John's social media hiatus to write a novel (2015)
story · status: followed over 3 videos (2015) · last event: update (2015-11-18)
In September 2015 John went on a social media hiatus to write a book. In October he said he had not missed it much, since a stream of hateful attacks had hurt him, and in November he said Rosianna had taken away his Tumblr password.
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-29 | told | John says he is on a social media hiatus, very hard for him, in order to write a book. | Writing, Walling, Racing, and Wizard Schooling 00:00:02 |
| 2015-10-06 | update | Asked about his social media hiatus, John says he hasn't missed it much: a small persistent stream of hateful attacks hurt his mental health, and writing is easier without it. | Question Tuesday: My Social Media Hiatus, My Excellent German, and Books! 00:00:56 |
| 2015-11-18 | update | John says Rosianna took away his Tumblr password, so he no longer knows what is happening on Tumblr. · also in: John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated | SUIT UP! A Very Fancy Reunion Video (Pizzamas Day 8) 00:01:43 |
What is said about it
8 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2015-09-29 · Writing, Walling, Racing, and Wizard Schooling — John says he has been 'working' on a novel for four years and is trying to take the quotation marks out of that working; when into a story he can think of little else. — 00:00:08
- 2015-09-29 · Writing, Walling, Racing, and Wizard Schooling — announcement: John: Breaking his hiatus to check Twitter, John learns Hank launched a new company: DFTBA Games, co-founded by Hank, has a Kickstarter for its first game, the card game Wizard School. — 00:02:26
- 2015-09-29 · Writing, Walling, Racing, and Wizard Schooling — John goes back to working on the story, hoping to report real progress on a real book soon. (hedged) — 00:02:59
- 2015-10-06 · Question Tuesday: My Social Media Hiatus, My Excellent German, and Books! — John: Asked whether everyone should take a social media hiatus, John doesn't know, but he hasn't missed social media as much as he expected; it had become a really unhealthy place for him. (hedged) — 00:00:56
- 2015-10-06 · Question Tuesday: My Social Media Hiatus, My Excellent German, and Books! — John says that for about eight years an online community has been generous and kind to him and his work, and criticism mostly thoughtful and respectful. — 00:01:00
- 2015-10-06 · Question Tuesday: My Social Media Hiatus, My Excellent German, and Books! — John: But a small, persistent amount of vicious, hateful material directed at him has been tremendously hurtful and not good for his mental health. — 00:01:11
- 2015-10-06 · Question Tuesday: My Social Media Hiatus, My Excellent German, and Books! — John misses things about his old internet life but finds it much easier to write and do other work without all that stuff floating around in his head. — 00:01:21
- 2015-10-06 · Question Tuesday: My Social Media Hiatus, My Excellent German, and Books! — John: Asked what his new book is about, John can't say because he doesn't know which parts will end up in a book, but he put a clue in this video, decodable only after reading the story. (playful) — 00:01:32