My editor said, “I liked the original Just a Geek and I read it when it came out, but I recently looked at it again and noticed places I think you would agree are problematic. What inspired you to go back and create this annotated edition instead of writing something completely new? That intimate look at what it means to be me and working out what it was like to be a person who was forced to be a kid actor and become famous against my will, then having to deal with how that affected the rest of my life. I’m being told that the story I tell of trauma recovery and abuse survival is meaningful and relevant, which is reassuring to me, but also kind of a bummer, and many people have told me that they enjoy the humor in it. So far so good! I think people who don’t respond to it are not going to seek me out to let me know, but what I have heard overwhelmingly from people is that they got out of it what I hoped people would. From his times on the Enterprise, to his struggles with anxiety, depression, and PTSD, to his starting a family and embracing his passion – writing – Wil Wheaton's journey is an inspiring and empowering tale, a story of finding one's true purpose that should resonate with fans and aspiring artists alike.Let’s begin by talking more about your latest book, Still Just a Geek, which is an annotated edition of your earlier release, Just a Geek. The result is an incredibly raw and honest memoir, in which Wil opens up about his life, about falling love, coming to grips with a stagnant career he did not choose, overcoming and healing childhood abuse, and the search for creative and emotional fulfilment as a storyteller.
In Still Just a Geek, Wil revisits his 2004 collection of blog posts, Just a Geek, filled with insightful and often laugh-out-loud annotated comments, additional later writings, and all new material written for this publication. Yet, much to his surprise, people were reading. Believing himself to have fallen victim to the curse of the child actor, Wil felt relegated to the convention circuit, and didn't expect many would want to read about his random experiences and personal philosophies.
Celebrated actor, personality, and all-around nerd Wil Wheaton updates his memoir of collected blog posts with all new material and annotations as he reexamines one of the most interesting lives in Hollywood and fandom!įrom starring in Stand by Me to playing Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation to playing himself in his second (third?) iconic role of Evil Wil Wheaton in The Big Bang Theory, to becoming a social media supernova, Wil Wheaton has charted a career course unlike anyone else, and has emerged as one of the most popular and well-respected names in science fiction, fantasy, and pop culture.īack in 2001, Wil began blogging on.
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