“Short fiction market’s disappearing,” says Ballard.<\/p>\n
“More precisely, it was never there,” says Cote, “but fine, let’s take it as a proving ground, a brand-builder. What are you building toward?”<\/p>\n
“Novels, which aren’t worth the time required. Um… video games?”<\/p>\n
Cote snorts. “Writing for games is like sculpting for wolverines.”<\/p>\n
“Then I guess TV or movies,” says Ballard.<\/p>\n
“Right!” says Cote. “Except, thanks in part to my copy of Bittorrent, the money’s disappearing there too.”<\/p>\n
Ballard frowns. “So how do you make money off stories when information is free?”<\/p>\n
“Well hey!” says Cote. “This one doesn’t have a goddamn ending!”<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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