So the dude behind the ever popular stuff white people like blog recently was offered a $300,000 advance for a 'Stuff white people like' book deal with Random House. I read this in the Sunday NY Times, and cannot say that I am at all surprised. Clever concept, funny (if at times a bit mean-spirited) writing, and a potential to appeal to many white (and non-white) readers all add up to a risk that might be worth taking by a larger publisher.It was particularly interesting to read about literary agents scouring blogs for potential talent. As a blogger in the growing blogosphere, specifically in the rapidly expanding wine blogging community, I wonder if anyone focusing on wine blogging might also get a book offer.
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Hello Joe. I am the Senior Vice President of Parker Collins publishing and would like to offer you Eleventeen Million Dollars to produce a series of scratch and sniff pop-up childern's books based on Old World Old School. Please get in touch asap!
Hey, I get offered money and sexual favors every day for the stuff I put up on La Otra Botella. I'm just suspicious about the fact that the offers are in pesetas and the sexual favors involveasking...
Whadup, Joe?
M.
Jz - have your people call my people.
M- lucky you! On Old World Old School I sadly don't get these offers, though on my work email there are multiple offers for penis enlargement, cialis, and millions of dollars from Nigerian barristers.
So you're moving then, dude?
I get the Viagra, Cialis and penis enlargement offers also. No Nigerian barristers, but a woman in London who wants me to inherit her fortune, plus notifications of my winnings in the Uzbek lottery. Some threats of bodily harm, too.
Yes, I am moving. I am, of course, completely devastated by this, since there's nothing to drink where I'm going and I am experiencing XXXL difficulties in moving my cellar...
M.
Man, that would be nice.
How about a blog like Stuff Wine Geeks Like. Too small an audience. See . . .white people ..that's a big audience . . .
and I could not write a book called what black people like . .not sure that would go over too well....but maybe what New York Jews Like.....maybe I should get working on that.....but it would be too similar to what white people like.....oh well..will keep with wine blogging.
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