The art of journalizing
Today, I've really gotten going with Michael Palin's journals, this particular book covering 1980 to 1988. There is at least one other collection of his journals (from, I believe, earlier years, though I'm not certain of that). This collection has made me realize two things: first, one's life needs to be varied and full of adventures in order to make a personal journal riveting; and two, there is as much skill required in keeping a journal as there is to writing any other sort of material. Palin wrote a great deal of the Monty Python material, both for the TV series and for their films.
I am really enjoying reading his day-to-day entries, though of course, the book has had to pick and choose from the complete journals, in order to keep the book's length reasonable. Prior to today, I had only read a few of the beginning pages of Palin because I was reading three other, shorter books that kept me quite happy. I am still reading the book on coffee and philosophy, but having finished rereading the Michener and smiling my way through the Donald Davis, I was ready to get into the Palin book.
I am really enjoying reading his day-to-day entries, though of course, the book has had to pick and choose from the complete journals, in order to keep the book's length reasonable. Prior to today, I had only read a few of the beginning pages of Palin because I was reading three other, shorter books that kept me quite happy. I am still reading the book on coffee and philosophy, but having finished rereading the Michener and smiling my way through the Donald Davis, I was ready to get into the Palin book.