Congratulations...Well deserved

wtg will!

Now I'm so glad to have my 1st edition SIGNED copy.

Good luck and fortunes to you!

Congrats!

Great news, Wil.

w00000000000000000t!!!

That is so, so cool. Totally worth waiting for.

you do indeed rawk.
(I'm doing a little excited dance, right now)

wow! Congratulations!

Wil Wheaton, Author - it's official!

But this means, you'll have to write more.
(Which probably means, more day trips to Hooters)

WAY TO GO MAN!!!!!!!!!!!

i've been hitting your site every 20 minutes since last night to hear what news you had..
and now we know..

dude..you are indeed a writer now..

holy living fuck..!
a book deal..

a 3 book deal..

SWEET FANCY MOSES!

we're all mighty proud of you big guy!, and you deserve this!...hope you go out this afternoon and grab a guiness...
you deserve it

cheers wil, well done mate!

Congratulations, I can see why you think this is so good.

Well done !

I hope this new found fame won’t stop you from continuing to maintain this site yourself…we would all miss your frank & honest views.

*CLAPPING OF HANDS*

Congratulations!!!! Can't wait to pick up a copy in a bookstore soon.

Many congrats Will :)

Congrats Will you deserve it. I can't wait to purchase just a geek!

Aw, that's so awesome Wil... a big congrats to you! Mazel Tov!

Hi Wil! I have to leave for work but I just read your announcement and I had to say CONGRATULATIONS!!! What an awesome and well deserved thing to happen. (Damn, I'm not wording this well because I'm in a hurry.) I just hope you can feel my sincerity because I am totally jazzed for you! Way to go!!!

Hugs!
Tracey

That is epic, indeed! Congratulations, Wil. You deserve it. Good things happen to good people.

So will 'Dancing Barefoot' get an animal cover now?

Congrats. You're a success story of the modern era and one well worth writing books about. Too many people become famous and then lose themselves in search of retaining that fame. You haven't and as far as I can guess, you won't.

Well done and best of luck to you.

OMG!!!

This is *huge*.

Well, obviously you know that already!

But!

Wow!

I am so happy for you!

Unhealthily so!

Maybe I can get my book now.

Come to the UK!

That is all.

Yes Wil, you do indeed rawk! \m/

But we already knew that ;)

Congrats Wil!

I can hear it now as Katie says: "And with us Today is Wil Wheaton, author of the New York Times bestseller, Just a Geek."

Effin' A!

Congratulations, Wil! It couldn't have happened to a nicer/more talented geek! (Man, I better start saving up for the Guinness for when you come to Florida! Party!!)

Congrats Wil! This is awesome news! I'm happy for you and I'm also happy I will finally be able to read Dancing Barefoot. Keep it up, man!

Congratulations, Will! I've been enjoying your weblog enormously, and you've got some serious writing chops. Keep up the good work!

O'Reilly is so excited to carry Dancing Barefoot, they're going to have a printing available in time for the holidays.

Woo hoo! Now I can get a copy! (I'm one of those who'd been kicking herself for not getting one earlier.)

Congratulations, Wil! That is so freaking awesome. I'm absolutely thrilled for you. (Not that you're not thrilled enough for yourself -- you just now have more thrill. woot!)

Congradulations Wil. Good things come to those who wait. Just remember you need the down times in your life so you can appriciate these up times.

Man that sounds so cleshe (sp?)!

Congrads.

Spike

Thumbs up Wil. Nicely done
d0|_|bl3pl|_|$$ \/\/007

Congrats Wil! That is so awesome. I am so happy for you as you really deserve this. I love reading your stories, as you really know how to make the reader feel as if they are right there with you at that moment. So again, congrats and I cannot wait to read JAG when it is released.

underdog

Yay! I'm very excited.

About the only thing that could have topped this would be hearing that Paramount has fired Berman and Braga and put you in charge of the franchise.

I think I know what all my friends are getting for their birthdays this year.

Congrats Wil!!!!!!!!!!

Way to go! Congrats!

Congratulations, Wil.

The 'untitled technical book on personal website design' sounds like something that could be really cool.

Good luck with it all.

Wrok on, Wil!!!!!

Ooo, now this is better (for you, Wil) than even being included in a new Trek... that'd just be going backwards to TVsWilWheaton, not Wil Wheaton, Geek and Author. I've always had a TON more respect and awe for authors than for actors anyway.

This is what you've been working for here, what you've been building since you started blogging and writing books, you've got serious backing.

And DUDE, way to go getting in at freaking O'Reilly! They're my favorite technical publisher. I used to work as webmaster/sysadmin/coder for a Competing Technical Publisher back in '94-'97, got free books from Said Publisher, but went out and paid full price for my extensive collection of O'Reilly titles. They are the bomb!

So if you do a book tour in Indianapolis, I'll be there standing in line to buy Just A Geek, probably even if I already bought it online or whatever. I know some people who'd like a copy too.

Hoody hoo!

Chris

Aces! Congrats Wil!

I gather there's a time difference error of an hour between the soapbox and the blog. And that I was posting a dorky theory simultaneously with your answer.

A book deal was my epic second theory though.

Yay! Now we can all buy the book!

I got chills reading that, man.

Congratulations!!!
Awesome news.

"The Wil Wheaton Phenomenon." hehe :D

Great job Wil, you're my real dad.

Congrats Wil.

And for those of you who want to see the story where Wil met Tim, see here:

http://www.wilwheaton.net/mt/archives/001325.php

It was a good story. Read it.

Geek, what's a geek?

Wil, U rok!!

Congrats Wil! Maybe with this potentially exponential increase in exposure it won't feel so surreal trying to explain my Obey WWdN t-shirt to the 20-somethings working at the mall :)

Congrats Wil. I know what I'll be looking for in my stocking this year!! Thats right...Dancing Barefoot. Wooo hoo!!!

you Rawk hardcore brother!
so very happy for you!!!
*happy dance*

Excellent.

