One year before I began my undergraduate career the author Ray Bradbury spoke on the campus of Point Loma Nazarene University. Being the avid fan that I am I managed to find the videorecording of his talk. Among the multitude of nuggets of wisdom that the ol' boy dropped during his time rambling on the stage of the Crill Auditorium, one thing he said has stuck with me for better or worse. Concerning the writing process Bradbury said, "the moment you stop loving to write is the moment you should stop writing." I may be paraphrasing but I find this to be a poignant commentary on my perseverance in the world of writing and absolutely affects how I approach this blog. Rest assured I fully intend to continue writing it, but as I've suggested in the last few postings I get the feeling that a format change may be in order.
I would never allow my students the excuse that "they just weren't feeling it" when a writing assignment has not been completed (although I've heard this one before). Yet somehow I've justified hypocrisy when it comes to blogging. I get the sense that some of this might be a result of the general book-report feel that I think I've developed so far, as well as my own tendency to blog in long-form rather than short-form. But I've been giving a few other blogs a regular read and have to admit, the shorter form may be capable of engaging not only the writer but the audience a bit easier. I'm sure plenty of Luddite writers become restless in their graves at the thought of short-form, electronic composition overtaking more polished writing, and though even I cringe at the thought, I feel as if it may be an improvement to my commitment to the project.
Let's be clear on one thing; I DO still love to write. Yet sometimes the prospect of posting a picture, composing a discussion, and carving time away from other projects (or Dr. Who time, as has been the case lately) simply seems daunting. Although, here I go again with an extended discussion that I hadn't intended in the first place...
So, I propose the following: I think from this point on, I will make my book-ish postings only once a month and will reserve the rest of my time for shorter blog postings on any number of literary and artistic topics that pop into my mind (and I'm sure that my students will give me regular material. Woot.). Hopefully I'll even force myself to dust off and post some more stories. This is my plan. Blogging ho!
