It's MuseCon Time Again

I'm at the MuseOnline conference this week.  Here's a happy song for you!

Chorus:

Getting carpal tunnel at the con

Online, you can sign along

Wearing pajamas all day long

It’s MuseCon time again

When October comes in sight

My husband gets an awful fright

To see those dates blocked out day and night

It’s MuseCon time again

Chorus

The ‘fridgerator’s full of food

In packages with colors rude

Cooking instructions sparse and rude

It’s MuseCon time again

Chorus

Mid-week, laundry’s piled up high

The kitchen counters make you sigh

The kids know not to reason why

It’s MuseCon time again!

Chorus

Got bloodshot eyes and I’m not dressed

Not yet showered; house a mess

And don’t even ask me about the—HEY!

It’s MuseCon time again.

Chorus

When it’s done, we’re feeling free

And like we just earned our degree

Things’ll get normal now, you’ll see

…at least until NaNo…

And when it’s MuseCon time again!

The Ending

I'm just getting home from a great vacation with Rob and the kids, so today, I present you with a song parody for writers!

Sung to Tomorrow, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PzL8aL6jtI

I'm thinking about the ending

'cause you know I'm almost to the ending

And it's such fun

All the plot twists and bendings

I'm resolving now to reach the ending

What a great run!

The ending, the ending

I love you, the ending

You're only 10K away

I'm working on the ending

Through  the long path that I've been wending

There's the sun!

I'm dreaming about the ending

Will it be funny or heart-rending

Or both in one?

The ending, the ending

I love you, the ending

You're only 5 K away

I'm almost to the ending

The characters their good-byes now are sending

To everyone

And when I've reached  the ending

A victory I'll feel here with the ending

Oh, yes,  I've won!

The ending, the ending

I love you, the ending

You're only 1 K away

I've written those words, "THE END"ing

Can't believe I've come now to the ending!

At last it's done.

Except for critiques

     And editing

           And rounds of submissions

                   And rejecting

And new books to come!

The ending, the ending

I love you, the ending

You're only 80K away!

(big finish)

The ending, the ending

I love you, the ending

You're always a book away!

You Should Be Writing

I'm taking June off to go to Virginia and Disneyworld with the family before Rob deploys, so today, I present you with a song parody for writers!

To You Should be Dancing, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSbRDnYctL8

 

My novel moves at midnight

Goes right until the dawn

My hero takes me higher

My villain keeps me warm

What you doin’ on your plot?  Ahhh

What you doin’ on your plot?  Ahhh

You should be writing, yeah

Writing, yeah

It’s juicy when there’s trouble

I give it to them good

That creative power

Goes right down to my blood

What you doin’ on your plot?  Ahhh

What you doin’ on your plot?  Ahhh

You should be writing, yeah

Writing, yeah

What you doin’ on your plot?  Ahhh

What you doin’ on your plot?  Ahhh

You should be writing, yeah

Writing, yeah

(Keyboard instrumental here—clacka clacka clack)

My novel moves at midnight

Goes right until the dawn

My hero takes me higher

My villain keeps me warm

What you doin’ on your plot?  Ahhh

What you doin’ on your plot?  Ahhh

You should be writing, yeah

Writing, yeah

(Repeat—since lyrics don’t have to keep progressing like narrative)

(Keyboard instrumental here—clacka clacka clack)

 What you doin’ on your plot?  Ahhh.  (Repeat 11 times…or better yet, get off YouTube and write!)

It's Submission Time

I'm taking June off to go to Virginia and Disneyworld with the family before Rob deploys, so today, I present you with a song parody for writers!

Sung to Celebration, http://youtu.be/xvX_5ym_ajI

It’s submission time
come on ! - Let's celebrate

Go, submit this time
come on ! - Then celebrate

There's a party going on right here
submission party that lasts throughout the year.
So bring your stories and your novels, too
celebrate when your submitting is through!

Come on now

celebration

let's all celebrate and have a good time

Go submit them!

Then we celebrate and have a good time.

It's time to get it together
it's up to you
watch your pleasure

(when) everyone around the world
reads you!
Yahoo!


It’s submission time
come on ! – It’s a celebration

Go, submit this time
come on ! - Then celebrate

You gotta send that story tonight
then celebrate
it's all right

Gotta believe your story is tight
let's celebrate
it's all right
baby
You gotta send that story tonight
then celebrate
it's all right

Gotta believe your story is tight ( Celebration )
let's celebrate ( Celebration )
it's all right
(keyboard solo) Yeah-hoo!

It’s submission time
come on ! - celebrate

Go, submit this time
come on ! – You deserve a celebration

Come on and celebrate - tonight
'cause everything's gonna be all right.
Let's celebrate
Go submit this time
come on

99 Reddened Lines

I'm taking June off to go to Virginia and Disneyworld with the family before Rob deploys, so today, I present you with a song parody for writers!


To 99 Red Balloons, http://youtu.be/FG-3LeJvfzU

Sitting at my writers desk
I send my story; it was my best
Said a prayer one last time
Then I get a glass of wine…

When I get back, email soft ware
Flashes the message, something’s got here.
Grab your pen and stand by
99 Reddened Lines go by

Pen solo—scratch scratch
Keyboard and mouse join in

99 reddened lines
Tearing up my manuscript
Panic bells--it’s red alert
This editing is gonna hurt
The printer now has sprung to life
Kiss the color cartridge bye
Trying so hard not to cry
As 99 reddened lines go by

Printer solo, punctuated by gasps and “noooo!” “What?”

99 of purple prose
99 gripes, “What are those?”
To worry over metaphors
To scratch out adverbs by the score

This is what I waited for?
Take this out? Oh, that means war!
Does the editor think she’s so sly?
As 99 reddened lines go by.

Keyboard solo, with a feeling of acceptance flowing through

99 times to get high
On creative juices ever flowing
I can write as good as King
I can make this better yet!
The editor’s identified
Clarified and classified
Scrambling to make it fly
As 99 reddened lines go by!

Fast keyboard solo--clackaclacka
99 dreams I have had
And every one with reddened lines
It’s all over, the books sitting pretty
And take time to pet my kitty
If I could find a souvenir
Just to prove my prose is clear
And here is a red-lined page
I think of you
And let it go.

My Novel's Journey: The Ending Song

Why is it that the ending to this book is so hard to write? It's not that I don't want to, but so much is getting in the way! I was thinking about it in the shower, and came up with this song.


ENDING (To the Tune of "Tomorrow" from Annie.)

I'm thinking about the ending
'cause you know I'm almost to the ending
And it's such fun
All the plot twists and bendings
I'm resolving now to reach the ending
What a great run!
The ending, the ending
I love you, the ending
You're only 10K away

I'm working on the ending
Through the long path that I've been wending
There's the sun!
I'm dreaming about the ending
Will it be funny or heart-rending
Or both in one?
The ending, the ending
I love you, the ending
You're only 5 K away

I'm almost to the ending
The characters their good-byes now are sending
To everyone
And when I've reached the ending
A victory I'll feel here with the ending
Oh, yes, I've won!
The ending, the ending
I love you, the ending
You're only 1 K away

I've written those words, "THE END"ing
Can't believe I've come now to the ending!
At last it's done.
Except for critiques
And editing
And rounds of submissions
And rejecting
And new books to come!
The ending, the ending
I love you, the ending
You're only 80K away!

(big finish)
The ending, the ending
I love you, the ending
You're always a book away!