Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Dive into this rare, full-length Neil Gaiman fan Q&A session, where the award-winning author of Sandman, American Gods, Coraline, and The Ocean at the End of the Lane speaks openly with Mariella Frostrup about his creative process, feminism in writing, character development, storytelling, and the fears that shape his work.

In this interview, Neil Gaiman discusses:
✨ Why he writes women so well — and the origins of his feminist approach
✨ How Sandman changed the comics industry and brought women into comic shops
✨ The real fears that influenced stories like Neverwhere
✨ His thoughts on retelling fairy tales, including Snow Glass Apples and The Sleeper and the Spindle
✨ Unpublished stories, abandoned ideas, and rediscovered notebook fragments
✨ How school libraries shaped his imagination
✨ Tumblr interpretations of his work
✨ The hilarious moment he didn’t recognize his own audiobook
✨ Writing Doctor Who and why fanfiction and fiction are blurred
✨ What it feels like to write Batman, Sherlock Holmes, and the TARDIS interior

This event features thoughtful, funny, and deeply personal reflections from one of the most influential storytellers of our time.

If you love writing, comics, fantasy world building, Neil Gaiman’s books, or behind-the-scenes creative insights, you’ll find endless value here.

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