How I did it: I met him in a Bread Garden cafe in Vancouver when I was about 16 and starting my project but it wasn't until I knew what I was further along in my project that I had something to talk to him about. I heard he was visiting a Japanese jeans store in San Francisco near the Noisebridge Hacker Space where I was at the time. I went by and asked him to sign the empowerthyself New Glory poster and chatted with him for a few minutes and it was really satisfying to connect with him and thank him for inspiring me.
Here's the picture of him signing the poster!

Lessons & tips: William Gibson does a certain number of speaking engagements and readings at book stores and if you watch his site you should be able to find out when he'll be appearing.

Resources: WilliamGibson.com

Jan 14, 2009, 12:53AM PST | 0 comments | 1 cheer