1667 words (original song)

In which Matt sings about NaNoWriMo. And yes, I am aware that italktosnakes also wrote a song about NaNoWriMo. You can find it here: www.youtube.com LYRICS: VERSE 1 Laptop on, and the screensaver stilled, New Word document just waiting to be filled. My fingers are poised and my first sentence rehearsed. It's 11:59, October thirty-first. A fresh pot of coffee and plenty of snacks, Defib machine against possible heart attacks. This last minute's going by way to slow . . . Oh, my God, it's midnight! Here I go! It's time to kick some literary ass! No time for chores, work, a social life, or class. I don't even have time to write this song well, Which is why this section sounds like Pachelbel. I've got just one thousand, six hundred sixty-seven words To write before the day is out. A fifty thousand word novel in just thirty days, And not a clue what it'll be about! VERSE 2 Week one, and I'm going strong! Hell, this is easy, I can do this all month long. I may even finish up by day ten, And then I can do it all over again! The words flow like a river on a rainy day, I'm well on my way towards that 50K. Momentum is going, there's no slowing down. . . . No, nothing can stop me now! I'm kicking some serious novel-writing ass! And it's true, I may be falling behind in class, Dirty dishes lay forgotten in a growing pile, And it's possible I haven't showered in a while, But I've got one thousand six hundred sixty-seven words To write, and more if time will allow. I'm just ten <b>...</b>






























