Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Nagging Pays Dividends

A week or so ago, I had an idea. It might have even been a good one. So good that I couldn’t leave it alone.

I was reading a website that I enjoyed quite a bit and I thought I’d really like to sit down and talk with this person. There’s such an interesting voice there. Where do they get their ideas? How do they go about making what they write into a giggle-fest? Does it just happen, or do they have to sweat blood to “bring the funny?” I’d like to take him to lunch and pick his brain on how he writes what he writes. But how to do that? The web and email and IM are great communication channels, but it’s hard to treat someone to sushi and have a chat, you know?

Anyway, the idea became a little more fully formed. I’d do interviews of all my favorite writers on the Intarweb! It’ll be awesome!

Then I went overboard and decided that if I were going to do this, I should video the whole thing! I could splice it all together and it’ll be all YouTube-y and Web 2.0-y. Lights! Music! Special Effects! Possibly Aston Kutcher if he can pry himself away from Demi Moore! It’ll be GLORIOUS!

But then I thought about it some more (note, we are about 30 minutes after the initial idea, I tend to get all wonky and excited about stuff); I realized that what drew me to these people wasn’t that they were video stars or whatever. No, I liked their writing. And call me old skool, but for me (and lots of other people, I suspect), the web is still about the written word, with a smattering of still photography. Sure, YouTube and podcasts are fine and I’m all for those, but this thing I’m doing is going to be about the words. Specifically, the funny words that entertain me.

Anyway, I emailed a whole bunch of strangers writers and most of them were kind enough to say, “Sure, why not?”

My constant pestering via email may have also had something to do with it. Did you know that your IP can be banned by an entire country? That’s apparently what happens if you keep emailing someone, over and over and over again.

Again, anyway, the first interview is tomorrow and then they will roll along every couple of weeks.

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