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Maybe a little time off and the shedding of other botched TV projects along with lessons learned from his Netflix hit, reminded Gaiman to value conciseness, economy and a skilled writing partner.

“Dear xxx” notes: Dear President Lincoln: Please note change to “87” for conciseness.

“There’s a brevity, a kind of conciseness that comes from the format,” Porter says.

“I love that conciseness, that density,” Garcia says of those works.

The authors answered questions about their work in writing, and the answers were edited for conciseness and clarity.