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Neil Gaiman@neilhimself.neilgaiman.com |
You walk over to the shelf with the books on and you sign them. Then you walk away.
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Udon News and Reviews - also ramen, dumplings, whatever
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Great tip. I've been signing "Neil Gaiman" on random magazines at the mechanics' and barber shops for years.
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Mark Greene
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Scamp.
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Sysfin
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When did you start doing that? I wonder if I was in a store with a signed copy and didn't know it.
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Tichotlapka
@tichotlapka.bsky.social
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Oh, I love your guerilla signing attacks! 🥰
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OAKCDROM.SYS
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Do you inscribe them with a message or date or just do the muscle memory and bail?
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Far McKon
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Every time I walk into bookstores and sign my name into Neil Gamin books, I get yelled at, kicked out, or generally told to knock it off, so your mileage may vary. I guess it is a "famous person privilege" right there.
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Who Me?
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Have you ever signed someone else's book?
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AquaFish
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I actually used to work at a book store and caught a newer author doing this. I just politely asked what he was doing and he showed me the photo on the jacket with a huge grin on his face. I am sure he felt super proud, I moved a couple copies to the local author display and added Signed stickers.
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Victoria De Capua
@victoriadecapua.bsky.social
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Like Zorro.
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sid
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absolutely adore this mr gaiman <3 do you have a pet i could draw for you
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Rich Zellich
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You mean you're ruining first editions by opening them, letting the factory air out, and writing in them?
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Rebecca I. Allen
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So pure.
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@belladonnatook.bsky.social
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Mr. Damn Good and Sneaky strikes again! I love the fact that you do this, btw. Don’t ever change. One of these days I’m going to come across one of these signed books. What a pleasant surprise for a buyer/reader.
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Barrenlens
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The last part is surprisingly important.
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Cav, Gentleman Rogue
@combatcavscout.bsky.social
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Ever been caught and hassled by someone who didn’t know what you were doing?
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Eightman
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When you say "you walk over" and "you sign then", is than an instruction? Because I could indeed sign your name, but it would absolutely not look like your signature and I'd probably get in significant trouble, even if I said "But Neil told me to!"
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Username Taken
@sloppysteaks.bsky.social
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I also do this but have never written or published a book
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Ðavid Þetraitis
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That is the way.
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Gambit (He/Him)
@gambit1.bsky.social
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I love how you brought Anansi to another generation! 🕷️🕸️
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Very Very Common Mike Dunford
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I recently learned that you probably weren't in Terminal 3 in Denver recently.
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Joe Sodium
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Elegant in its simplicity
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Black Cheeseberder hashtagMD ANT
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Reminds me of when the record store I hung out at had us sign used copies of Frampton Comes Alive.
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delfin
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I mean, you can do this with other people's books, too. A copy of Elin Hilderbrand or Erik Larson's latest with a Neil Gaiman signature would be an unexpected treat
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Chicken WingDings
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Hell yea
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Godzilla
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I just want it to be known that the airport closest to me is the John Wayne Airport.
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AJ Butterwick
@btrwkart.bsky.social
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I feel like you've said before there are times you've been recognized, yes?
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Possible Cabbage
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I picked up one of yours and two of Pratchett's from Uncle Hugo's on one trip many years ago, that was a great trip to the bookstore.
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Amanda/Inkling 🏳️🌈
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I imagine that, if you are challenged, you simply hold the author photo up next to your face and wait for the penny to drop.
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Haveyouearnedagoldstartoday?
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You earned a well deserved ⭐️
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Rachel Yvonne Bonaccorso Lindsay *The Sheenanigans*
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Lemme tell you, I slide on over to the G section of every airport bookstore I can find, and open every copy. I have no shame and it’s a lot of fun, imagining maybe Neil has been here. Like opening Wonka bars.
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beat the heat by beating your meat
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For a second I thought this was a bookshelf in your own house and I thought “kinda weird to sign books you’re keeping for yourself but okay.”
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Morningside Jem
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This was in the news a while ago here in NZ. (Your Norse Mythology audiobook is my dyslexic sons absolute favourite - he's listened to it so many times he can almost recite it word for word - thank you so much 😊)
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Zeroisanumber
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Gotta admit I'm a little sad that you moved outta the Twin Cities area because I knew about your habit and liked to check.
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Nick The Time Miser
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embarrassing story semi related Bought a copy of Name of the Wind. Loved it Rothfuss was in town for a thing Gave him the book to sign...he gave it back Him: "I've already signed this" He did what you did, but signed it on a different page I hadn't noticed I wanted to crawl into a deep hole
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Bryce Rea
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I found my copy of Stardust in a Borders in Portland years ago. Predated social media so I assumed at the time they were left over from an event. Still one of my favorite books, both for the story and signature.
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Lisa Kadonaga
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I confess that I did this in Seattle, to an anthology I'd contributed to. My then-boyfriend was a popular tech writer and used to do this on a regular basis, if he went into a random bookstore and saw something he'd written on the shelf.
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Linda Dunn
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Beautiful. I'm crazy about a signed book.
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@bertjim.bsky.social
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This totally explains how I got that Rachel Griffin book with your signature on the title page.
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Ellis Beck
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Do you add anything like ‘secret signing’/date/store location etc or literally just your signature? I love it that you do it on accessibly affordable paperbacks too.
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DrDevo
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Is the trickiest part (if you're doing this after you arrive, which I would imagine is not something you would do unless you were on a layover) unexpected fountain pen leakage from being on the plane? Or has that problem been mostly solved? I've had some spectacular... explosions & no longer try :(
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Angie Stone 🌳
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So you did it again. 😆🥰
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Kyle
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Had the pleasure of doing that for the first time myself recently when I saw a copy of one of my wee novellas in the library of the Metropolitan Art Centre in Belfast. Probably won't have the opportunity again for a long time so savoured it lol
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APrioriGoof
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That rules. Do you know if other authors do this sometimes?
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Kᴇɴ Hᴀᴢʟᴇᴛᴛ
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Love a @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com drive-by signing, so much so that if I have time in an airport I check all the Gaimans on the shelf. Just. In. Case.
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Art Of Coop
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I saw Steve Martin doing the same thing once at Book Soup in LA
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