Someone, start a pool for what the animal's going to be.

WOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Way to go Wheaton. that is epic and wonderful news! All the congratulations in the world to you! I'm still anxiously awaiting my autographed copy of Dancing Barefoot that I snuck in right in time before you were out. And now I'll be so proud to say that I had this direct from you while I go into a huge friggin bookstore and see your work on the shelves! We love sharing your days with you and I hope you'll continue this site with all the work you have ahead of you!!! Way to go!!!!!!!

Shannon

Hah! I did SO predict the publishers in the forum! It was the Moviehole excerpt.

What do I win?

w00t! go wil! akh! im so excited, im key-mashing! i had to write "go wil!" three times. ok, calming down... YAY!!! im going to keep my copy of dancing barefoot in pristine condition until i get a chance to have you sign it. Hey, maybe i'll do a really elaborate FedEx thing, and send you a SASE, so you can sign it and send it back... or just wait until you come to Fitchburg, MA on your HUGE book tours!! YAY! You HAVE to come to Boston! else, the whole FedEx thing above will really confuse me and i'll never have you sign my DB!! ok, ok, calming down... now.

Congratulations, Wil. We are all so proud of you, Mr. Wil Wheaton.

*Ana

Congratulations, Wil! I think December 2 is a perfect day to make these types of announcements, but I'm biased because it's my birthday. :) Looking forward to much more writing from you in the years to come!!

ok, just one more...

HOLY CRAP AND A HALF!

*Ana

Wil,

Congrats! You really deserve it. You've worked hard and long on this, and you really are a very good writer. I already have a copy of Dancing Barefoot, but I can't wait to be able to buy more for friends and family. You're great!!!!

Kroeme

Congrats, Wil! Well-deserved!

I have to say I admire how far you've come, Wil, and I'll be raisin' a pint o' the Guinness to ye tonight, ye swarthy bastadge....

too cool, too cool...

*Please make it available in Canada. Please make it available in Canada.*

That totally rocks, Wil! Never met you (but my twin did!), but I'm really proud for you.

Rock on Wil!
Dancing Barefoot was a great read. Now I can put JAG on my O'Reilly shelf in between my Motif Reference Manual and my Sed & Awk manual.

Congrats!

A) Congratulations!

B) I had a weird thought you'd be writing for Marvel's Epic line.

C) Does that mean you get a nifty animal clip-art on the cover, like O'Rielly's tech books?

That's great :D Congrats Wil. More panting welcome.

woo hoo!!! way to go wil...

who's got your big willie style now!

Wil in the News:

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&edition=us&q=%22wil+wheaton%22

Wonderful news, Wil. We're all proud of you.

anniehall

Wil, now you've really earned your standing as a geek. :-) You seemd to fit in just fine when I saw you at OSCON with Tim, the alpacas, and everyone else.

Congrats, Wil! How awesome for you. Being one of the loyal readers who waited patiently for Dancing Barefoot and loving it, I can't wait for Just a Geek! Next spring can't come fast enough.
I hope you come to New England on one of your book tours...or maybe if you do any sort of con out here on the other side of the country.
CONGRATS again!
Emily

Awe. Some. Rock on with your bad self, Wil. \m/

Also, Chuck: Sexiest. Comment. Evar.

Best news EVER Wil!

Rock on!

CRAP!! For a second there I was going for the 1000 found cases of Guinness. I think I was just letting the excitement get to me...
I wil (heh) make you a small prediction. I have thought for the longest time that if you just got a little mainstream national publicity, you would be huge. As someone who was an "early adopter" of your work, let me say that seeing you on the NY Times best seller list will restore my faith in the concept that quality rises, and that in the end, good guys do win.
I cannot even tell you how much I think you deserve this.

Go Wil :-). We all knew you'd be hot stuff. So so so happy for you!!!! Make sure Ireland is on the world tour, k? I got a pint with your name on it.

That's great Wi! Sounds like a good move! I wonder if you'll have a dog on the cover, or if O'Reilly will branch out? (I hope they branch out a bit)

You kept stressing Epic..and all I could think of was you had decided to do a cheesy album like other ST greats from the past....I could almost hear you doing recitatives of Depeche Mode and INXS....God help my imagination :P *giggle*

Grats. Maybe I'll be able to get a copy of one of your books someday.

Congrats Wil!!!

I'd never read the "Ryan and Nolan" entry. Thanks for linking to it! It was amazing.

-AT

Hell Yeah Willie! That is some kick arse news! Now you can come over to the East Coast and do some singings here. Buy a 30 pack of sharpies and get ready for the tour, and make sure you stop in Wash DC. Til then, keep making it so.

Well done, Wil!

Finally,man. Finally.

If you were in Seattle, on 6th and University at 8:05 a.m. 12/2/03, you would have heard me scream in happiness for you! I am so proud, and your thank you to all of us log geeks was bordering on Academy award level, it was brilliant and you are welcome for my/our support. When will you come to seattle? I've never been to a convention but for you Wil, hell yeah! Annnd your love for Anne inspires me to find Mr. Right instead of Mr. Right now. I'm so happy for you I could pee! ;)

congratulations wil! that's awesome news! :)

I'm thrilled for you.
Congrats, Wil!
*hug*

-The Wil Wheaton Phenomenon-
A great name for a punk band. Congrats guy!

Yeah!!!!!

YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm doing a happy dance for you right now.

Congratulations. It's been a long hard road, and you deserve this success.

Wooooooooooooot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thats great Wil, however this does now mean I'll need a new bookshelf.
So happy for ya dude, rock on!

