On Hold

The Book is on hold at present. There are several reasons for this:

• The "never-enough" spare time that I have is being channeled into my concrete poetry (www.theWORDproject.com) at the moment. Concrete poetry, although centred around words, also involves visual artistic creation and I love this aspect of it.
  
• Being BiPolar, and with my shifting moodscape, I tend to flit from one project to the other. This suits blog writing (www.bipolardaily.blogspot.com) and concrete poetry where I can move from project to project, each individual piece taking a day or two. The book I am attempting, on the other hand, is a complex linear project that needs serious long-term planning and commitment. This doesn't gel well with shifting mind temperaments.
  
• Our evolving web lifestyle and media explosion creates readers that want sound-bytes. A quick taste here and a quick taste there. No longer does the reader/viewer have the time or inclination to get really deep into focused things. I'm not saying that I neccessarily agree with this trend, but I myself am also a victim.

Having said all this, I WILL still write this book one day. I have things which, before my death, I HAVE to say. And when I do write it - it will be here, on this blog.

So if you want to read Chapter One, below, I'd be most pleased, and if you have an inclination to post a comment, I'll be be even more pleased.