I feel no small degree of shame about what I am about to confess.
I have jumped on the bloggers-writing-books bandwagon.
I have written a book.
And Random House is publishing it.
Those of you who’ve been reading this blog for a while may remember that I participated in the Blogathon by writing 49 haiku about gay dating and sex.
Well, people seemed to like them, and they were easy enough to write, so I decided to write 20 more and try and get the group published as 69 Gay Haiku.
Eventually somebody at Random House decided he wanted to publish it. The only issue was that he wanted 110 haiku. I had no problem writing the extra haiku; it’s just that 69 Gay Haiku is the only decent title I’ve ever come up with for anything. The current title of the book is Gay Haiku.
I would link to the haiku that I posted for the Blogathon, but I was contractually obligated to take them off the web site.
So, as I say, I feel no small sense of shame about this. However, the first part of my advance came yesterday, and, let me tell you, there’s nothing that takes that shame away like being able to pay the collection agencies what you owe them.
whoa?! congratulations! publishing is a vicious world. what imprint?
Broadway.
congrats! hardcover?
Thank you. Yes, hardcover. Until that sells a million billion copies and they issue a paperback version. And a book-on-tape version, which will be read by Linda Hunt.
That’s terrific! Congratulations!
Broadway’s good–they’ve got a good publicity machine behind them. You need to push them to arrange readings/events for you. That and press are really the only ways to break through the deluge of published material that the industry vomits forth.
Congratulations..
You must keep us all informed as to the details as they become available.
Sounds perfect bedtime reading.
Good on yer, Faustus.
P.S. any chance of a Guest Haiku, some time?
You will be famous
Fortune and hunks will come too
I am SO envious
I am almost speechless with delight.
(And some small measure of envy – but I’ll work through that.)
Many, many congratulations. Those haiku were outstanding, and it thrills me to know that there are more to come.
Jealous, but happy. Congrats.
Congrats!
Mazel tov, honey. I’m so proud of you.
I am also insanely jealous, of course, but only in a good way. Tell me, whom do I need to sleep with to get something of my own published?
Omigoodness!
This is marvelous news, sweetpea! Congratulations! Is the book published under the nom de plume?
Thanks, everybody, for the congratulations. Non-Contact lens wearer, do you mean you want to guest haiku for me or that you’d like me to guest haiku for you? Either way would be delightful, I’m sure. Jay, I have my doubts about the fame and fortune, though luckily I’ve already got my own hunk, but from your lips to God’s ear. Jeff, if you’d like I can send you a list of everybody I’ve slept with (as I’m not sure which encounter resulted in this stroke of good fortune) but, to be honest, some of them were pretty unsavory fellows, so it might be a crap shoot. Chris, no, the book will actually be published under my own name, if you can believe it.
When can we expect the link to Amazon so you can get link$ as well as royalties?
Shame? NO shame! Advances and royalty checks wash all shame away.
Congratulations. That’s fantastic and well-deserved news.
Look out David Sedaris and David Rakoff. I’m senmsing some time on Fresh Air or This American life is next up on your to do list.
I want the movie rights!
Congrats!
I know I’ve never commented on your site before, but I have to add this comment…
On reading your post, what popped into my head was the tune for 76 trombones… and the line “110 haiku in the gay parade”.
I’ve no idea why, or why I feel the need to tell you this.
Oh, and apparently the tune from 76 trombones removes my manners too.
Congratulations on the book deal.
Congratulations, Faustus! This is great news.
Now you’ll have to turn it into a musical…
Congratulations, Faustus! That’s great news.
Now you’ll have to turn it into a musical…
Congratulations, Faustus! That’s great news.
Now you’ll have to turn it into a musical…
Congratulations, Faustus! That’s great news.
Now you’ll have to turn it into a musical…
Crap. Sorry about the repeats.
oh faustus, congratulations. this is a big deal
so the title of the book is “gay haiku”?
I see a movie deal coming out of this. A collection of short vignette’s a la “Coffee and Cigarettes” or “32 Short Films About Glenn Gould” The question is, who will play Faustus?
Congratulations!! Is there an ETA as to when the book will be published and/or on our local bookshelves? And yeah I really did like 69 Gay Haiku as the title…but 69 is my favorite number…for a non-perverted reason though.
‘gratz, honey!!! You deserve it!!
Congratulations – you have a great writing style, and I am always inspired by bloggers who get published without having to switch over to fiction/novel-writing.
Best of luck.
I think you might find
He meant to say: One
Hundred one gay haiku
“can i come in again?” that’ll teach me to post just before i go to sleep while laughing at the drunks outside. i MEANT to say:
I think you might find
He meant to say: One hundred
And one gay haikus.
that way they can just relabel all that dalmation merchandise and recoup some of their investment
First time commenter here!
Congratulations!
This is the most non-smug declaration of intent from the bloggers turned writers so far. Those haikus were mucho funny!
You know, I noticed a while ago that under the “Best of the Search,” the links for Gay Haiku were gone, and I was going to ask why…
Can’t wait to get the print version. Congratulations.
YAY!!! I expect a musical version within a year!
Congrats! Will you charge extra for the autographed copies?
Congratulations!! I’m a few days behind in my reading and I just saw your post this very minute. I cannot wait to see the finished product!!!
Thus reads the decree:
Your wisdom shall be published.
Congratulations!
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