That's awesome, man! I'm thrilled for you. Best of luck and some ever-lovin' mojo. :)

That's awesome news!

HAs anyone ever studied the derivation/evolution of "w00t"?

Wil.... w00t.

(A visual would be funnier... I'm a 40 year old beauraucrat with an English accent, in a suit, tie and button-down collar quietly saying "w00t" to myself and to Wil).

Congrats, Wil! Looking forwrd to reading more.

A well-deserved accomplishment for a talented writer. I'm looking forward to reading everything you're willing to share.

Hurrah! ::cue angelic choir:: You deserve it. Best of luck in the world o' big-time publishing.

w000000000000000000t!

Will the format change any, illustrations or additions? Incentives for us to buy a copy when we already have one? (Prologue...?) I probably will pick one up anyway at the local B&N!

Congrats!
Sam

Yes! Rock! Party! Bonus! Way to go, Wil! A well deserved break for a well deserving guy. That totally kicks ass. In fact, I think I'll head to the tavern now and slam back a Guiness to celebrate.

Great job, Wil! Good luck!

Sweet Cuppin' Cakes.
*does a little dance*

Maybe you can write a book about come back jokes...

woo woo
the dawe.

Wil,

I'm thrilled for you! And, more than anything, I hope this means that you WILL be appearing live in a major bookstore on the East coast SOON! Keep us posted (like you WOULDN'T!)!

Congrats!

Jay

Wil, that's is WAY too cool. Congrats over and over again, this is excellent news.

I'm equally thrilled that I now have a chance to get Dancing Barefoot for Christmas! I'll be looking forward to JAG in the spring.

Go eat a beer... you deserve it. :)
mr.ska

I am so damn happy for you. It's been a pleasure following your adventures through this website. Thank you for sharing your life with us fellow geeks. I know you'll go far with this. This is it, the big break.

woohoo! wil - this si awesome. in hebrew we say mazal tov, which basically means that your constellation and luck is and should stay good. great. *grin* huge congrats, man.

Wowzers... congratulations! Um, that is very big. And I am very good at stating the obvious... anyhow, happy writing!

Hey Wil, Wow, Congratulations are in order!!! I'm sooo happy for you. you totally deserved this! As so many others have said, good things come to good people, or in your case, GREAT things come to Absolutely F**KING GREAT people! well done dude! just one more thing you really need to come over to England! We love you over here!! And i want a copy of your book, signed by you! so, please please please come over here!!

well, congrats again dude...you have no idea how happy i am for you! grinning like a cheshire cat!! ha ha

you are the best! \m/

love rach
xxx

WTG!! Damn I thought you two were having a baby. Sorry I was getting into mommy mode, as I am one.

As a woman who loves to write, I'm in awe of you.

Congratulations Wil! That is awesome news and I can't think of anyone more deserving!
Way to go!!

Congrats to you m'friend. I dont know anyone else who deserves it more. Good luck and good fortune to you. And remember the ancient Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times."

Great news Wil. Finally, Dancing Barefoot will get the audience it deserves. My wife managed to find me a copy from Powells a few weeks ago before I went on a business trip. I had planned to read it on the plane, but I devoured it before I even got on the plane...thanks for a great read, and congrats on your new publisher.

How great is that!!!
Congrats, man. It is so very deserved. I can't wait for the website book to come out, good to know I will have the other two to tide me over :)

Wil, I can't think of anyone more deserving of this success!

Remember back at the end of summer when things were so shitty and you were feeling really crappy? Remember how we all told you "this too shall pass"?

Guess what? It passed! And you are on to a fabulous new part of your life.

Congratulations and very well done!

Very many congratulations!!! How utterly exciting. :D I'm very happy for you and I'm so looking forward to seeing your books in the stores. WOW! :D

Reading about your epic news got me so excited for you. I even found myself smiling about the news. Again, Congratulations!
Well, now that you will be able to do a "real" book tour, you better have Minneapolis, St. Paul, or Bloomington (Mall of America) as one of your stops. I would like to have my book signed.
Your tour should stop in Minnesota during the winter. Then you can try out some of our below zero temps and with even lower temp wind chills!

Jessica

DUDE!!! Congrats!
Now you have to see if you can get creative control over the "creature" that will appear on your technical endeavor! I'm thinking the MONKEY!!! Don't know if they will allow you a typewriter in front of it, but certainly since they become iconic to the subject matter, much thought should be addressed to the issue.
Possibly a poll on your site!
Another FUN game for the WWdN fans!

yeah!! now I can get my copy too. and Wil, it's so great to 'hear' you say "I spoke with my editor . . . "

way to go!!

Well that's awesome Wil! I'm glad you've got a bigger publisher behind you now, and I know we're all looking forward to JaG.

But I do wonder about this: "I'm going to write a currently untitled technical book on personal website design". Don't you think that will be much more challenging than mostly-autobiographical-pseudo-non-fiction?

Holy mother jesus balls wil, that is totally freakin awesome!!!!!!
I knew it was only a matter of time before something like this happened!
w00t!
You deserve all this and more!

Congrats :)

that is f*&^%$# GREAT! Congrats and well deserved!!!!

KICK ASS WIL!!

WOOT!!!

Yay Wil!!!!!11111

You know, I was really hoping for #1, but then I'm biased with the joy my own toddler brings me. I really ought to be thinking about the fact that you'll be touring the country and hopefully getting to or within driving distance of North Carolina, not at home changing diapers and trying to keep someone from teething on your computer cables.

Seriously, that is fantastic news! Congratulations!

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations Wil!!!!

This is sofa king cool!!!!

*HappyNekkidOtterButtDance*

I hope this means you'll be at my Borders signing books soon. *grin*

W00T!

Kick Ass! That's amazing. Now I have something to show to all of the people that said that "self publishing is death for an author".

