Hank: asks whether people want him to finish reading his novel's first chapter (2007)
ask · status: reported back · last event: closed (2007-09-17) · owner: Hank
On 13 September 2007 Hank read the start of his untitled novel and asked whether people wanted him to finish the first chapter. John said he looked forward to it, and on 17 September Hank read the rest of the chapter.
About: Hank's untitled novel (2007)
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-09-13 | asked | Hank offers to finish reading his novel's first chapter and asks to be told if people are interested. | September 13th: HA! I read from MY Novel :-p 00:02:15 |
| 2007-09-14 | result reported | John answers Hank's offer: he looks forward to the rest of Hank's first chapter on Monday. → refers to September 13th: HA! I read from MY Novel :-p | September 14th: Paper Towns, Part 2 00:03:45 |
| 2007-09-17 | closed | Hank reads the rest of his novel's first chapter, which he had offered to finish. | Brotherhood 2.0: Unnamed Novel Par 2 00:00:09 |
What is said about it
6 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2007-09-13 · September 13th: HA! I read from MY Novel :-p — announcement: Hank says he is ignoring John's question and, since John read from his novel, will read the first page of his own unpublished, unfinished novel. — 00:00:00
- 2007-09-13 · September 13th: HA! I read from MY Novel :-p — Hank says his novel is unfinished, has no agent, and will probably remain unpublished forever. (playful, hedged) — 00:00:00
- 2007-09-13 · September 13th: HA! I read from MY Novel :-p — ask: Hank says he would not mind finishing the (short) chapter and asks to be told whether anyone is interested. — 00:02:15
- 2007-09-13 · September 13th: HA! I read from MY Novel :-p — Hank says his novel is about a third of the way to normal novel length and that he began by simply writing down its first line. (hedged) — 00:03:02
- 2007-09-14 · September 14th: Paper Towns, Part 2 — announcement: John tells Hank he looks forward to hearing the rest of Hank's first chapter on Monday, after which the videos return to being funny. — 00:03:45
- 2007-09-18 · September 18: In Defense of Chris Crocker — John tells Hank he really liked what Hank read yesterday, thinks it has great potential, and hopes Hank finishes it one day. (hedged) — 00:00:10