weather) is worth the price of admission alone. MasterClass - Neil Gaiman Teaches the Art of St...

Gaiman begins by defining fiction as a tool for honesty. He argues that by making things up, writers can get closer to emotional truths than they can through literal facts. This write-up explores why this MasterClass remains a