'Write your story as it needs to be written'

 

“The main rule of writing is that if you do it with enough assurance and confidence, you’re allowed to do whatever you like. – Neil Gaiman

 

A British author of . . . well, almost everything . . . Gaiman was born in Hampshire, England in 1960.   A practitioner of what he preaches, he has won dozens of awards for works ranging from screenplays to short stories to graphic novels to journalism.   

 

He has homes in Wisconsin and Massachusetts and has been a longtime teacher at Bard College teaching courses in theater and performance, written arts and experimental humanities.  He also writes a blog and is a regular poster on 'X,' formerly known as Twitter.

"So write your story as it needs to be written," Gaiman says. " Write it honestly, and tell it as best you can. I’m not sure that there are any other rules. At least, not ones that matter.”