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"Geek" Wil Wheaton Signs Three Book Deal With Publisher O'Reilly & Associates

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By Steve Krutzler / 12:44, 3 December 2003 / People

STAR TREK actor Wil Wheaton ('Wesley Crusher') has moved from much-derided actor to celebrity blogger and now to published author. The actor announces today the signing of a three-book deal with publisher O'Reilly & Associates, which will publish a new version of his short story collection DANCINE BAREFOOT, which sold 3,000 copies in self-publication.

"This is a very exciting relationship for me, for several reasons," the actor wrote on his official blog. "First, I am a huge geek, and without O'Reilly, I wouldn't know
HTML from LMNOP. I never would have been able to get Linux running, and
Perl would be one of the not-quite-as-good-as-Mrs.-Garrett replacements on 'Diff'rent Strokes.' Now, I'll be able to get my books into more stores than I ever was with my own Monolith Press. I can't wait to see how 'Dancing Barefoot' does when it's got a major publisher behind it."

In addition to DANCING BAREFOOT, which will be available soon, O'Reilly & Associates will publish JUST A GEEK, which "continues the story of Wheaton's
transformation from teen actor to grown-up writer, computer geek, actor,
husband, and stepfather," according to the publisher. In 2005, Wheaton will pen WIL WHEATON'S WEBSITE DESIGN, focused on the coding of his own site.

For more information visit O'Reilly or WilWheaton.net.



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RE: at least he admits he's a geek (yikes) | Report this post to moderator
By: Blessedwith3 (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 00:49:13 on Dec 04, 2003

Uh... yeah, That was just a tad hard dontcha think? He's grown and growing just like any other child actor and he's managed to make a name for himself without getting on drugs and destroying himself like so many other actors have in the past. Maybe you aughta give him just a little bit of a break. Besides, he's a Homestarrunner fan and that automatically scores him some cool points in my book. :) Peace dude!

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RE: at least he admits he's a geek | Report this post to moderator
By: GreginWA (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 01:29:51 on Dec 04, 2003

Only completely ignoring asshole would write such a criticism of Wheaton's book without even so much as reading beyond the title. I've read many passages from the book and I can tell you that Wheaton is an accomplished writer. Maybe you should save all the juvenile name calling for the 12 year-olds.

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RE: at least he admits he's a geek by sky @ 19:13:03 on Dec 04
    RE: at least he admits he's a geek by GreginWA @ 23:15:06 on Dec 04
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