Rules For My Unborn Son

From Blog to Book Deal: How 6 Authors Did It

walker — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:56:20 +0000

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

Blogs to Bestsellers

walker — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:47:44 +0000

A reader poll on The Huffington Post ranks Rules for My Unborn Son as the Best Blog to Book of 2009. It is an honor just to be nominated.

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WINNER! Best of 2009

walker — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:40:27 +0000

1001 Rules for My Unborn Son was chosen by All My Faves as one of the Best Blogs of 2009. It was a good year.

SKIRT: 12 Rules for My Unborn Daughter

walker — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:10:31 +0000

When on a dinner date, order the steak…Let him take your coat. That’s the moment he’s been waiting for…Dance with your father. And not just on your wedding day.

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WSJ: Reading Your Way to Refinement

walker — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:05:36 +0000

A week after perusing Walker Lamond’s “Rules for My Unborn Son,” my son struggled to fasten a shirt button and growled, “I hate committing.” This was actually a sign of progress—proof positive that he had absorbed one of the book’s miniature philosophies: “If you choose to wear a tie, commit. Button your top button.”…If my son and husband continue to take the advice to heart, this may be one book that actually has changed my life. Mr. Lamond’s advice will appeal to anyone who has observed that our culture is losing traditional standards of decorum and sensible behavior.

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Upcoming Book Signings!

walker — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:58:00 +0000

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

Cool ‘Rules’ (and Songs) for an Unborn Son

walker — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:10:51 +0000

As soon as I left D.C., it seemed like 90% of my coupled friends decided to start having babies. Within the next few months, my former city will be home to many cool new parents.

Walker Lamond isn’t a friend of mine (yet, anyway), but he is another hip, D.C.-dwelling dad. Lamond started the blog 1,001 Rules For My Unborn Son for his friends and family. It quickly took off, and now he’s the author of the new book Rules For My Unborn Son (St. Martin’s Press, $14.99).

PARENTING.COM Daily Fave

walker — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:32:28 +0000

Well have I got the book for you, Pops. Anyone out there looking for a fun, helpful read to give a new dad should check out Rules for my Unborn Son…. “the ultimate instruction manual for becoming a gentleman.” Even with 212 pages filled, nary one of these quips sounds tired or cliche.

Rules for My Unborn Son gets four and half beans from The Daily Bean. And remember: Keep a copy of your letters. It makes it easier on your biographer. [Article]

DAILY CANDY: Father Knows Best

walker — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:25:13 +0000

Since you gave birth, everyone from your mom to your third cousin twice removed has offered her parenting advice.

But none is so poignant — or humorous — as that in local author Walker Lamond’s new book, Rules for My Unborn Son. His tongue-in-cheek life tips speak to kids and parents alike. It’s a great gift for new dads. Tell one and all.

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VALET: Coveted by Walker Lamond

walker — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:46:13 +0000

Recently, I’ve developed a weakness for hotel stationery. It’s rare enough to receive an honest to goodness letter in the mail these days. Getting one on hotel letterhead just adds to the romance. If you believe my stationery, I’m at the Hotel Ritz one day, Fontainebleau the next.

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