tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post4478929717381577882..comments2023-05-24T08:06:43.882-04:00Comments on Romance Writer's Revenge: Everyone Sing Along!Terri Osburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-38067128928142973302011-12-11T19:53:21.000-05:002011-12-11T19:53:21.000-05:00I have no favorite Christmas carols. I hate them a...I have no favorite Christmas carols. I hate them all equally. Okay, not hate...but I'm over them all. I can more easily list the ones I dislike then the ones I like.<br><br>Having my feet held over red hot coals...I will admit that just about any carol that the TransSiberian Orchestra does is good in my book. I do love a nice dramatic rendition of classic holiday music.<br><br>First drafts...what do I like most about finishing a first draft... Getting the story out of me always leaves me euphoric. That's my favorite part. Reward? I've never really thought about a particular reward. Right now, I'm editing older stories...when they are ready for submission I think I'll treat myself to something extra nice. Let me think about what that will be...2nd Chancehttp://www.maureenobetita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-7785849662576586342011-12-11T21:16:29.000-05:002011-12-11T21:16:29.000-05:00BTW, just read a sweet little pirate Christmas poe...BTW, just read a sweet little pirate Christmas poem..airpirates, but it's good! Check it out... http://ageofsteam.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/a-steampunk-night-before-christmas-3/2nd Chancehttp://www.maureenobetita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-61298557777819521192011-12-12T00:22:53.000-05:002011-12-12T00:22:53.000-05:00I have no favorite Christmas carols. I hate them a...<i>I have no favorite Christmas carols. I hate them all equally.</i><br>Philistine!<br><br>'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen' is my favourite .... especially when I'm merry. LOL<br><br>Finishing a first draft of a novel. Now that would be a Christmas present to savour!Quantumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-63472152251067655982011-12-12T01:24:02.000-05:002011-12-12T01:24:02.000-05:00*laughing insanely at the thought of actually fini...*laughing insanely at the thought of actually finishing a first draft*<br><br>My reward when I can get something finished is to join RWA and my local chapter. Sounds dull, but exactly what I'd like best. <br><br>There is no way to pick a favorite Christmas carol - I love them all and each have their own sentimental reasons why I enjoy them. <br><br>A few that I can't help but be partial to are I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus because my dad actually played Santa in our small town and it made my mom giggle like a little smitten teenager to sing it, and Elvis' version of White Christmas because that was Dad's song. Yep, dad sang JUST like Elvis and this is one 32 year old who knows the words to every Elvis tune by heart!Scapegoatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-80472280047205730712011-12-12T02:44:00.000-05:002011-12-12T02:44:00.000-05:00I like EVERYTHING about finishing a first draft......I like EVERYTHING about finishing a first draft... except thinking about revising it. LOL!!<br><br>I'm with Chance though; getting the story out makes me euphoric. Giddy even. I jump around and giggle. And I wouldn't really call myself the giggly sort. <br><br>Favorite Christmas song? Grown-Up Christmas List. "No more lives torn apart, and wars would never start, and time would heal all hearts." It makes me teary in a good way. But I like all Christmas songs. At least this time of the year. By Christmas eve I'll be sick of them.Marnee Baileyhttp://marneebailey.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-25015529729540612352011-12-12T04:15:41.000-05:002011-12-12T04:15:41.000-05:00I love Christmas music from the grands' giggle...I love Christmas music from the grands' giggle-infested version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" to all 78 songs on my Christmas playlist to the Christmas cantatas in which an assortment of friends are singing. "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" is my favorite traditional carol. I share Marnee's affection for "Grown Up Christmas List," and I love "Christmas Is All in the Heart" by Steven Curtis Chapman. The one I seem to be playing most often this year is Josh Groban's "Believe," a song from <i>The Polar Express</i>that's a great Christmas song for writers: <br><br>Believe in what your heart is saying.<br>Hear the melody that's playing.<br>There's no time to waste.<br>There so much to celebrate.