Whoo-hoo! Congratulations!

"Someone, start a pool for what the animal's going to be."

Is monkey taken?

Being published by O'Reilly automatically gives you MAJOR geek street cred points, Wil. Of course, obviously Tim O'Reilly knows a good thing when he sees one!

I still think it would be awesome if your book tour took you to the Tattered Cover in Denver (either Cherry Creek or LoDo, doesn't matter)...but if O'Reilly decides to send you to Softpro Technical Books in Centennial or Boulder, that'll be OK, too. They do have free Wi-Fi! :-)

Anyway, I think fellow Coloradan Eric Cartman would best express my sentiments this way: "Sweet, dude! Kick ass! Yes! YES!" And then he'd probably start doing the German Dance....

Anyway, congratulations!!!

I don't know how others feel, but I always get a tingle when I see/hear about someone succeeding through hard work and discipline. It's kind of like the cheezy moment in "It's A Wonderful Life" when ZuZu hears the bell and says, "Another angel just got their wings!"

Way to go, Wil, and way to go, Anne, for being supportive of the big lug!

Wil,
That is great news. Play it for all its worth.
Good luck with it. And to lighten the mood a bit: http://bdmonkeys.net/~chaz/battle.php
Your own personal battle cry.

Coyote
Incirlik AB, Turkey

Wil,

Congratulations! The most wonderful affirmation for an author is to have one's work read and also sought after. You've worked hard on this one and you deserve the kudos. I know how you feel (my latest book starting hitting the bookstores this past week) and think you've really found your voice here! It's great to know that that voice will be reaching a wider audience. Big hugs all around!

Spacewriter

Yay for you Wil! Hugs to you and the fam and your new publisher...! You're right, that does sound incredibly cool. You're living the dream, and you've worked very hard to get there. HOORAY!

Wil,

Greetings and Salutations along with Admiration and Congratulations!

Your written and webbed words have enchanted, entralled and mesmerized me (and my wife) at one point or another during the time I have been visiting your site (more than a year I think...Wow!).

Your web space is a daily visit for me, and a great one at that. The O'Reily deal is just one of many great things that will happen to a great author/actor/cool dude like you. Can't wait to buy Just A Geek, and that tech book will be added to my want list ASAP.

Again congratulations to you, and Anne, Ryan, Nolan and Ferris for being the great universe to you.

Oh, by the way, if there is a book tour: Make sure Philadelphia is on that tour. You have a unlimited pass for all the Guiness you can drink from me. I will throw in dinner or lunch too. Hell I think I will camp out in front of the store you sign at. Such a fan boy I am.

Peace, love and Christmas cookies,

Leo Romero
Philadelphia, PA
With congrats and good mojo also coming from:
Tracey (my wifey! I love you honey!)
Tristan (my infant son, who will be read Dancing Barefoot in about a week or two, just before bed)
and Coal (my cat, Who I love, and unlike Clay Aiken, do not think is Satan).

I think there's a lemur O'Reilly book; can't think of which one. There's probably a few primates left that would fall under the category "monkey"; perhaps a chimpanzee?

Fantastic Wil~
Congragulations.

Great news, but sort of anti-climactic

Merry Christmas! :-)

Congrats, Wil! I'll be sure to buy my share of your books to help keep a good thing going.

Wil Wheaton stars in Funny Farm 2?

Yea Wil! you rock!!! Congrats!! Now get yer ass on out to Michigan for that book signing tour!

Nice job! I can't wait to see your book listed on Amazon. It's going on my wish list for sure.

Phenomenon?
Juggernaut.

That's great!!! I always knew you would get a great publisher to do "Dancing Barefoot"!!

Congrats!

i knew you could do it, wil! you are a very talented writer. you deserve all the happiness in the world.
congratulations!
jeannette
ps..... hurry up and get here to south carolina, willya? =)

Big YEY for wil!
v happy for you :)

(But am I the only one feeling sorry for Monolith Press? Poor buggers. Hope wil does something nice for them, like buy them a pint and say cheers for helpin...)

But WOOOOHOO for wil! hehe

And that 3rd book sounds like a big seller too :)

Yay!

You're a fantastic writer!

How excited was I when I read this news during my 15 minute break from work! I had to check it out as soon as possible! Congratulations Wil! I can't wait to see you on all the talk shows, I know you'll be in demand very soon. I can't wait to order the book, it's going to be great to read over the winter breake.

You go boy, Wil! I'm envious! O'Reilly rocks my world. :)

Wow, that rules!

I'm truly happy you.

That's great. Congratulations, O'Reilly rocks, they make great books. And I'm sure yours will be added to that list. I actually work as a tech in the PrePress department for the printing company that prints all of O'Reilly's books. So I'll get to see them come through the door.

Congratulations, Wil! I am so happy for you!

Wil - That rawks man! Can't wait to finally be able to get my hands on Dancing and JAG when it comes out!

Congrats though!

Nags

This is my first comments post (I hang in the soapbox... ;), but this deserves a comment...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!

You deserve it!

Odile

Yea!!! I'm so happy for you!

Wil Wheaton, early twenty-first century author. Sounds right, doesn't it?

Good Karma comes to those who deserve it my friend. Congratulations!

It was only a matter of time, old friend. Congratulations! You've earned this, man! You've earned this!

Good on Ya Willie!
Now, A briar pipe, a herring bone jacket (with suede elbow patches , of course) and maybe a deerstalker.... The Wil Phenom Stikes the Literary World!!

I am *so* happy for you right now. I'm so glad that in some miniscule way by reading and commenting at your site I was able to help you in any way at all. I always see all these cool actors/authors/musicians/etc. that I want to succeed. I'd think to myself, "When I grow up and have money I'll cast all my favorite actors, publish my favorite authors and sign my favorite musicians who DESERVE IT!"
I'm just happy period because you deserve this. You're a great person with a great family and talent in seemingly every area you've attempted.
You rock, Wil. Seriously.
I'm so happy for you man.

