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J Scribble Goes to Borders

2008-10-08 · John · watch on YouTube · Books & writing · personal update

Copying Nerdfighters who slip notes into his books in bookstores, John cuts up Paper Towns manuscript pages into cards inviting readers to his October 18 signing and plants them in his books at an Indianapolis Borders.

What is said

00:00:00 — Shakespeare insult gum; nothing to vlog about in Brotherhood 2.1; Nerdfighters slipping notes into John's books, an idea he will steal

  • ★ John starts the day with Shakespeare insult gum, reading an insult from The Merchant of Venice. (playful) — 00:00:00 · William Shakespeare
  • ★★ John says this is only his second video of the month-long Brotherhood 2.1 project and he already has nothing to talk about. (playful) — 00:00:00 · Brotherhood 2.0
  • ★★★ Searching YouTube for Paper Towns, John found groups of Nerdfighters slipping notes into his books in bookstores inviting readers to Paper Towns and Nerdfighter gatherings; he calls it fantastic and will copy it. — 00:00:00 · Nerdfighteria, Paper Towns, made of awesome
  • ★★ In the description, John notes that Paper Towns is reaching some shelves early and asks readers to wait until October 16 if they can, though he understands if not. — 00:00:00 · Paper Towns

00:00:48 — Cutting Paper Towns manuscript pages (incl. blank page 308) into cards and writing the notes

  • ★★ To avoid using new paper, John cuts pages of the Paper Towns manuscript into quarters, including blank page 308, and writes on them. (playful) — 00:00:48 · Paper Towns
  • ★★ John's cards invite readers to meet the author at the store on October 18, say they may be a nerdfighter, which is a good thing, and are signed 'Jay Scribble'. — 00:01:17 · nerdfighter, John Green

00:01:47 — At the Borders where he will sign in ten days, planting the cards in his books

  • ★★★ At the Borders in Indianapolis where he will sign in ten days, John plants the cards in his books while filming, joking he fears being arrested. (playful) — 00:01:47 · Indianapolis, Paper Towns Tour

00:02:16 — Done; thanks to Borders and Nerdfighters; Question Tuesday on Friday, leave questions

  • ★★ John thanks Borders staff and the Nerdfighters who gave him the idea, and says anyone else who wants to do it will find it surprisingly easy. — 00:02:16 · Nerdfighteria
  • ★★★ John says he will do a Question Tuesday on Friday and asks Nerdfighters to leave questions and comments. — 00:02:16 · Question Tuesday

Humor (significant)

  • John explains why he was searching YouTube for Paper Towns. — 00:00:00 > «because, you know, I'm a gigantic narcissist»
  • John cuts up Paper Towns manuscript pages for the notes, including page 308. — 00:00:48 > «which is blank and therefore the only incontestably perfect page in the whole novel»
  • John worries the Borders staff will stop him filming in the young adult section. — 00:01:47 > «what's the old man with the big hair doing in the young adult section of the bookstore with a video camera?»

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