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fairyrune ([personal profile] fairyrune) wrote2008-09-22 09:24 am
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Neil Gaiman on the Hitchhiker's Sequel

"Nobody asked me to do it, but then, when Douglas asked me if I'd like to adapt Life, The Universe and Everything for radio I said no, and that was with Douglas alive and asking. (Dirk Maggs did it, and did an excellent job.) It seemed a thankless task.

I like Eoin very much, and wish him well with the book. He'll probably write a sixth Hitchhiker's book with more enthusiasm, and certainly faster, than Douglas would have done. But it won't be a Douglas Adams Hitchhiker's book.

For the record, if I don't get around to writing a sequel to something while I'm alive, I'd very much rather that nobody else does it once I'm dead. It should exist in your head or in Lucien's library, or in fanfic. But that's me, and not every author feels the same way."


Well said!

[identity profile] thunderemerald.livejournal.com 2008-09-22 02:13 pm (UTC)(link)
The words "in fanfic" made me VERY happy. I love when authors are okay with fanfic. Hurrah.

[identity profile] tdisdead.livejournal.com 2008-09-22 02:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Precisely. He hits the nail on the head.

[identity profile] tdisdead.livejournal.com 2008-09-22 02:43 pm (UTC)(link)
That and his cute butt.

[identity profile] tdisdead.livejournal.com 2008-09-22 02:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Apparently he's a superhero in disguise. THIS MAN NEEDS SPANDEX!

[identity profile] tdisdead.livejournal.com 2008-09-22 02:55 pm (UTC)(link)
pshaw, no such thing as too much spandex.

[identity profile] tdisdead.livejournal.com 2008-09-22 03:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Hugs I have.

However... KIDS: don't put disinfectant in your eyeballs. It sucks real bad!

[identity profile] tdisdead.livejournal.com 2008-09-22 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Man up and soak 'em in arsenic. 'swhat I do.

[identity profile] tdisdead.livejournal.com 2008-09-22 03:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Get some underlings and have them do it. Not hard to find, and I think there's something you can do with almonds to make your own.

Would you believe I'm writing a proposal in the middle of all this?

[identity profile] tdisdead.livejournal.com 2008-09-22 03:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Flattery gets you everywhere.