Congratulations, Wil! Yes, there's an echo in here...

Seriously, though, you deserve this. Not to mention, I'll be able to get a copy of the book! Ah, the selfish motive!

Rawk on! \m/
I am so excited and so happy for you. Congrats!

WoW - comments are back... What happened?

Now that the shock is wearing off, I just wanted to say:

CONGRATULATIONS, Mr. Wheaton - you're a great story-teller and deserve to have your stories published. If I'll find your books in Chapters-near-me, I'll be sure to buy them for bathroom/bathtub reading, and trust me, this is a HIGH compliment in my book...

That is wonderful news! Congratulations!!

Too. Fucking. Cool.

Aweome! Couldn't have happened to someone more deserving!

Soo...uh...since i own a piece of this new chapter in your life, can I borrow $5 bucks? - you can paypal me it if ya want.

I totally feel like I'm jumping on the bandwagon here since I've only been reading for about a week...devoured everything I could on the site...but I have to say - Wil, you SO RAWK! this is absolutely fantastic :)
*we do the happy dance, we do the happy dance*
not only do you totally deserve this, but can you imagine how the other publishing houses are gonna just turn green when they realize O'Reilly jumped on "the Wil Wheaton phenomenon" before they could?? O'Reilly!! oh man...this is just beyond cool...
major huge congrats!!

Yay Wil! You rock! Congrats!

Because I'm such a selfish swine the first Guinness is all for me. The second Guinness tho is all for you. Here's to ya mate, well done!

You go! That's awesome!!!!

Congratulations!

But I still want to see you do a Pixar movie. ;D

Clay

And yet another comment to add to the multitude of congratulations ! ! ! I can get the book, you can write more books! ! ! OUTSTANDING !

Um, yeah, This is your news, why do I feel so jovial? I know why, Becasue your a damn good writer who knows how to draw his reader in and make the reader care about who or what their reading. I love to read, I have read mostly non-fiction and I am very very picky about the fiction I do chose. I can't wait to see your do book tours and interviews.

And did I tell you I'm so excited ! ! I can get a copy of Dancing Barefoot! ! WHOOHOO I have not missed the last train....::does a little dance off to work::

That is incredible news! Congrats!!!!! I can't wait to see the finished products on shelves in Northwest Ohio!

::g dusts off favorite tag line and types::

Good on you Mate!!

g

Congrats.... I know it has been echoed many times, but congrats!

Congratulations... and don't be self-conscious about the dances of joy. I did several when my book proposal was first accepted, and still experience occasional bouts of giddiness when an article gets accepted.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Woot! Grats Wil.

Congratufreakinlations, Wil! that is so utterly cool i got a lump in my throat! can't wait until christmas when i open my copy of db, and then again when i open jag fro my birthday!! again congratulations! well deserved!

vern

I know what I'll be spending my money on.

awesome. hopefully your tour will swing you through the DC/northern virginia area!

Congratulations, Wil! You deserve it! I might just have to buy myself another copy from The Man now to go along with my Monolith Press version. Way to go!

I work as a substitute teacher and I had to steal a child's computer log on password to get to your website and see what the EPIC announcement was this morning! It was well worth it though! I'm so happy for you!! Can't wait to share you with the world!! Congrats, Wil!!!

Great joerb there, Wil!

Congrats Wil! I am honestly so happy for you that is so damn cool. I can't think of a more deserving person than yourself. I am sure your whole family is so proud of you, and perhaps it will keep the boogyman at a distance now. Having read Dancing Barefoot and hearing a reading of it personally, it is truly an amazing piece of work. I am looking forward to JAG, and more work from the soon to be literary works of Wil Wheaton. I admit I am not really into geeky books (nothing against geeks of course, just not my thing), but I do find your books as an all inclusive read, and can't wait to experiece that again. Again, I can't think of a more deserving person!

Holy shyze :O

Congratulations, Wil!!11

It couldn't have happened to a nicer an more deserving person, Wil. Congratulations. Now I'll be able to order your books and have them delivered in Mexico! How cool is that?

You rock, man.

Good work man, we're behind ya 1000%!!!

I can't belive the number of comments! Almost 200 in less than 2.5 hrs. And you haven't even sent out the email to your subscribers.

See all the fans you have!

wtg Wil

Let us all know what we can do to get you to come to our state/country. You need petitions, you want us to write to O'Rilly, we will.

Congratulations Wil, I can't think of anyone who deserves it more. :)

Congratulations Wil.

"Just when I thought I was out,They pull me back in"!

Michael "Don" Corleone

Congratulations Wil!

*wonders if he will get through 170 odd comments*

Thanks for letting us share this wth you (eventually ;P )
Oh and an international tour would be cool, get on to your publishers about that!
Erica

good work. i haven't posted a reply before but i have been reading for a while, and i just wanted to say congratulations. that's it i guess. keep on keeping on, brotherman.

Felicidades, Wil! I am so happy for you!!
You definitely deserve this.

Anne — Thank you for being here. You are a lucky woman, Will is lucky to have you and we are all witnesses of this great happiness.

Nolan and Ryan are great too! I love hearing about them. Ferris is the one keeping everyone on track, I know. *wag wag wag wag.*

There is much to be thankful for.
Thank you, Wil for sharing your talent.

Elizabeth

Awesome. Nothing more to say as that sums it up.

I want to see "Barefoot Dancing" and "Just a Geek" in Barnes & Nobles now.

Congratulations Wil,
I doubt this could have happened to a more deserving fellow. I can not wait to get my hand on your next literary efforts. If they are as entertaining as your first work, then it will be money well spent.

