Dacnig Barfoote

I’m making some little changes to Dancing Barefoot for the next printing. I’ve done lots of readings from the book in the past few months, and I’ve noticed certain passages that benefit from the addition of a word or phrase, or the removal of stuff that I thought was good when I wrote it, or for whatever reason has never connected with an audience.
Here’s where you, dear reader (wow. I can’t believe I said that) come in: if you’ve read Dancing Barefoot, and you’ve spotted a typo, you can help me catch anything that I’ve missed. I think it’s pretty solid, but I know that the current printing has at least one.
Thnka yuo fro your’re help!1

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  3. so… does this mean that we get a shiny new copy of DB for ***free***?!? Or… will the version we have now sell big on EBAY as it’s an original DB prior to Wil’s new edit?!?
    Just wondering the best way to profit from all this.
    Either way, I love reading from DB to my wife in bed each night — it’s gets her real hot as she must be thinking of young Wes in his ST tights…
    Damn you Wil Wheaton and your devlish good looks!!! DAMN YOU!!!
    😉
    ps
    Seriously, I’ll look forward to the new printing…
    -worf

  4. I didn’t want to point this out before because I thought it was too embarrasing, but you totally forgot the second “L” in your name on the cover. ooops!

  6. I’ve read through the whole thing top to bottom. Only question is, who is Wil Wheaton??
    Sorry, lame joke, but I love getting asked that question.

  7. Oh no! I’m a Wil Wheaton virgin…
    having only been introduced to the site recently . So I missed out on the Dancing Barefoot printing by THAT MUCH! (sorry, couldn’t work out how – or if – I could put that in italics).
    Looking forward to the next printing. I’m sure there’s only the one typo (how’s that for sucking up. Not that I’m angling for a free copy or anything…! We don’t get much reading material Down Under… 😉
    PS. Yes, I know. Far too many points of ellipses… but I just love ’em…

  10. I think the only typos I found were on the postcard that came with the book. I don’t remember any in the book itself and the postcard typos were pretty obvious, but not in a “I can’t believe you missed that” sorta way. Anyway, I hope that helps.

  11. You realize that by correcting DB, once JAG hits #1 on the NY Times bestseller list, , people are going to scramble to sell their “error” version for 9 times the price on eBay.
    Sadly, I am one of the ones who missed out on the first printing, so all I can do is encourage you to get out the second printing (before Xmas, pwetty pwease :)).

  12. Look in the back for that gigantic, extra capital B that’s dangling in the middle of nowhere.
    It’s in that “thanks” section.
    D’oh!

  13. Do you mean the big “B” that’s above the Colophon on page 115?
    That’s supposed to be a big “B” like “B”ookman, the typeface.
    I guess it should be in a box, eh?

  14. Well, it’s just hanging there and looks like a carry over from the big B for BEN.
    You could just change it to big R for “Russ”, because that’d just be damn sexy.

  18. Doh, but I haven’t even got my first copy yet! It’s been shipped, guess I was lucky and ordered one of the last ones. Meh, it happens when you live in Oz.

  19. just remember:
    y-o-u-r
    y-o-u-apostrophe-r-e
    they’re as different as night and day
    don’t you think night and day are different
    what’s wrong with you

  20. What’s really missing is the sound of you reading it. I heard you do part of Sponge Bob Vegas Pants at the SGVLUG a month ago, and you brought such life to your words, it was amazing. That section will forever be better for me because I can hear you reading it, and when I read other parts of the book, I can still hear your voice. I’ll be you’re wishing now that I was some hot blonde saying those words ;-).
    Seriously, I understand that there might be all kinds of issues with piracy if you did this, but I think you should record a CD of you reading DB. You really add another dimension to it.

  22. Hey,
    I guess I must have the second printing, with the blue quotes on the top of the cover and the “Minor Corrections – June 2003” note inside. I didn’t spot any noticeable types, though as someone said above, that “B” in the Acknoledgments section somewhat confused me!
    KJ

  24. A book on CD is such a great idea, Scott!
    Wil, you could probably do that with a pretty low budget and bypass CD pressing and distribution costs by taking it straight to the iTunes Music Store. I think I remember hearing Steve was a fan of TNG. That would get your foot in the door, then with the built in support you’d get from your WWdN readership, you’ve got a winner. All you’d need to do is rent a Nuemann TLM103 and an inexpensive digital board for a couple of days and record straight to your iBook. Clean, edit and EQ it there and your good to go. I’d buy it for sure. I can almost ‘hear’ your voice when I read your stuff – it’s that characteristic. It really would be great to get it straight from the horses mouth, so to speak. Where the hell did that expression come from anyway?
    As for typos in the current copy, I don’t have mine yet. Should arrive this week, though. I’ll proof it when I get it.

