John: write and revise Paper Towns (2007)
stage · status: retro
About: Paper Towns, John's untitled new novel, Julie Strauss-Gabel
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-02-09 | milestone | John reveals that his new novel is called Paper Towns and will be published in September 2008. | Brotherhood 2.0: February 9, 2007 00:01:09 |
| 2007-04-16 | milestone | John is just beginning to seriously revise his book, a process he expects to take several months. | Brotherhood 2.0: April 16: Brotherhood of Traveling Shirts 00:03:14 |
| 2007-07-11 | milestone | John decides his new novel will be called Paper Towns, unless he changes his mind again. | Brotherhood 2.0: Harry and the Potters are Nerdfighters! 00:00:11 |
| 2007-09-18 | milestone | John finishes a revision of Paper Towns. | September 18: In Defense of Chris Crocker 00:00:10 |
| 2007-10-22 | milestone | John's editor Julie Strauss-Gabel has sent back her colour-coded edits of the Paper Towns manuscript. | October 22nd: The Anniversary of Young Earth Creationism 00:01:02 |
| 2007-11-05 | milestone | The Paper Towns manuscript is back with John for editing, about 14 hours a day for the next week or so. | November 5th: John's Not Happy about Pakistan 00:01:01 |
| 2007-11-28 | milestone | John finishes the most recent revision of Paper Towns. | November 28th: Amy Winehouse and Brain Liquefication 00:00:45 |
| 2008-04-14 | milestone | Advance reader's copies of Paper Towns have been printed; John also reveals the two covers and the October 16 publication date. | PAPER TOWNS-TACULAR 00:01:41 |
| 2008-09-04 | milestone | John shows the first two finished copies of Paper Towns. | Paper Towns Tour Dates! 00:00:00 |
| 2008-10-10 | milestone | Hank reports that Barnes & Noble pre-orders of Paper Towns have already reached readers before the release date. | Let it Snow Let it Snow Let it Snow 00:00:31 |
| 2008-10-15 | result | John reads the revised Paper Towns prologue, very different from the version he read months earlier, as a glimpse of revision. | Paper Towns Reading 00:00:00 |
| 2008-10-17 | milestone | Paper Towns is out: John reports from its release party in New York. | Vital Status Report from NYC 00:00:00 |
| 2008-10-24 | milestone | Paper Towns will debut at number five on the New York Times young-adult bestseller list. | Talking to Myself 00:01:07 |
| 2008-10-25 | milestone | Paper Towns will debut at number five on the New York Times bestseller list next week. | Paper Towns MOVIE1!!!11! 00:00:51 |
| 2008-10-30 | milestone | Paper Towns will spend its second week on the New York Times bestseller list, at number six. | Hank is Late (dr horrible) 00:01:23 |
| 2009-04-15 | retro | John recalls that the first draft of Paper Towns was largely devoted to the world's largest balls, most of which he later cut. | The World's Largest Balls 00:00:00 |