Here’s a selection of ten questions which are in the form of a small
interview. We hope you will answer them as an added response to our
review of your Anansi Boys novel.

POST TITLE: THE AUTHOR TRAP: TODAY: Neil Gaiman!

We thank Neil for visiting this site and agreeing to exclusive
interview. Here are our questions and his responses, which he first placed into
comments and we then transcribed into this post.

1) HOW DID YOU GET STARTED WITH NOVEL WRITING?

2) THE ANASI BOYS ECHOES SOME THEMES FROM AMERICAN GODS AND NEVERWHERE.
WHAT PARTICULALRLY INTERESTS YOU IN THESE THEMES?

3) WE CAN LOOK AT THESE NOVELS AS FANTASY OR FIND PARALLELS AND SOCIAL
COMMENTARY. HOW DO YOU CHOOSE THE PERSPECTIVES, WHICH ARE ALSO STRIKING
DIFFERENT IN AMERICAN GODS AND ANANSI BOYS?

4) YOU SEEM TO TOUR TO SUPPORT YOUR NEW NOVEL LAUNCHES. HOW DO YOU FIND
THIS?

5) BOTH AMERICAN GODS AND ANANSI BOYS INTERTWINE KNOWN LEGENDS WITH
SOME MODERN TWISTS. HOW DO YOU RESEARCH FOR THIS STYLE OF WRITING?

6) WHATS IT LIKE OPERATING DAY TO DAY WITH SUCH IMMENSE FANTASY ROLLING
IN ONE’S HEAD?

7) THERE ARE SOME AMUSING EXCURSIONS IN ANASI BOYS; THE LIME, THE WAY
THE JAMAICAN ELEMENT IS USED. DO YOU HAVE SOME WRITER’S TIPS FOR THE
REST OF US ABOUT HOW YOU CREATE THESE ELEMENTS?

DO YOU THINK THE SUCCESS OF YOUR BOOKS AND THEIR CRITICAL ACCLAIM
AFFECTED YOU IN ANY WAY?

9) YOUR WRITING CONTAINS MUCH HUMOUR AND SPARKLE. IS THERE AN AMUSING
ANECDOTE ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ANANSI BOYS NOVEL?

10) AND FINALLY, ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE WORKS OF THE AMERICAN WRITER TIM POWERS? IF SO, DO YOU FEEL A SPIRIT OF KINSHIP WITH HIM?

We thank you, Neil, for agreeing to participate in this interview.