Well, folks, Sarah Turner has posted our interview on Suite 101. If reading my books, my short stories, & my blog isn’t enough (and really, if you’re reading all of that and still crave more, you must be a stalker, in which case I must politely ask you to cease & desist!), then feel free to shimmy on over there and read our conversation. It’s been posted in halves: Part One & Part Two.

(I think I quite like the word “halves”. Can you, within the boundaries of proper English, have more than two halves? Is “three halves” considered grammatically correct? Or, upon reaching a number greater than two, does the word “halves” become meaningless? “Three portions” would be better form, wouldn’t it. Lucky me, she only broke the conversation in two, so that I get to use the word “halves” and not have to fret over improper use. Because that’s the kind of hardcore word geek I am.)

I don’t normally enjoy reading or watching interviews with authors, but (against my nature) I watched Stephan Colbert interview Neil Gaiman yesterday. It was wholly entertaining. Gaiman has this wonderfully droll, quiet wit. His voice wasn’t what I imagined, and nor were his gestures, but he proved to be endearing and I liked him all the more for the surprise. “The Sandman” was one of the pillars of formative literature for me, and while I haven’t always enjoyed Gaiman’s novels, I think I’d like to see him give a reading — less for the story, and more for his personality.

And that reminds me: I really have to get my Dave McKean artwork framed. It’s under my bed, gathering dust. What kind of lame-o fan am I, to leave it rolled up in a protective tube? It needs to be promenently displayed in my living room, under spotlights, with all chairs and couches positioned so that they face it.