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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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By: Scorned (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:32:28 on Dec 04, 2003

Quote:"Wil Wheaton did the impossible. He survived despite heavy odds (and pseudo-geek nitwits) to come into a life any of us would be LUCKY to have."

What has he done? He left the show in Season 4 or 5? Since that time, he has done NOTHING. Come into what.......obscurity.


Quote:"I am so glad that a hero of mine as a kid could still be a hero to me as an adult. "

You my god I am going to throw up. You really do need to raise the bar and find better heros.


Quote:"We hate Wesley and Wil" bunch to grow up and...how can I put this...hmmm...GET A LIFE! "

After reading all that crap you just posted about your love for him and thinking him as a hero (based on what I am afriad to ask). I would suggest you take your own advice and get a life.

Quote:"Wheaton rules...those to dumb to get that fact suck."

My question still stands "Will who"???







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RE: Wil's Books - To Scorned by sdwardy @ 14:04:54 on Dec 04
A better question for Scorned would be: by motionblur @ 11:25:18 on Dec 04

wheaton = his own worst worst enemy | Report this post to moderator
By: sky (Odo's file, contact) @ 11:21:09 on Dec 04, 2003

We always found Wesley annoying on the show, and the anti-Wesley crowd has always been good for a laugh over the years. But after visiting Wheaton's site and reading his whiney, self-centered ramblings and left-wing views, I've come to dislike him for solid reasons. This dude needs to get over himself already.

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