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Good Omens Was Written By Phone And Floppy Disk
- Gaiman and Pratchett developed Good Omens by phone, exchanging floppy disks before the internet made collaboration easy.
- Pratchett wrote most of the raw text while Gaiman worked under Sandman deadlines, with both contributing ideas and edits.
Fantasy Is Fiction With Its World-Building Exposed
- Terry Pratchett argued that fantasy deserves literary respect because ancient storytellers were already inventing worlds and explaining creation.
- Fantasy makes world-building visible, while realistic fiction can quietly assume the shared world readers already know.
Humanity Outdoes Heaven And Hell
- Aziraphale and Crowley both admire humanity because people can perform greater kindness and cruelty than Heaven or Hell can imagine.
- Their friendship turns angelic and demonic duties into workplace roles, with each sometimes helping the other finish inevitable tasks.