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The Bitchin' Glitchen blog needs you! Or someone like you. We have low standards.

Hello! I come to you today with my newest creation, The Bitchin' Glitchen Gazette. The title is a working title for two reasons:

1 - omg the swears
2 - I intend for it to be more than just a newspaper-like blog. After all, we have the ImaginatUr and other, note-based, ingame papers for that niche!

That said, it does share some similarities. Here are a list of current features:

  • Headlines: Official Glitch news and unofficial unsanctioned gossip, torn straight from the forums and chats!
  • Lifestyles of the Glitch and Famous: Featurettes on fashion-savvy or generally adorable glitchen with interviews.
  • Group Spotlights: Glitch has tons of groups, and we aim to help you find the very best of them!
  • Glitch Compendium: A nigh-comprehensive list of links to fabulous Glitchy websites!
  • Community Service: Log in with your Glitch account and have your own say! Comment, contribute, connect!
  • Guest Posts: Every week, a guest poster will be selected from our pool of members, and that glitch will have his or her own time to post whatever they’d like (within reason); an auto-biography, a snarky op-ed, some lovely poetry, or just some snapshots of chickens with funny names!

I'd love it if you'd stop by and have a look, and I'd love it even more if you were interested in participating! Right now, we need a lot of things that you could help with (if you were seriously awesome):

- Sign up to comment and/or volunteer to participate as a guest poster!
- Nominate folks for Lifestyles of the Glitch and Famous (someone particularly cute, rich, philanthropic, or fabulous - someone with an excellent damn house?)
- Nominate your favourite group for an expose!
- Submit links to snaps of yours that you're particularly proud of (we're working on a weekly photo-expo post!)
- Suggest glitch websites for the links list that I may have overlooked

We're also looking for someone with a little more time to dedicate, who would be willing to help post news and gossip articles, perform in-game interviews, etc. Also, if anyone is familiar with the Glitch API and wordpress, I'd love to pick your brain about a few things (specifically, avatars).

Thanks for reading, and I'd love to hear your feedback!

Posted 5 months ago by Abby Cadabra Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Hey Abby, I'd be interested in writing. I've already signed up on the site.
    Posted 5 months ago by Avnas Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Awesome, Avnas! I think we already discussed this a little, but I'll drop you another PM next time I'm ingame! :D
    Posted 5 months ago by Abby Cadabra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I love this idea!  If I feel better when the electric comes back on I would LOVE to write.  :)  And I'm a great writer.  ;)

    Also, I'd be interested in buying you a real domain name.
    Posted 5 months ago by Serra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I am just a reader . ;) cute site -thanks for sharing and making it. :)
    Posted 5 months ago by serenitycat Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Facepalm. I mean cool.
    Posted 5 months ago by daniel5457 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hahahahah! Brilliant, Abby :)
    Posted 5 months ago by Moz Art Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Some, I mean a lot, of things on that site make me lol.  I look forward to seeing more.
    Posted 5 months ago by Dartha Subscriber! | Permalink
  • \o/  Hooray!
    Abby, is there any chance of there being "original" artwork needed? I would seriously lurve to do some drawlings for the Bitchin' Glitchen! (And, please don't change the name, because, OMG, the swears!!)

    You can contact me via mail or IM, and I'll send you a link to my portfolio, if you'd like.
    Posted 5 months ago by Poppy Fields Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thanks for the responses! I'm sending in-game mail to people who expressed interest in contributing. :D
    Posted 5 months ago by Abby Cadabra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm really keen if you need artwork too :-)
    Posted 5 months ago by Amelia-Fae Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I could write or edit! Drop me a note :)
    Posted 5 months ago by ༺Lhyzz༻ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Your site made me laugh a lot. Good job Abby!
    Posted 5 months ago by Evelynddra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I can do interviews. 
    Posted 5 months ago by The Sunset Subscriber! | Permalink
  • *takes a bow* Thanks again! I'm really pleased with how this is taking off! I've already set up a couple of content writers, and we've got a few artists working on banners, etc!

    After I post this, I'll in-game mail everyone that I haven't spoken to yet about writing. As far as art is concerned, we don't really need anything else specifically for the site - however! If there were enough submissions, it'd be super excellent if we could do an art section/column/whatever for related glitchy pictures! If you're interested, go ahead and do your worst/best, and send me a link!

    Also, opinions please: do you think we ought to make a group for this? Or is that unnecessary, you think?
    Posted 5 months ago by Abby Cadabra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Just wanted to give you all an update: I've already gotten the first drafts of articles from some of our writers, and I can't express how excited I am to get this ball rolling.

    I could still absolutely use another couple of people interested in writing a couple articles/interviews/exposes/columns a month, and in nominations for Groups and Glitchen to spotlight!
    Posted 5 months ago by Abby Cadabra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Abby, you forgot to message me. :P
    Posted 5 months ago by Avnas Subscriber! | Permalink