Comments for The Bitter Quill http://bitterquill.com Those who can, do. Those that can't, write about it. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:10:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 Comment on On Originality by Trackerneil http://bitterquill.com/2006/03/06/on-originality/#comment-76 Tue, 07 Mar 2006 13:04:46 +0000 http://bitterquill.com/2006/03/06/on-originality/#comment-76 I'm not sure Crisp is saying that originality must be unaccompanied by awareness of the competition; instead, I think he's asserting that originality is not found simply in striving to be different. IMO, true artistic authenticity is possible only when the artist speaks with her own voice, no matter how similar her contemporaries may be. Being true to that voice is what I consider the true goal of the artist; the rest follows. Or should. I’m not sure Crisp is saying that originality must be unaccompanied by awareness of the competition; instead, I think he’s asserting that originality is not found simply in striving to be different. IMO, true artistic authenticity is possible only when the artist speaks with her own voice, no matter how similar her contemporaries may be. Being true to that voice is what I consider the true goal of the artist; the rest follows. Or should.

]]> Comment on City of Saints and Madmen–Caught Between the Fungus and the Tentacle by Mike VanHelder http://bitterquill.com/2006/03/01/56/#comment-75 Wed, 01 Mar 2006 17:59:17 +0000 http://bitterquill.com/2006/03/01/56/#comment-75 I went to the local Borders last night to find this book, but they didn't have it. I know, I know, I should be using my own affiliate link. Still, I'll keep my eyes out for this bad boy and purchase it should I stumble across it. I went to the local Borders last night to find this book, but they didn’t have it. I know, I know, I should be using my own affiliate link. Still, I’ll keep my eyes out for this bad boy and purchase it should I stumble across it.

]]> Comment on Nabokov Weighs In On The Faux Memoir Discussion by Melissa G http://bitterquill.com/2006/02/25/nabokov-weighs-in-on-the-faux-memoir-discussion/#comment-74 Mon, 27 Feb 2006 04:21:09 +0000 http://bitterquill.com/2006/02/25/nabokov-weighs-in-on-the-faux-memoir-discussion/#comment-74 God I love Nabokov. Lolita is one of my two favorite books ever. God I love Nabokov. Lolita is one of my two favorite books ever.

]]> Comment on Nabokov Weighs In On The Faux Memoir Discussion by J.m http://bitterquill.com/2006/02/25/nabokov-weighs-in-on-the-faux-memoir-discussion/#comment-73 Sun, 26 Feb 2006 06:01:33 +0000 http://bitterquill.com/2006/02/25/nabokov-weighs-in-on-the-faux-memoir-discussion/#comment-73 hmmm? perhaps there is a schadenfreude gene..started with the pleasure of watching our neigbor being eaten instead of us. hmmm? perhaps there is a schadenfreude gene..started with the pleasure of watching our neigbor being eaten instead of us.

]]> Comment on Nabokov Weighs In On The Faux Memoir Discussion by S. Tarzan http://bitterquill.com/2006/02/25/nabokov-weighs-in-on-the-faux-memoir-discussion/#comment-72 Sun, 26 Feb 2006 01:52:37 +0000 http://bitterquill.com/2006/02/25/nabokov-weighs-in-on-the-faux-memoir-discussion/#comment-72 That quote is so on the money. I went to school with this guy from college that I still check in on to confirm that, yes, he's still unemployed, and still living with his parents. That quote is so on the money. I went to school with this guy from college that I still check in on to confirm that, yes, he’s still unemployed, and still living with his parents.

]]> Comment on Nabokov Weighs In On The Faux Memoir Discussion by Babs http://bitterquill.com/2006/02/25/nabokov-weighs-in-on-the-faux-memoir-discussion/#comment-71 Sat, 25 Feb 2006 14:11:20 +0000 http://bitterquill.com/2006/02/25/nabokov-weighs-in-on-the-faux-memoir-discussion/#comment-71 "We would prefer not to have known at all our neighbor, the retired hot-dog stand operator, if it turns out he has just produced the greatest book of poetry his age has seen." That line actually makes me think of <a href="http://www.saraayers.com/darger.htm" rel="nofollow">Henry Darger.</a> “We would prefer not to have known at all our neighbor, the retired hot-dog stand operator, if it turns out he has just produced the greatest book of poetry his age has seen.”

That line actually makes me think of Henry Darger.

]]> Comment on Why I Can’t Blog by Cyn http://bitterquill.com/2006/02/24/why-i-can%e2%80%99t-blog/#comment-70 Fri, 24 Feb 2006 20:57:22 +0000 http://bitterquill.com/2006/02/24/why-i-can%e2%80%99t-blog/#comment-70 I think it helps that I think of my blog mainly as a writing exercise for myself. Also, I tend to believe that pretty much anything, no matter how mundane, can be a good story if you tell it right. I think it helps that I think of my blog mainly as a writing exercise for myself. Also, I tend to believe that pretty much anything, no matter how mundane, can be a good story if you tell it right.

]]> Comment on Doors Open, Doors Close by Matt http://bitterquill.com/2006/02/22/doors-open-doors-close/#comment-68 Thu, 23 Feb 2006 22:16:17 +0000 http://bitterquill.com/2006/02/22/doors-open-doors-close/#comment-68 I agree with Sarcasmo -- I really enjoyed the Cranky Cocktail posts. I raise my glass to the hope that you'll find another venue for them. I agree with Sarcasmo — I really enjoyed the Cranky Cocktail posts. I raise my glass to the hope that you’ll find another venue for them.

]]> Comment on Doors Open, Doors Close by Sarcasmo http://bitterquill.com/2006/02/22/doors-open-doors-close/#comment-67 Thu, 23 Feb 2006 04:31:17 +0000 http://bitterquill.com/2006/02/22/doors-open-doors-close/#comment-67 As a general rule, I try not to link back between the blogs I write for, as it seems terribly self-serving. (My personal blog nonwithstanding, of course, as if I can't be self-serving there, then where?) I do hope you'll start a Cranky Cocktail blog; I always thought those posts were fantastic. As a general rule, I try not to link back between the blogs I write for, as it seems terribly self-serving. (My personal blog nonwithstanding, of course, as if I can’t be self-serving there, then where?)

I do hope you’ll start a Cranky Cocktail blog; I always thought those posts were fantastic.

]]> Comment on Writing My Life by The Bitter Quill http://bitterquill.com/2006/02/08/writing-my-life/#comment-66 Thu, 23 Feb 2006 04:26:29 +0000 http://bitterquill.com/2006/02/08/writing-my-life/#comment-66 <strong>Why I Can’t Blog...</strong> I’ve been thinking about Cyn’s recent post about how she writes her life, on her blog and in her fiction. It seems like most of my life goes undocumented. Most of my life doesn’t seem to warrant documenting, however. Does the world really need to...... Why I Can’t Blog…

I’ve been thinking about Cyn’s recent post about how she writes her life, on her blog and in her fiction. It seems like most of my life goes undocumented. Most of my life doesn’t seem to warrant documenting, however. Does the world really need to……

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