Rules For My Unborn Son » News http://rulesformyunbornson.net On sale October 27 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:58:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 From Blog to Book Deal: How 6 Authors Did It http://rulesformyunbornson.net/2009/12/from-blog-to-book-deal-how-6-authors-did-it/ http://rulesformyunbornson.net/2009/12/from-blog-to-book-deal-how-6-authors-did-it/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:56:20 +0000 walker http://rulesformyunbornson.net/?p=508 Ever since roughly 2005, publishers have been looking toward the Internet in order to find new fodder for the printed page, and this year, those literary folk found themselves flush with talent. Everything from Tweets to Twinkies served as inspiration for books, bridging the digital divide to bring your computer screen to your coffee table. So how did they do it? How did these weekend website warriors snag book deals? Mashable (Mashable) talked to a slew of this year’s top bloggers-cum-authors to find out.

INTERVIEW with Walker Lamond

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You can read the ARTICLE here

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]]> http://rulesformyunbornson.net/2009/12/winner-best-of-2009/feed/ 0 Upcoming Book Signings! http://rulesformyunbornson.net/2009/12/upcoming-book-signings/ http://rulesformyunbornson.net/2009/12/upcoming-book-signings/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:58:00 +0000 walker http://rulesformyunbornson.net/?p=482 I will be at the following locations signing copies of my book Rules for My Unborn Son. Come by for a book and some Holiday cheer. And if you have a favorite shop in your hometown, let me know and I’d be happy to make a house call!

December 2
Sassanova
Bethesda, MD
6pm

December 13
Lost Boys
Washington DC
6pm

December 16
Proper Topper
Washington DC
6pm

December 19
New Dominion Bookshop
Charlottesville VA
3:30pm

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Books will be available for purchase, and there will plenty of beer and wine, so stick around for the party. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Atlanta.

]]> http://rulesformyunbornson.net/2009/09/book-signing-at-sid-mashburn-in-atlanta/feed/ 0 Book Signing at Borders in DC on Oct. 28 http://rulesformyunbornson.net/2009/09/walker-borders-in-dc-on-october-28/ http://rulesformyunbornson.net/2009/09/walker-borders-in-dc-on-october-28/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:51:18 +0000 admin http://rulesformyunbornson.net/?p=188 I am happy to be signing copies of Rules at Borders Books in Washington, DC on October 28th. They want me to read, but maybe we’ll just talk. Bring your rule suggestions!

More info: Borders Books

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