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.

Here’s to you Martin! You rock!

Never hesitate to take it.

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

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.

As a blog writer myself, I have no idea how you’ve managed to post daily for so long. My hat off to you for that.

I’d love to see TT continue in some form. While I don’t visit that often, the value I get out when I do is massive.

I really, really hope you continue, in some for or another.

Have a great christmas break, and think it over in the new year.

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

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

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!

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.

That was a smart ass remark. I have no idea what Martin is plannning for the blog. I’m just some guy who doesn’t want to see TT go away.

Now due to my amazing psionic abilities I can tell you what has happened in alternate universe #12885:

TT has been taken over by the oil companies and international banking industry. Instead of posting about GMing topics it is merely a marketing campaign to fool the people into buying a new RPG called “Suckers”. Those who play “Suckers” find themselves craving cheesey Hillary Duff chick flicks and Jean Claude Van Damme action flicks nightly. Eventually these poor souls give up all rights to their earthly posessions and begin to knit sweaters for sea horses.

Alternate Martin starts the “TT Underground” in an ironic twist of fate, and alternate me is in charge of the underground railroad. It is an actual railroad, but we refuse to call it a subway, and I collect tickets for everyone going to happyland. At happyland we distribute copies of D&D 4th edition which takes five minutes to prep for guaranteed. How does this thwart the plans of the evil oil companies and international bankers? It doesn’t, but feats are now based on a really cool trading card system so no one minds.

Yet as to what will happen to TT here in our reality I have no idea. And yes, I am ashamed . . .