Masterclass - Neil Gaiman Teaches The Art Of St... May 2026

Cut to a desk covered in index cards. "There are two kinds of writers: architects and gardeners. Architects know every room, every joist. Gardeners throw a seed in the ground and see what grows. I am a gardener. For The Ocean at the End of the Lane , I had a boy, a pond, and an old woman. That was it. The plot came from asking: 'What would happen if...?' But here’s the secret: character is plot. What does your character want more than anything? And what happens if they don't get it?"

"Write the story you want to read." – Neil Gaiman MasterClass - Neil Gaiman Teaches the Art of St...

NEIL GAIMAN TEACHES THE ART OF STORYTELLING Cut to a desk covered in index cards