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  1. Monolith by BigBir3d · · Score: 1 · on Is Self Publishing Worth the Price?

    Maybe this will help.

  2. Shameless Self-promotion by CleverNickName · · Score: 3, Interesting · on A Good Summer Read?

    You asked about a "scifi-geek-hacker book".

    You may like my book, Dancing Barefoot. There's a really long story all about Star Trek (scifi) and me (geek) and Vegas (hackers, I suppose, if you count Bringing Down the House, which is a GREAT summer -- or anytime, really -- read.)

    But I won't pimp the link for BDTH, because I'm only shamelessly promoting myself. ;-)

  3. Dancing Barefoot by Johnny+Mnemonic · · Score: 1 · on A Good Summer Read?


    I'm personally awaiting my copy of "Dancing Barefoot", Wil Wheaton's new book. It's gotten good reviews from people that I respect: Steve Jackson of SJGames among them. I'm really looking forward to it.

  4. Dancing Barefoot by Johnny+Mnemonic · · Score: 1 · on A Good Summer Read?


    I'm personally awaiting my copy of "Dancing Barefoot", Wil Wheaton's new book. It's gotten good reviews from people that I respect: Steve Jackson of SJGames among them. I'm really looking forward to it.

  5. Re:Why hasn't he posted yet? by CleverNickName · · Score: 5, Informative · on Dancing Barefoot
    The guy posts [slashdot.org] all [slashdot.org] over [slashdot.org] slashdot [slashdot.org]--how can he leave this alone?

    Well, I didn't have anything to add to the conversation . . . but since you asked, I'll see if I can put something worthwhile in here.

    I read at 5, so forgive me if I don't bite on a particular troll.

    Someone asked if this is a "fresh perspective" on anything.

    I don't know. It's my perspective on several things:
    • accepting the loss of somone who is very dear to me
    • enjoying the things in my life that come with being a husband and stepfather
    • recalling some of the joyous days when I was a teenager, and the world was so simple (a fact to which I was oblivious)
    • accepting my place in the Star Trek world, and putting to bed some 17th level daemons (all with 4d12+5 Whips of Self Doubt)


    Should you buy it? I don't know. Only you can make that choice.

    Who is the anticipated audience? Well, people who read my weblog (about 500,000 a month, as of last week) will certainly enjoy it, because all the stories I pulled from the blog are ones that have been very popular with readers. Star Trek fans will probably enjoy the Saga of Spongebob Vegas Pants -- I can say this with certainty, because I've read it at conventions, and the crowd always loves it.

    Is this just a cut-n-paste from my site? A "dead tree" version of WWdN?

    No.

    I took the stories from the weblog, and I rewrote them. I think I've matured as a writer since they were first written, and I've rebuilt them. I had the technology to make them faster, better, stronger.

    They are also illustrated by my pal Ben, who is an OUTSTANDING artist. The illustrations really lend an extra dimension to the reading experience.

    If you're one of those people who has some sort of primal need to hate me, and everything I ever do, (please note: Wil != Wesley Crusher) I doubt anything in this book is going to change your mind about anything. (As a matter of fact, I doubt that anything I do at all will change your mind. That's why I read at +5.)

    But if you are curious, you can always take a look at my website, and read some of the stuff there. If you like what you see, there's a good chance you'll like this book.

    Of course, here is the ObBuy link, and, uh, I guess I'm supposed to scream "OMFG DANSIG BARFUT IS TEH FUTAR!!11" for some reason that currently eludes me.

    . . . but back in my day, we would have said "0/\/\fG! |>@/\/c!nG b@r3f00+ !5 +3h /~0Xx0rX, d00d!!!11"
  6. Re:This book is irrelevant, it will be assimilated by Mononoke · · Score: 2, Informative · on Dancing Barefoot
    If anyone can find a dead-tree merchant who's taking pre-orders for (or acknowledges the existence of) books by Wil Wheaton, post it here? Please?
    There's a link in the review, but just to make it easier for you, here's the monolithpress order page

    There ya go.

  7. Why hasn't he posted yet? by jeblucas · · Score: 3, Funny · on Dancing Barefoot
    The guy posts all over slashdot--how can he leave this alone? I expect to see a reply to parent from CleverNickName stating unequivocally:

    OMFG DANSIG BARFUT IS TEH FUTAR!!11

    With a link to Amazon.

    ...or at least his site, or someplace to buy it.