Comments on: Forums and Archives Open, Blog on Hiatus

By: Martin

Martin — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:04:28 +0000

Thank you, everyone. I’m still not happy about shuttering the blog, but I know it’s the right decision.

VV: My novel is currently marinating for a few weeks so that I can approach it with fresh eyes when I start revisions. No one but me has read it yet.

By: VV_GM

VV_GM — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:03:22 +0000

As great as this news is I must ask: when do we get to read the novel?!?

Here’s to you Martin! You rock!

By: Mathew of Thorpville

Mathew of Thorpville — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:58:03 +0000

Do what you must, and pray for the best. And always remember the words of Buckaroo Bonzi, “no matter where you go, there you are.”

By: Quillion

Quillion — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:29:38 +0000

Enjoy the time off.

Never hesitate to take it.

And my I also vote for a group gming blog, when and if you decide to come back.

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:37:19 +0000

I’d like to say thank you for all of the great posts that you’ve given us over the last two years, as well as thank you for keeping the site open while you rest/pursue other things.

I’ve really loved your posts over the couple of years I’ve been watching, TT has been about the only blog that I check on a daily (or near daily) basis.

I do hope that you come back at some point and post some more, but I ‘ve experienced burnout & mental real estate myself, so no pressure. Just leaving the rest of the site running is fantastic.

Thanks Again.

By: David T

David T — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:03:36 +0000

w00t!

That is GREAT news! I think you’ve made the best decision for all of us who soak up the wisdom on this site but rarely say much.

And of course you, by keeping otions open you can rest well and get past the burn, re discover why you made this site in the first place and generate some ideas for absolutely positively awesome blogs.

(I’ll stop now)

As Omnius said, we’ll be waiting for you and in the meantime practicing our GM-fu

By: Omnius

Omnius — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:27:37 +0000

We’ll be here waiting for you, sir. Glad you decided to keep things a bit more open ended in case you decide to make your return.

Enjoy your break away from blogging, and if possible enjoy a few weeks off where you do as little writing as possible. =)

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:59:41 +0000

Martin,

I’m a newcomer to TT but I understand were you’re coming from. For the past few years I’ve been deeply involved with a gaming convention and I’ve pretty much reached the burnout point as well. Between work and school (trying to finish my degree) I just don’t have the time nor the interest in spending half my year working on the convention. I still plan to attend as a GM and purse some other interests, such as designing a board game for the game design contest they host each year.

Enjoy your time off, enjoy the holidays, and don’t think you need to rush back. I’ve found so much material on this site it would take me months to devour it all. I do hope you intend to keep the site up eventually and come back to post. As myself and others have commented, you could simply post less often, such as bi-weekly.

Cheers and thanks!

By: John Arcadian

John Arcadian — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:24:33 +0000

Take a WELL DESERVED break and enjoy it. Breaks where you start up some other project that you work harder on aren’t really that refreshing .

I definitely think it would be cool if you set the blog to show old posts during your hiatus. While I didn’t check them as often as when there were new posts, I definitely appreciated reading them.

That is the thing about the GMing advice from this site, it is always relevant to whatever I’m running or planning, and that is why I think TT got to be as great as it is.