- Don't publish your blog
says brother Ed.
- Waste of time.
Ed has more faith in the internet than I do.
I like the idea of having
something tangible
to show for my 50 day
ride across the country.
Besides, there's the attic factor.
Someday I want my grandchild to be able to explore an attic...
...find a dusty old book...
....and read the adventure of her
Mom and Grandmom
biking across America.
So today I face
the faceless city
to meet a book publisher
about my blog.
I am not one for cities.
I feel cut off from the sky...
...the world.
The sheer mass of buildings
people
noise
overwhelms me.
I want to go running
back to a quiet place...
...where I can hear
my own thoughts.
...lost in the caverns
of a creepy
parking garage
I wend my way
out to the city...
...following the stiff
high-heeled walk
of city dweller.
To the halls of the IBJ
who might publish my blog.
They have lovely books
they've bound and printed.
Maybe that's the problem...
they feel too bound...
...too restricted
in time and space.
My blog feels lighter than that...
A flight of fancy
free to hyperlink
across the open web.
...full of white space...
Words and pictures
woven together
intimately.
The lady suggests compressing the blog.
All pictures on one page...
text on the next...
making it manageable.
Maybe it's this new rebellious streak...
I don't want to be
manageable.
But I also want
that dusty old book....
...for the someday
grandchild.
for sure get it published! so Kitty can sleep on it =D
ReplyDeleteNo sleeping on the Blog, Kitty!
ReplyDeleteI understand how you feel. The scent, feel and personal nature of a book is ultimate. Go to lulu.com - take your time and view their products. You can do a picture book (if you just want a few for personal/family use) for dirt cheap - or you can self publish through them or even do an on-demand print thingee. Good luck to you! STACEY MAUPIN TORRES
ReplyDeletegreat blog! it really captured the moment for me
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