  25. Since I am a rotten tomato and didn’t get around to buying the first printing, I look forward to this one.
    And that’s all I have ta’ say ’bout that…
    Thankee-sai, sai Wheaton,
    StarQuestarian
    (‘boxer extraordinaire)

  27. hey wil, hope the changes are coming along well…..because over in england, we didn’t get the book, so had to order it….aagghh…i unfortunately, i miss out this time…so i want a copy!! SSOOONNNN!!! (so, being totally selfish here…..hurry up and finish!!!! PPPLLLLEEEEEEEEEASE!!!)
    love rach
    xxx

  29. Would have to read it again to spot any other typos, but the only one that stood out to me while reading it on holiday, was the mis-spelling of Jonathan Frakes as “Johnathan” at one point. I only noticed that as it’s my own first name and it gets misspelt frequently!

  30. I compare your writing with that of Garrison Keillor (I hope you think that’s a compliment, it’s supposed to be) – Lake Wobegon days for the Space Age. I have his books on tape, and having heard your audioblog I think your books would be great on tape too.
    further vote for audio version of DB and JAG

  31. I live in Canada and can’t access iTunes so I would love to have your book on CD or better yet a DVD of you reading it interspersed with drawings/video clips – like a music video – it could be really cool.

  32. Gee thanks Wil, right after I just purchased one of the quickly dwindling supplies from Powells you go and announce DB1.1. Just kidding, haven’t gotten it yet but am looking forward to reading it.

  35. I’ve planned an audio version forever. I’m really excited to hear that so many people are interested in it.
    I’ll do everything I can to record my reading at LosCon this weekend. That will be a good start.
    Thumper, what are widow and orphan lines?

  36. You did not address this to me but I thought I could answer anyway. Widow and orphan lines are the last line or word in a paragraph that get put on the next page. I just looks nicer if you can keep the sentence/paragraph on the same page.

  37. Wil,
    So you are going to be at LosCon! I was gonna ask, but wasn’t sure if it was “on topic” or not. Are you there all three days? I really want to come, but no way I’m driving up from San Diego on Thanksgiving weekend unless I know when you’re going to be there. Their email box has been full the last few days, and your not listed as a booked guest on their site. What up with that?
    BTW, widows are single words or lines of text that are seperated from the rest of their paragraph and fall at the top of a page. Orphans are the same, but at the bottom. Both are big nasties in the publishing world. Any professional layout software has settings that allow you to automatically eliminate them. You might mention this to your publisher.

  40. Wil, do you want us to PM you about the typos, or cite them here in the comments? And, I have the pre-publication version, which probably had more typos than the final version. Do you want me to even check my copy?

  41. I know I am asking for it here but… what is the book about? No, REALLY? I am interested…
    Please limit Hate Mail to 1 email per person…

  43. Michael: you can read all about the book at http://www.monolithpress.com
    Thanks for the clarifications on widow and orphan stuff. This is the first I’ve heard of it, and I’ll go see how bad it is in the current draft.
    It’s best to put mistakes here, so I don’t get e-mailed the same typo by a bunch of people, I think.
    Uhh . . .was there one more thing? (reads back)
    Oh! LosCon!
    Yeah, I’m there Friday and Saturday. I’m doing a reading at 2:30 on Friday. It should totally not suck. You can get all the details on my conventions page.

  45. I just went and checked the auction. Dude! You should have kept a *few* copies to sell on eBay. Anyway, that’s wonderful. Enjoy! 🙂

  46. Sigh. I, too, was not smart or cool enough to grab the book while I could.
    One of my friends is a dealer at LosCon, I asked her to find me a copy of DB if there’s one floating around.
    Sneaky, ain’t I?
    Oh, and Wil: please do the audiobook! My hubby will read it that way, and he enjoys your stuff nearly as much as I do!

  47. Hey! That’s cool that there’s another signed copy. Maybe that one will be more affordable for some other lucky person 🙂

  48. This comment has absolutely nothing to do with today’s entry. I was coming home to England from Canada recently and guess who…or what I met in the airport? Give up? Another Wheaton posse member. We both had these super cool home made badges of wil on our hand luggage and had a huge geek-a-rama in the middle of Toronto airport. It may sound wierd but it was REALLY cool. Ok, as you were people 🙂

  50. Welp, other people defined widows and orphans… so can I make your head explode and mention leading and kerning?
    (no, there wasn’t a leading and kerning problem in the book, but knowing how to control it can help eliminate those widows and orphans…)

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