tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3112761.post-1111702631286308072005-03-24T17:11:00.000-05:002005-03-24T17:17:11.286-05:00Steven Johnson has a thought provoking post on how he a<a href="http://www.stevenberlinjohnson.com/movabletype/archives/000243.html">pproaches writing books versus how he approaches blogging</a> (hat tip: <a href="http://www.kottke.org/">Kottke</a>):<br /><blockquote>What's great [with blogging] is the remixing, the group mind, the hypertextuality, the fact-checks, the trial balloons. it's an amazing environment, but to me it's directly antagonistic to the mental state you need to make a book work as a reading experience, and not just a collection of facts and ideas. It's like trying to compose a new melody in your head while standing in the middle of a full-throated choral group. And so when I'm immersed in writing a book, I try to keep these worlds separate, even if it feels like I'm betraying the blog somewhat with my silence.</blockquote>about menoreply@blogger.com