"the Wil Wheaton phenomenon"

best-phenomenon-ever! this is such cool news! i can't wait to see your books all over the place! yaaaaaay! :)

I :heart: O'rielly/WWdN

Like they all have already said, that is AWESOME!

And, by the way, did you notice just what a great COMMUNITY you have created online?? THAT is quite an achievement as well. Not everyone can do that!

Wow.. this is good news!
I just got my signed copy yesterday in the mail. I was under the impression for the last few weeks that my wife swiped it to "hide" it until christmas so I was a little off kilter when I saw the envelope.
I decided to start reading it last night, since it was 11pm I figured one or two stories then off to bed.
Next thing I know I was finished and reading spongebob for the third time laughing my ass off.
I then rushed off to bed since it was midnight and 5:30 am comes fast.

Thanks for writing it.. and grats again!

Yay Wil! WOO! Now I can finally buy your freakin' book!

You know, I've only been reading your site for about the last month. I'd heard about it, of course, but brushed it off because who wants to hear some guy yak about himself?

Well, I do, apparently. It's fun to hear about you, and it's fun to cheer you on. I'm mad when some Trekkie fanboy (ex-Trekkie here) makes fun of you, and reach for the hankies when you talk about your wife. And you're a big dork, always a plus in my book.

You and Jon Stewart should talk, man. You two should combine your powers and start your own 18-34 army.

Years and years ago, I knew you briefly as a part of the Mindvox community, where I lurked around (both on the bboards and on irc) as d-lia, a friend of leaf and templar and a few others. I barely knew you then, but liked you. Only recently (last year or so) did I find my way to your blog, and I've loved reading it, and I've loved your book.

I'm really so pleased at this wonderful news. I admit I was sort of hoping you and Anne were having your own kidlet, but it's clear from your writings that the two boys already in your household are in all ways that matter your shared children, anyway.

It's so easy for me to see my life and adventures paralleled in your writings. I really appreciate the honesty and wit you are willing to share with us all.

Again, way to go!
- Cordelia, New York

Congrats...Look forward to seeing your books! I want to see the obligatory 'Wil Wheaton Author' b/w picture on the back of the book... and you better wear your TNG uniform...

Yay! Please come to Seattle on your book tour.

Best.

Epic.

Announcement.

Ever.

Wil, Congrats on the new publisher! You Rawk! I love your site. I love your writing. You deserve this.

Oh, my God!!!! Congratulations, Wil! Just try to remember, I don't like mushrooms on my pizza and try to spell my name right on my trophy........ seriously, I couldn't be more proud of you if you were one of my own kids (which would be odd since you're older than I am). This couldn't have happened to a more deserving guy, good work and I can't wait to see your book on the shelves at Barnes and Noble!

d00d - you r0x0r.
congratu-friggin-lations man!
you definitely deserved a deal - and it's a Christmas present and a half! (I'm not gettin' all religious on ya, but Christmas is still kewl, and a perfect time for this to go through!)
Let us know about all the signings, especially any in NYC/NJ/PA, cause I'll be there with a fresh Guiness for ya!

Congratulations again on the great news!

It's been great to share the ride with you... thanks for sharing it with us!

-Jocelyn

Congrats Wil!! You deserve it!!

Congratulations, Wil! That's wonderful!

Congratulations, Wil!

It couldn't have happened to a more deserving guy.

Oh, and promise us your books will be better than the TekWar series. :)

Did anyone else ask what animal they'll put on your book cover? Are monkeys taken already?

CONGRATS, WIL!!!! Lucky bastard!

Is that a DM reference in the title?

Congratulations! Your journey as a writer has inspired me. :) Thank you for putting yourself out there.

While your blog is entertaining and I enjoy reading it...

...why would I want a book about web design by you when your site - design and development wise - isn't that great?

Content wise it's great, but come on....

Awesome!!!! I'm so happy for you, Wil.

Congratulations Wil! You have been entertaining me for years, and now I can buy your books and help you take your awesome wife out to dinner. Wait a second, what in this for me again?? Anyway, congratulations, you so totally absotively deserve this.

Congratulations! and Happy Holidays too.

Wow! Congratulations, that is absolutely amazing. I've only been here for a few months (and am finally delurking) but believe me, I have most of my friends converted to this site.

YAY! Here's wishing you more goodluck in the future, and if you ever make it to Canada on that book tour of yours (toronto, hint hint) I'll be there.

Denise

Just wanted to join the millions (or soon to be millions) of fans who are expressing such joy at your accomplishment...

You're writing is entertaining, inspirational, but most importantly of all - truthful. I wish you many many words to unleash upon the world.

Fantastic news!

(make sure you do a signing at the tattered cover/denver!)

That is the best news ever, I literally got tears in my eyes! Be yourself, be strong, and carry on.

Whoo hoo! *big grin!* Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!

You rock, Wil!!! I can't wait to see what kind of book tour they put together for you. I'm still waiting in L.A. I was sure months ago and I'm still sure now that you would get throngs of people wanting to meet you and have their books signed! Congrats!!!!!

Way to go Wil! That is just AWESOME news!!!! Bask in the glory man! You deserve it!

CK
aka TonyInCalgary

Good stuff, man.

Lots of hard work, lots of blind stabs in the dark and walking down dark alleys to figure it out on your own--and it was worth every bit.

Can't wait for the movie.

Who'll play R2D2?

Way to go, Wil!!

I hope that when the book reaches Canada, I'll have a chance to read it!

Don't forget to come by Montreal on your book tour!

Love, Heather

That is the coolest. Way to go!

