I've been having fanstasies of appearing on The Daily Show and The Colbert Report to promote my novel. Of course, I am a fabulous guest. I have plenty to say. I tell the story about the time I encountered Jon Stewart in the Sag Harbor drugstore and, in suck-up fashion, recommend that Stephen Colbert would make a good Devin in the movie version of Faking It. I make the usual jokes about the book itself: No, it's not autobiographical. No, I did no formal researh of male escorts. No, I don't really hate my mother.
With my luck, I'd be interviewed for one of the mock news pieces -- and, in the process, I'd be severely mocked.
Ah well. Maybe I'll just try to get tickets to a taping when I go home for the holidays (or will they be on hiatus then?) and put my guest fantasies to rest. (Or should I send a book to Oprah instead?)
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i wonder how many books oprah gets sent. i think she'd be into this one.
and i dream of being a guest on the daily show all the time. how can you not?? :)
but seriously, would it hurt to look into whether or not you can send books to oprah? maybe you were being facetious, but i think it's worth looking into!! what's the worst that can happen?
The worst that can happen is that I hear nothing or I get rejected. My guess is that EVERYONE sends a book to Oprah. I'll have to send mine in a decorated envelope. Seriously, I used to write fan letters to soap stars, and always did artwork on the envelopes -- I got an autographed picture and a handwritten note back every time! (I can't believe I just admitted that I used to write to soap stars. I was young.)
I wonder if the address to Harpo studios is on her website...
So, um, what's *your* Daily Show fantasy?
us plugging wils, obviously. (and being fantastic, of course.)
oooh, I especially like the being fanstastic part -- that's *always* worth a plug ;)
(sigh) I miss WILS...
oooh, I especially like the being fanstastic part -- that's *always* worth a plug ;)
(sigh) I miss WILS...
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