Another shameless parody and this time on Lee Ann Womack's I Hope You Dance Lyrics.
This is dedicated to all writers who thought about giving up at one point or another during the chaos of NaNo.
I hope you never lose your sense of marvel
May you get your word count
But always keep that ambition
May you never take one single character for granted
God forbid your muse ever leave you empty handed
I hope you still feel small
When you stand in a bookstore
Whenever one plot ends, I hope one more opens
Promise me you'll give ideas a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or write
I hope you write
I hope you write
I hope you never fear those obstacles in the distance
Never settle for the plot of least resistance
Writing might mean taking chances
But they're worth taking
An idea might be a mistake
But it's worth making
Don't let a low word count
Leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out
Reconsider
Give your creation
More than just a passing glance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or write
I hope you write
(Time is a real and constant motion always)
I hope you write
(Rolling us along)
I hope you write
(Tell me who)
I hope you write
(Wants to look back on their youth and wonder)
(Where those characters would have gone)
I hope you still feel small
When you stand in a bookstore
Whenever one idea ends, I hope one more opens
Promise me you'll give ideas a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or write
Write
I hope you write
I hope you write
(Time is a real and constant motion always)
I hope you write
(Rolling us along)
I hope you write
(Tell me who)
(Wants to look back on their youth and wonder)
I hope you write
(Where those characters would have gone)
(Tell me who)
I hope you write
(Wants to look back on their youth and wonder)
(Where those characters would have gone)
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2005: Phoenix's Equilibrium (Fin! Won!)- historical fiction
2006: Thorns of a Child's Rose (Fin! Won!)- crime drama
2007: Slipping Through the Cracks (Fin!-Barely Won!)- fantasy
Current Project: Editing a co-written story
55,885 / 50,000
oct. 2, 2007 - 01 23
haha That's cute; I like it. :) Almost makes me want to write nano parodies of other songs instead of going to sleep. :D
50,039 / 50,000
oct. 2, 2007 - 01 37
FAN-tastic!! Ha ha Thanks for the parody and the encouragement, it's much needed.
J
50,040 / 50,000
oct. 2, 2007 - 10 28
Hee hee...too cute. I'm going to print it out and put it in my writing notebook! :)
6,000 / 50,000
oct. 2, 2007 - 13 35
Very cute! I love that song by the way...great message. Now let's see...what other song needs parodizing?
----------Come on by my blog. You'll be encouraged, I promise. This month I am blogging about nanowrimo several times a week.
http://karenlalaniz.blogspot.com
http://www.myspace.com/karenlalaniz
121,007 / 50,000
oct. 2, 2007 - 19 26
That is awesome - I love it. :)
----------I'm terrible at that sort of thing, but I think other songs should be redone. No suggestions, but you have my kudos if you do :)
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NaNo 2005: Lark's War (51k)
2006: The Passion of Resentment (50k)
2007: Cenotaph (finished! 121k)
51,199 / 50,000
oct. 3, 2007 - 05 19
That is just too awesome!! *hugs you* Wow. lol And since I've heard that song so many times, I can actually hear her singing it in my head when I read that.
Heather
----------Some people hear voices.. Some see invisible people.. Others have no imagination whatsoever.
14,490 / 50,000
oct. 3, 2007 - 05 46
I love it! :D
----------Where do I get my ideas? I make them up. Out of my head.
-Neil Gaiman
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Pants is an inherently funny word! Look at it. It is one syllable of pure amusement.
-Ilkanta
50,137 / 50,000
oct. 3, 2007 - 06 09
Careful, you may not be aware of what you are encouraging. *grins* Well, I am open to any suggestions.
----------2005: Phoenix's Equilibrium (Fin! Won!)- historical fiction
2006: Thorns of a Child's Rose (Fin! Won!)- crime drama
2007: Slipping Through the Cracks (Fin!-Barely Won!)- fantasy
Current Project: Editing a co-written story
4,078 / 50,000
oct. 3, 2007 - 07 06
Very nice. I shall have to put this up somewhere, as inspiration.
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2006: Stubborn is the new black. Fantasy. 50,701 words.
2007: TBD, but probably (urban) fantasy again.
50,000 / 50,000
oct. 3, 2007 - 11 21
I really don't like this song in its original form. In fact, her voice drives me crazy and I change the radio station when I notice that it's on. But I do like this version =)
101,206 / 50,000
oct. 3, 2007 - 18 11
I just heard this song on the radio on the way to work, lol. Very nice remake.
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04: Spirograph (won)
05: Becoming (won)
06: Bricks (won)
07: The Mind's Eye
50,006 / 50,000
oct. 4, 2007 - 00 51
I think it would be kind of funny to do a NaNo version of Avril's 'Knocking on Heaven's Door'. Perhaps the death of someone's social life or the death of a plot, or fingers. XD
----------2006 - 'The Heart of Argres" - FAILED - 8K
Fav. Quote- 'The sun tried to burn out my corneas." - Andrew
Character Quotes for 2007
"I hate pirates." - Aisu
"You're a long way from the mountains, dragon." - (Lady)Sir Kathryn
50,137 / 50,000
oct. 4, 2007 - 11 35
A NaNo parody of 'Knocking on Heaven's Door'. You got it. :) It should be finished within the next day or so with a dedication to you.
And thanks! I appreciate the chance to build on my parody skills.
----------2005: Phoenix's Equilibrium (Fin! Won!)- historical fiction
2006: Thorns of a Child's Rose (Fin! Won!)- crime drama
2007: Slipping Through the Cracks (Fin!-Barely Won!)- fantasy
Current Project: Editing a co-written story
50,137 / 50,000
oct. 4, 2007 - 12 37
Fin.
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/1004093
----------2005: Phoenix's Equilibrium (Fin! Won!)- historical fiction
2006: Thorns of a Child's Rose (Fin! Won!)- crime drama
2007: Slipping Through the Cracks (Fin!-Barely Won!)- fantasy
Current Project: Editing a co-written story
50,383 / 50,000
oct. 11, 2007 - 15 58
I adore these Nano filks.
186,352 / 50,000
oct. 12, 2007 - 07 35
this is brilliant
----------I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly, because you tread on my dreams.
-- William Butler Yeats
11,735 / 50,000
oct. 12, 2007 - 11 57
Haha, this was very cute and creative. I think I might post it and link to this thread in my LJ and maybe even at other communities, if you don't mind my doing so.
----------NaNo 2006: failed.
NaNo 2007: failed.
NaNo 2008: ?
Third time's a charm, right?
50,072 / 50,000
oct. 12, 2007 - 13 58
Ah wonderful, Im going to print this!
2,372 / 50,000
oct. 13, 2007 - 01 37
HAHA!
I love that!!!!!!!
parodies are the best! :)
----------We could tear the world apart
50,402 / 50,000
oct. 13, 2007 - 10 51
I love it! Cheers for that!
----------And this above all - to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Though canst not then be false to any man.
(Hamlet, I.3, 77-80)