When I imagine the format of short entries, side notes, and sketches... there are actually two varieties I think of.
The one is a clearly organized presentation of a set (like bugs, ferns, artifacts). This style is focused on classification and categorization... more like a pictorial encyclopedia. The other is a form is more like a journal plus sketchbook. Organized chronologically, this is an ongoing literary and artistic account of a set of events.
When I initially thought of the field guide, I was entertaining the first style. But the second is also possible. Now, this would involve writing them into a vague story... not that the story would be explicitly told... but that it would seem like there was one going on behind the scenes.
Now, I could make one up. Basically a fictional subplot. But... I could also tell the real one. It could involve the transformation going on in the youth group, my struggles with vegetarianism, trying to simplify my life. It could even end with my reflections about traveling in South America, the poverty there, and our power to fix it.
This could also include pictures, either straight in the document, or taken then rendered into sketches.
Hmmm.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
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3 comments:
I could envision a successful book using the real story. It would lend needed authority to your ideas, especially as a seminal work.
Yar.
Hey there!
I'm finally commenting on your awesome blog. Have you figured out who your audience is yet? That is the KEY to a successful book. Figure that out, and the rest of the pieces will come together with your supervision. Also, check out my blog at docinprogress.blogspot.com . It's not much, but I enjoy it from time to time.
Cheers,
Priyanka
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