This is day three of me going on about the book project. I figure the best way to emphasize something on a blog is to write about it on consecutive days. But also, this is something that really excites me constantly inspires me with more thoughts and observations.
Today, for example, I was reflecting on how not all excellent blog entries would actually be suitable to the book format. Posts that draw heavily on images and links to provide a context would lose a lot of meaning in the conversion from hypertext to print. This is a shame, since it eliminates many otherwise excellent pieces of writing.
This is especially true for a blog like Mulubinba Moments, which tends to work at a highly visual level and uses many links. I spent the afternoon scouring it for good book material, and even with the plethora of amazing posts, there just wasn't much that looked like it could survive forced removal from its native online habitat. I did find this, however.
It will be possible to include images in the book, but they will be in black and white and limited to the page size of a small paperback book. There is also the cover. That will be in full color. I'm thinking of filling it (front and back) with images relating to the printed entries. These would be pictures taken from the actual blogs. They would appear unlabeled on the cover and would only become meaningful to the reader after reading the associated entries.
I'm thrilled by the people who have already agreed to take part. So far, they are Will, Bakerina, Tim, Snowball and I (note my super-correct usage of the predicate nominative). I'm hoping many more contributors volunteer over the next few days. Once again, any blogger is welcome to participate, even if they happen to be visiting this site for the very first time.
Also, please feel free to recommend posts from other people's blogs. I really have no idea what to contribute from mine, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Also, does anyone have an idea for a title? Perhaps it could be something like "Blog Rapture: the greatest posts ever written". Hmmm . . . Maybe not.