Hey Wil,

Congratulations, I always knew you were going to be successful no matter what you did. I look forward to enjoying your career as a writer as much as I do your career as an actor. When you go on that book tour don't forget to slot time in Toronto:)

Cheers

Hey Wil,
You've earned every bit of it: writing with not much hope of a return, filling orders by hand, doing book signings ... it's all against the odds, and now you're simply getting your just rewards. Justice isn't guaranteed in this world, but it's awfully nice when it happens.

so fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! clearly you have the ability to entertain and move folks, and I'm glad those who control the resources recognize it

wilhelm

ps i was sooo right.

THANK YOU WIL!
for a great place that has helped me. You are special in many great ways. I will always be a fan!

Epic news indeed! Congrats Wil! When are you coming down to Sydney? ;););)

Congratulations, Wil! This is great news!

Sweet, man. I have certainly enjoyed the ride and I hope this leads to more fame and fortune, which you justly deserve.

Way 'ta go Wil! I have enjoyed reading your website for awhile now. You have been through a lot of crap for a long time but you came out smelling like a rose.

The animal for the O'Reilly book has to be a monkey (if it hasn't already been taken).

Again, congrats and I am SO looking forward to Just A Geek™

Congrats, Wil! Dancing Barefoot is great and I'm sure that O'Reilly will give it the attention and publicity it deserves!

Make sure to get on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart when you're doing the promoting. It is definately the right demographic.

And congrats.

Wil-congratulations man,nobody deserves it more!As far as writing goes you're a natural-and what you've achieved with this community is something special.Got some space put by for the books-can't wait!

Congratulations to you on your publishing deal and the success of Dancing Barefoot you have defintely earned it!

WAY TO GO UNCLE WIL!!!

See what that "MONKEY MOJO" + YOUR EXCELLENT WRITING DOES!!!

CONGRATS!! and MANY thanks for being HERE for US.

You have done more good than you will EVER know.

Yay Wil!

Now I can finally used that pesky Amazon gift certificate on something I totally want. Maybe I'll get a copy for my Dad for Xmas. He's so hard to buy for and an old school geek (physics). Oh! and my brother-in-law. And maybe my Mom...

Cheers

Woo! Congrats Wil! :)

I was lucky enough to have already bought Dancing Barefoot, but perhaps I'll have to do it again, just because. :D

holy shit like 225 comments!! in a matter of hours! that's like slashdot status

Yay Wil!!!!!

That's the most fantastic news.

Now if you can just make that technical book easy enough for some of us that we become willing to try our own website, you really WILL be my hero!

Congrats!

Sarah

That's awesome wil!! Hope to see you on your big book signing tour.

Way to go TV's Wil Wheaton ;-)

Thats good to hear.
You deserve it.

J

Only one problem, Wil: We have only so much room for your fans at the hotel hosting Penquicon 2.0! We may have to reserve another overflow buffer at a neighboring hotel.

Congratulations!

Woohoo!!! Go Wil! I haven't picked up the book yet, so I'll wait to waltz into my local Barnes and Nobles to buy it.

What happens if you hit a bestseller list? I think you may explode. ;)

I've never actually posted here before, but I *had* to say CONGRATS! and give you a virtual handshake - because getting published is really damned cool, and getting signed is even cooler. It is epic.

You're awesome, Wil.

*Dances the HUGE JAMONGUS HAPPY DANCE!!!**

Wil Wheaton I'm damn damn damn damn.. well lots of damn prouds of you, Mr. Author you!!!

Looks like I'll have the army sleeping bag ready to camp out at your book signing.

Gods.. that sounds so cool.

woot!

-MKF

WOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

I am smiling like a doofus here at my trusty HP!!

Add my congratulations to the list---just let us know whether ordering directly from you puts more $$ in your pocket than buying at a store.

Though of course I can get MY copies signed at Penguicon!!!

Ultra geeked for ya!

:)Francinre

hey wil! congrats! You deserve it! thats awesome! i cant wait to get your book!

Shweet! Does this mean I will be able to read your books on my Safari bookshelf.

Congratulations! You deserve it. :)

Great news, Wil!

Make sure they set you up to sign books at Macworld (San Francisco in January). If you make it there, stop by the Now Software booth and I'll load you up with free software!

Randy

*beams*
*wipes tear from eye*
*holds Guiness up*
"To Hooters."
*sips Guiness*
*spits it out*
*hands it to you instead and orders a brown cow*
*ducks a flying (but empty) mug*

Congrats, Wil.
Jodie G.

Congrats Wil! That's amazing news. Can't wait to finally get a copy of Dancing Barefoot of my own...hope to finally meet you on the book signing tour...Again, great job, we are all truly happy for you.

Congrats on your book deals. Let us know when you are doing the voice over for the Simpons what day. Also let us know about the Pixar movie too. Congrats again.

Coolio.

You're on O'Reilly now: http://oreilly.com/

wahoo!

So is that post from "Dweezil" actually THE Dweezil?? My friend Gillian grew up across the street from the Zappa's.

So when do you come to Australia to promote it? There's a Guinness (or 20) in the fridge waiting for you!

You should still totally hatch a nerdling. Cuz spawning is k00l.

Hey Wil,

Congrats! My first book is coming out in the spring, so I kind of know the euphoria. :-)

Rich

that is really fantastic wil. i'm so happy for you. congratulations!

Your first book was so great I am sure yours others will be just as good. Millionaireplayboy will always help you spread the word.

congrats

I've never posted before, but I feel the need to be part of the WWDN phenomenon.

We are fans of Wil Wheaton. And we are liegon.

Excellent! Good 'n on ya, Wil.

This is my first time posting, even though I've been reading for a long time.

Congratulations, Wil! This is such exciting news! What made me go ahead and comment was to let you know that I work at a Barnes & Noble, and if your books are available to us, as soon as I read them, I can do a staff recommendation. That way, they'd be in a display location in the store with the other staff recs, with a nice discount to encourage sales. :-D

Score! This is truly stellar news! And to think I couldn't figure out what to post today on my blog. I'll definately have to spread the word for you, and I'll be waiting with that guy whooping at 8:05 in downtown Seattle a couple steps up if you do grace us with a book signing.

