So recently Neil Gaiman stopped by Columbia (at Teacher's College) for a reading of his new novel The Graveyard Book. Needless to say I was excited. Not only is his other work collectively awesome, I also got to hear him read from an unfinished Graveyard book back at New York Comic Con (Early '08). At the first reading I had just purchased my DSLR camera, but was sadly without a good video camera. Returning to the present, I have since acquired a fairly respectable prosumer camcorder (more high end consumer than prosumer). And I have experience in the world of field reporting at press events.
Now this evening with Neil wasn't exactly a press event, but being press does allow you access to good vantage points. Anticipating a large crowd and crappy seating I arrived early. I was informed that press credentials would be required, so I presented an old copy of a business card Scott made for me before NYCC. I think the card lists me as a PA. Even though I'm a paid editor and have been an assistant producer and director for some of our shows it doesn't really matter what the card says. It's currently the only evidence short of a phone call, that I have any official press authority.
On to the event:
Being a good fiction writer naturally lends itself to creative speech writing. Since Neil is such a popular author he speaks around the world frequently. I think he actually just did a guest lecture series at a college in California. Listening to him speak is anything but boring. Little do you know he's actually pretty good with comedy too.
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