http://bitterquill.com Those who can, do. Those that can't, write about it. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:34:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As of last week I'm officially a full-time freelance writer and editor, with a couple of part-time jobs on the side to keep my animals in feed and the rent more or less paid. Thus far I've done a preliminary telephone interview for an interview article for Videomaker, and ... http://bitterquill.com/2008/03/10/the-grind-begins/ Signed a contract last week to edit some books for a small RPG publishing company. Nobody gets rich publishing a role-playing game, but it's an industry that I love and so I'm willing to take a hit in the pocketbook to work with material that I'm passionate about. http://bitterquill.com/2008/03/05/news/ So what happened to The Bitter Quill? Well, the short answer is attrition. The long answer: After a promising start, for seemingly unrelated and entirely legitimate reasons, four of the eight contributors to the site told me that they couldn't spare the time to contribute anymore, all within the space of ... http://bitterquill.com/2008/02/29/post-mortem-prenatal/ The great repurposing is nigh. http://bitterquill.com/2008/02/25/stay-tuned/ Ahem. Did I say four posts a week? Clearly, I meant just one. I've been guilty of neglecting this blog for the last few days, and so have the rest of the BQ contributors. It seems like I only have so many words-a-day in me. I spend ... http://bitterquill.com/2006/03/13/spring-is-in-the-air/ Whew! This new blogging gig is taking more time than I thought it would. This is the first week, though, and I think it'll get easier once I get into the swing of things and the site officially launches. In the meantime, if things are a little slow around ... http://bitterquill.com/2006/03/07/excuses-excuses/ Yes, my friends, it has indeed been a while. I plead vicious stomach-flu -- the last several days have seen my schedule full of things like "vomiting", "sleeping", "moaning in agony" and less-mentionable things. I did, however, have a chance to catch up on my reading, and an interesting little ... http://bitterquill.com/2006/03/06/on-originality/ From time to time, while working on the Exalted setting, I've incorporated real-world details into my writing. (For the record, Exalted is a high fantasy rpg that attempts to combine the best of high fantasy, anime, magitech, wuxia, low fantasy, and plenty of death-defying dramatic moves.) This brought home to ... http://bitterquill.com/2006/03/02/with-1000-elephants/ EDITOR'S NOTE: Another contribution from Catherynne M. Valente's blog Goblin Market, syndicated here for your pleasure. Waitasec... giant squid? Sentient fungi? Where do I sign up? A quick plug here and a promise to get to the meat of Goblin Market as soon as possible–deadlines have eaten ... http://bitterquill.com/2006/03/01/56/ I started a new project tonight and, in a feverish burst of energy, pounded out about six hundred words without breaking a sweat. This is an auspicious start! Now if I can only summon up the staying power to carry it through, I'll be a happy man. http://bitterquill.com/2006/02/28/a-burst-of-creativity/