Documentation and Backdating

I have chosen to use the blog format for my documentation of a project again. Last time, the comments I received were invaluable, not only in providing constructive criticism and support, but in shaping the direction that the whole project took. I had hoped for the same input this time but due to my computer going down, causing me to have to backdate the posts and the short duration of the project I don't think it will be as possible this time. By having to backdate posts, I'm not using blogging in it's most constructive way. A daily post, with links, open to comment, has become a more standard journal and does not have the immediacy that instant publishing brings, comments happen retrospectively. Although, I do feel that because the project is short, change can happen swiftly and any comments received will still be relevant and taken into account.

There has been some good come out of having to backdate my posts. It's kept everything fresh for me. Ideas that I had at the beginning of the project and may have discarded or just forgotten, if my documentation had been updated daily, are still being jumbled round with new notions. Through backdating I have been forced to meticulously review and rephrase my old notes, with the added benefit of creating a more coherently narrated documentation. In this way I am able to progress through the project whilst remaining true to my original goals.

I received this feedback from my tutor:

hi Rachel. Well, I've had a look through your writing and I think it is really interesting. Well done. I think the ambiguity works well and leads to a nice sense of intrigue. Intrigue means I want to follow you somewhere - I wonder if you know where you are going yet? You've made a break from the original material - I think it's presence is clearly felt but that you are now free to do as you wish. Keep the experience of the process at the heart of the product, as we discussed, and I think yes it will help you make the next few decisions re performer presence etc.

She's got a point, where am I going?