Archive for July 22nd, 2008

Writing Queen

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

I’m having complete and absolute Blogger’s Block this week. Nothing witty, nothing pithy, and certainly nothing writer related. However, I did see Mamma Mia! last Friday and can’t stop singing ABBA songs. So I re-wrote one of the songs in a bid to help me get back on track with my writing, of which I’ve been doing less and less (does anyone else spend the hottest parts of the day sleeping like a lizard and wondering when it will cease to be so damned hot? And also wondering: who the hell lives in Arizona on purpose?). Maybe it will inspire your writing as well.

You can write, you can scribe
having the time of your life
script that hook, create that scene
dig in you Writing Queen

Monday night and the lights are bright
looking out for the word that’s right
where the scene unfolds like
A bedsheet caught on air—
You’re writing like you haven’t got a care.

Your hero could be that guy
The singer who always makes you sigh
Every time he holds the mike
Your heart’s about to spike
you’re in the mood to sit and write
and when you’re done tonight….

You are the Writing Queen
Brilliant and witty on stage and screen
Writing Queen
feel the heat from the sheets between
you can write, you can scribe
having the time of your life
script that hook, create that scene
dig in you Writing Queen.

In the meantime, I better get back to Chapter 3. It won’t write itself, though I’ve given it PLENTY of opportunity to do so. Here’s your chance: how should I start Chapter 3? Here are the options: A) With a fist fight/brawl; B) Getting lost; C) Sex; or D) A midget walks into the room and says, “Okay, everyone out of the pool!” (No offense to midgets–it will be a vertically challenged person of moderate size, of course.) You see what I’m working with here. If you have an E) or F) to offer and I can use it, I’ll send you a prize package. I swear. Pirate’s honor.

 

Does anyone have any ideas of how to not let heat and humidity suck out every breath of creativity? And also, has anyone seen Mamma Mia yet and loved it?