That is freaking awesome news!! Congrats!!

I just called my local independent bookstore (Kepler's in Menlo Park, a truly excellent bookseller) and asked them if they'd carry it, punctuating the request with a non-special order. They didn't have the book on their distributors' lists yet, naturally. So y'all can do what I did, which was refer them to the O'Reilly's online catalog, which includes that crucial ISBN number:

http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/barefoot/index.html

Go Wil!

This is absolutely wonderful news Wil! Congratulations!

Way to go, Wil.

Too bad about the Guiness. That would have been almost as cool. ;-)

Congratulations!

It was good seeing you at Loscon. During the reading you did there, it occurred to me that you could sell recordings of your books that you read yourself. The only reader that I can think of that I would rate better than you is Harlan Ellison. If you haven't heard him read, check out some of the books he's recorded. But you are a close second, at least when it comes to reading your own works. I would buy them if you recorded them. You add so much to the written word when you read.

This may be too far down for anyone to read, but GREAT Slurm reference.

Oh, and congratulations as well

Congrats Wil! Now it should be easier for us Monkeys to buy your books! A three book deal, NOW you're a BIG SHOT!!! :)

I just got my copy of DB yesterday and finished in an hour. It left me wanting more and I am thrilled to hear that you got this deal! I am so very excited for you Wil, you and Anne must be doing the happy dance of joy! Now, take a deep breath and let some self confidence overflow your veins and gain some permanent ground there. And please, don't forget about all your monkeys when you are a rich and famous author pumping out 1-2 books a year. *grin*

*{:^)\/\/[] Now that the surprise is out of the box...Congratulations, Wil!!! Your great talent, hard work, and perseverence these past months have definitely rewarded you well! BIG TIME, BABY!!! :^) Woo-hoo! **happy dance for Wil** :^)

Wil, someone asked above if buying directly from you would net you more money than buying from the store, but I'm curious, would buying from the store help you in the bestseller rankings? And if so, which would you prefer?

I was thinking, if a lot of us buy the book online the day it comes out, maybe we could get you onto Amazon’s “Movers and Shakers” list or Barnes & Noble’s “Top 100” list, which would bring your book to the attention of a wider audience. Since it’s gotten great reviews in both places already (although I only see 2 reviews at Barnes & Noble, you people who’ve already gotten a copy need to get busy over there) I think that could get even more people to buy it. So it would be great if you could put up a message and send out an alert as soon as it becomes available to buy on those websites.

Also, how does the book tour scheduling work? Does the publisher just decide where they are sending you, or can bookstores put in a request? If bookstores’ requests influence the schedule, then we should all contact our local bookstore’s management and ask that they request Wil Wheaton come do a signing in their store.

That is truly Huge! Congratulations Wil.

Way to go!! Amazing, you so deserve this.

Congratulations!

=)

That's SO COOL to hear, Wil! Major Congratualations to you! Can't wait to get my copy of Dancing Barefoot and to read the entire JAG book :)

Congratulations! A well-deserved recognition of your work.

Dude! DUDE!! D-U-U-U-U-U-U-D-E!!!!!!! That is so uttterly, totally, overwhelmingly AWESOME!!! I am going to have the head of my local PC User Group contact you for an interview about your book! He hosts one of the longest-running computer talk shows in the country, and I'm sure he is well-acquainted with Tim O'Reilly! (If you want more information about this show, log on to www.lets-talk-computers.com. The names of the co-hosts are Alan and Sandy Ashendorf.)

You know what you deserve now? You deserve to have not one, not two, but ALL of your co-stars from ST:TNG to be in attendance at your first signing under Mr. O'Reilley's auspices--and none other than Patrick Stewart should be at the head of the line! On top of all that, William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy from ST:TOS should also be present! Hey--it could happen--especially to a geek who's also a dork, a doofus, and a schmuck (just kidding about that last one!)! Seriously, Wil, you're now beginning, I hope, to appreciate the true meaning of the phrase, "delayed gratification"--because, 99 times out of 100, anything REALLY worth having IS worth waiting for--and now you're beginning to get it!! I hope this proves to be ONLY the BAREST beginning of MAJORLY good times in store for you and yours in the days, weeks, and months ahead! "Living well is the best revenge," as the old saying goes, and you're now starting to get your own sweet revenge on Berman and Company--so take TOTAL advantage of it! Congratulations and take care!

Sincerely,
Tom Nichol

YAHOO !! Go Wil, Go Wil. I am wearing my WWdN T.shirt in your honor !!

So,how long before Rick Berman calls you about doing a movie on the WWdN phenomenon? :-)

Congrats! Well deserved. Can't wait for the O'Reilly release.

Congratulations, Wil! An epic deal for the most deserving guy.

Looking forward to grabbing a copy of Dancing Barefoot soon.

::Guinness clink:: Cheers!

WOOOHOOOO! And I second the motion for you to come to Australia to promote your books ('your books'... doesn't that sound cool?!)

Hey Wil!
I KNEW you could do it!! This is awesome news. I hope this new deal helps your career to soar!

Cya!
-Zack Shutt

Way to go Wil!!!!

Show those Authors how to write!!!\

~GP~

Wil:

It's an honor to share in this joy with you and yours' and the rest of us "viewers" and now "readers"...

Your writings [often] have inspired me and I am very happy for you finally seeing that ship come to harbor.

You are truly blessed! It has all been worth it - yes?
-sam

Congratulations, Wil! That is so awesome. And you deserve it! :) :)

Way to go!! My new copy of Dancing Barefoot is that much more special.:)

Congratulations, Wil.