What I find weird about Neil Gaiman ...

[percival]

... is that he blogs - just like a normal person. He answers fan e-mail and talks about his life. I mean, this guy's famous, he's written acclaimed books, great comics ... why does he feel the need to keep in touch with the Great Unwashed? It's nice, but it's still weird.

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[tefkas.livejournal.com]

He says that part of why he blogs is the interaction he gets back from it (via the FAQ page on his site - he doesn't read the LJ comments).

But as celeb-blogs go, his is cooler than a penguin's picnic.

[in-the-blue.livejournal.com]

Why?

Maybe because without his fans, he's nothing?

I like it when people aren't too big to remember who gave them their status.

[soupytwist.livejournal.com]

Yeah, my thought too. From everything I've heard, he blogs just because it's a nice way to keep in touch with fans, and he has fun doing it. As far as he's concerned he's just a normal guy who happens to write... it's nice to see someone who honestly does seem to believe this, instead of just pretending to for interviewers. Bless his little cotton socks.

Also, I love that icon.

[perceval.livejournal.com]

Terry Pratchett seems to have a similar attitude - I remember hearing him live once, and he was great.

It's probably just the "All Hail The Great Writer Man" attitude that's inculcated into you in Lit classes ...