Do you ever use fiction techniques such
as imaginary dialogue?
Actually, my imaginary friend types most of the entries. Does that count?
I have snippets of dialog, sure, but it's not made up, maybe paraphrased, since I can longer record all my conversations, because the battery costs were killing me.
And, I have been known to change some names, to protect the guilty.
Do you ever significantly edit/rewrite
past entries?
No. Minor tweaks and corrections, but I let the crap I write stand and stink on it's own merits.
Would you describe your diary as
traditional, essay, novel, rant, letter to someone, a theme journal, or
something different?
My diary is where I talk about things I really care about. I don't talk about mundane crap, unless I'm really hard up for material or very hungover. If you happen to care about one or more of the same things, you might enjoy it.
What is "one word" that would
describe your diary's content?
Indescribable
(Why does "one word" have scare quotes around it? Is this a trick question?)
As an online diarist do you consider yourself a Web celebrity, an exhibitionist, a public figure, a writer, an innovator, or something different?
I consider myself someone short of money for a real therapist.
How do you tackle the mechanics of Web design and how do you deal with your frustrations when you can't do what you envision.
I deal with the limitations of my site design with focused and practiced procrastination.
Why do you think people are interested in what you have to say?
The same reason people slow down to look at a car crash.
What compels you to design beautiful pages and to write from the heart (beyond just the usual question of "why an online journal")?
You think my site is beautiful? Gosh! I'm really flattered. I think it looks like crap, right now, but thanks.
I squeeze out the contents of my tiny brain onto the web on the off chance that someone might benefit from my feeble struggles, and perhaps save themselves a few minutes of effort.
I'm also addicted to hits.
