Skankosity Pays

Many bloggers are aspiring writers and for many, blogs are proving to be an avenue to getting published. However, with thousands of bloggers writing about a multitude of topics, the same old rule that sex sells turns is true for bloggers turned novelists. Via nykola.com we see a link to an article that proves, once again, that skankosity has its benefits. Yes, the little hooklet who blogged about her sexcapades with elected officials on Capitol Hill and got fired once it was discovered, has a book deal.

"Anything that helps someone who is writing come to the attention of the public is going to help them on their road to being published," says Robert Miller, president of Hyperion, which in June will release The Washingtonienne, a novel by Jessica Cutler. She's the woman who a year ago, on her short-lived blog, gained notoriety in Washington, D.C., for dishing about her sexual escapades on Capitol Hill.

To be fair, the article does mention that the young woman who blogs from Baghdad (Baghdad Burning: Girl Blog from Iraq) about her experiences since the American occupation has a book deal as well. But, pardon me for thinking that some American women (and men) can learn a few things from someone who has more important things to blog about than their latest screw with married men.