Closet Cases was Patrick Stuart’s recent blog post about bloggers producing a best-of PDF, and possibly a physical book via print on demand. He has done it for his own blog, A False Machine. I guess it was available for free when I got it. I agree with many of his points. Books are read differently from blogs. I take my time. I’m not skimming but exploring, drinking the words. It works for *A False Machine* because in the end it is a collection of weird essays, inspiring, with a touch of Beat Culture.
Would it work for my blog, though? Sometimes, in my efforts not to ramble, I feel that the result would be not be enjoyable to read in the long term. Perhaps a some of the “summary” pages on this site are all that is required? The Swiss Referee Style Manual would be a good place to start. How I Roll was supposed to be a “best of” collection talking about the gaming I enjoy. What about the German pages, though? There are fewer posts in the RSP category, and fewer long essays like Spielertyp. I probably need to keep these two separate even though I am both.
I think I’d write differently for a book. Aiming for that Zen Slap.
It would involve a lot of rewriting. I wonder. Perhaps I should simply write the text I’d want to read in a book? Then again, I read so much online and so little in books.
The issue remains unresolved. I have some free time in the upcoming weeks. We’ll see whether this idea gathers traction.
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