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I have a question: If we're either writing or reading blogs all the time, does this take away from how much we read? I'm talking about books. Not newspapers, not magazines. Good old fashioned, paper and board bound books. I'd really like to hear what you have to say. In short (because I want to go read), I'm finding that by the time I've finished creating a post, which is usually at night, I'm pooped. With just a small window of time before I fall asleep, I usually opt for the ending of an old black and white movie on AMC. Or Jon Stewart. Or, one of my guilty pleasures, What Not to Wear (so I can unconsciously accessorize and wake up fashionable). There's some irony here in that I'm writing about the book world and reading less. I'm hopeful that this is just a temporary symptom of embarking on my new blogging adventure. Perhaps it will level off and my literary intake will increase. Truth be told, I've never been as avid a reader as I'd like (my book devouring sisters as my barometers - my lazy eye, my alibi) and constantly resolve to increase my book reading usually every January 1. Like most resolutions, my best results happen in the first quarter. Am I wrong in thinking that the writing process exercises similar neurons and other vital brain material as reading? Is that a lame rationalization? I haven't studied the sociological and industry effects of blogging vs. reading but I've definitely noticed the books on my night stand lingering longer than usual. For some serious conjecture on the subject I recommend Lissa Warren's recent piece in the Huffington Post or an in depth article by Motoko Rich in theNY Times. I just wonder what goes on in our brains when we are predominantly face to screen rather than nose to book. I've been told that my red eyes are a byproduct of old age, but my constant staring at the computer screen's got to have something to do with it. (Not to mention that my frequent remedy, Visine, supposedly "gets the red out" by bleaching your eyeballs) So, help me out here. I'm keeping this post short to save my aging eyes and to carve some room for a good book. With any luck, I'll finally finish Alice Munro's Runaway and can begin Rene Fleming's autobiography,The Inner Voice. Is blogging bad for you? Or like everything else, is it about moderation? I was never good at that. for more, go to www.helpmewithmybook.com/blog
