While I'm at it, I might as well continue... There are two reasons why I haven't updated this blog recently.
The first is quite obvious. Project 1968 is taking the sum total of my waking hours. It's difficult to live in 2008 and 1968. Because I'm writing in the voices of the characters, I'm also experiencing their thoughts and feelings as if they were my own. It's different than playwriting in that I'm not outside the scene looking in. I'm also not experiencing these characters briefly before becoming a neutral third party. I spend most of my time considering what they are doing during their day while I go through my day.
It's distracting and overwhelming. Since this blog requires me to be 100% present, it's the one that falls by the wayside. I ended up taking a blog hiatus back in 2005, when I was at the LBJ library. The weight of the material doesn't leave me much choice. 1968 is a full-scale buffet and not a finger food.
The second reason I haven't updated is more abstract. The Project is a different type of blog, one that is dramatic and informative. I've worked hard not to let my opinion overtly make their way into that material. The goal of the project is to present different sides and allow readers to form their own opinions. Now, obviously my thoughts sneak into it. Book discussions are usually the place I let them slip in.
Working on this type of blog makes the "usual type" of blogging seem self-indulgent and stupid. That's terrible for me to say, isn't it? I've battled with this line of thinking before. And I suppose when the Project is over, I'll go back to being self-indulgent and stupid. After all, I won't lie. It's fun.
For people looking for my regular posts regarding my published book reviews... I've even lacked the motivation to link to them. At some point, I'll list them all so they can go on my permanent record.
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