Oh, one last thing: As I said, my life is better without Twitter in it, so I'm posting this as an announcement, only. If you have questions or comments, I'm itswilwheaton at Facebook and Instagram, and of course I am wil at wil wheaton dot net. Thanks. Be kind!
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This is so much longer than I intended. If you're still reading, on behalf of every person I’ve been at every stage of my life, I want to say thank you, from all of us, for listening.
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You can pre-order the print book here: a.pgtb.me/Vqd3Ms
Oh I'm supposed to tell you that if you pre-order any version of the book, you'll get to listen to an early chapter from the audiobook. Just enter your receipt here: m.lndg.page/tBkxb9
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I need you to know that this book gets raw, vulnerable, and intense in a few places. If any of that sounds like it could be difficult for you, I want you to know ahead of time, so you can be prepared.
You can learn more about Still Just A Geek here:
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Finally, a content warning. I talk a lot about my traumatic childhood. I talk about experiencing abuse, neglect, and exploitation. A lot of that was incredibly hard for me to read for the audiobook, much more challenging than it was to write.
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You’re going to hear about a son who just wanted to be seen and heard, from the father who he grew up to be; a father who will do his best to give that kid, that teenager, that struggling twenty-something the voice he never had.
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I suspect it will help if you imagine that we are sitting in a room together, and I am just telling you my story. I’m reading to you from the book I wrote 20 years ago, occasionally looking up to reflect on it.
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Industry professionals tell me this level of annotation and reflection is kind of a new thing for memoirs, and I wanted to offer a suggestion that may help ease you into the whole experience.
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The annotations are almost-50 me talking about the experiences of almost-30 me, with the benefit of 20 years in between us. The second half is essays and speeches I’ve written in the last handful of years. You will hopefully see how I grew and changed as a person, and writer.
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If you're not, like, "Be ... sure ... to drink your ... Ovaltine?", here's what I want you to know. This will take a few tweets.
The first half of this book is my 2004 memoir, Just A Geek. I’ve heavily annotated and reflected on who I was and what I wrote in the early aughts.
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It feels ... gross, tbh, but I just want everyone who has ever expressed an interest in me or my work to know that I have a new memoir coming out on April 12 called Still Just A Geek. This seemed like the best way to let nearly 3M of you know that. a.pgtb.me/Vqd3Ms
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But at some point, nearly 3 million of you made a choice to follow me here, and I wanted you all to know that I have a new book coming out that may be relevant to your interests.
Yeah, that's right, I quit Twitter out of principle, and now I'm using my account for promotion.
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Hey nerds! As many of you know, I walked away from Twitter a long time ago, on account of all the bullying and unchecked fascism. I kept the account, but I haven't used it. It turns out my life and especially my mental health, are better without Twitter.
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Bookmark this for anytime someone says 'gun laws don't work' or 'I'd love to stop this but there's no way to know how.' Yes they do, and yes there is. We have data. We have evidence. Share it.
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