<br><br>As for rewards, I try to make mine books. If I'm writing, I miss reading time, so using a book I'm longing to read is a great, calorie-free reward. Today's reward for finishing 2K is a reread of Pat Gaffney's <i>Crooked Hearts</i>, the soon-to-be-released e-version. If I meet my goal of having a full draft of the WIP by the end of February, I'll take a full day to read. Luxury!Janganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-31722132316244197062011-12-12T04:33:49.000-05:002011-12-12T04:33:49.000-05:00I'm in a bah humbug mood today but this blog m...I'm in a bah humbug mood today but this blog made me smile. So thanks for that!<br><br>I do like Christmas carols and have managed not to be overexposed to them this year. So far, at least. Maybe I should listen to them today to get back in the spirit. There's always this lull for me after the company party is over. Odd to spend 11 months planning something to have it over in less than 6 hours. *shrugs* But I'll bounce back. In a day or two.<br><br>I've finished 2 rough drafts and both times I think the feeling was disbelief. Like, "Did I really just write THE END?" I kind of hope that feeling never goes away. And I don't use rewards. I don't think. Just being able to say it's done after years of watching others finish one after another is reward enough for me.Bosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-88565622711541085182011-12-12T04:35:34.000-05:002011-12-12T04:35:34.000-05:002nd, I second the "Philistine" remarks o...2nd, I second the "Philistine" remarks of Q. There are too many great Christmas songs to hate them all. I'm more apt to dislike the carols without music--so your favorite band is a hit or miss with me. I like to hear the words; words are the cherry on the magic of music. <br><br>Oh, Holy Night is my favorite, but of course, it needs to be sung by someone who knows how. That Italian guy--I think he's blind--I think he sings it and he's AWESOME. Makes you weep with beauty every time. <br><br>Thanks for the poem! I'm going to need something to read today while I'm avoiding folders!Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-76325779349929833002011-12-12T04:38:41.000-05:002011-12-12T04:38:41.000-05:00Quantum, I *LOVE* God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen! Gre...Quantum, I *LOVE* God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen! Great pick! I don't even have to be "merry" with wine to enjoy it. :) It's a great caroling song, which was fun when I was younger. Now that we're all aware we can't sing worth a lick, we don't do caroling anymore. *LOL* It's shame caroling has gone out of style. I think it puts everyone in the mood for the season, and spreading joy and frivolity should never be put out of style.Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-90264350375659616432011-12-12T04:45:54.000-05:002011-12-12T04:45:54.000-05:00Scapey, you WILL finish your first draft. Never fe...Scapey, you WILL finish your first draft. Never fear. Just keep picking at it. <br><br>I'm not sure if I'd put off RWA and joining a local chapter, but only because I found them rather beneficial to completing the first draft. I mean, I guess there are those who belong and never finish anything (which was me after the first WIP), but having a writing group you meet with once a month, critique in person with, and have writing presentations to inspire your writing--that's worth every penny. And RWA sends out their magazine with great articles--which is basically the only reason I keep subscribed. *LOL* And there are the contest leads--those can be inspirational. Sending out to an occasional contest can be inspirational too. <br><br>I love the I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus story. That's so adorable!! And I also adore White Christmas, though no one can top Bing Crosby for that one for me. And I love watching the movies with Bing singing that song. I believe he first sang it in Holiday Inn (which was the precursor and somewhat less socially acceptable version of White Christmas, where it was also sung); and I believe it was also sung in the movie The Bells of St. Mary's. He might have worked it in a couple other places; it's his most famous song. *LOL* <br><br>But Elvis will always be king, I know. :)Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-57604161770444237162011-12-12T04:52:47.000-05:002011-12-12T04:52:47.000-05:00Marn, I'd love to be around when you finished ...Marn, I'd love to be around when you finished a draft just to see you be euphoric. *LOL* Do the kids get worried when you're too giddy? *LOL* <br><br>I think I've heard the Grown Up Christmas List--that would make me weepy to hear it. Actually the Christmas song that makes me bawl EVERY SINGLE TIME I HEAR IT is "Christmas Carol", as in "My name is Christmas Carol, I was born on Christmas Day, I don't know who my daddy is and mommy's gone away. All I want for Christmas is for someone to take me home. Does anybody here want a Christmas Carol of their own?" KILLS ME. Especially when the song gets a happy ending. <br><br>30 days of non-stop Christmas carols is pretty much enough for anybody. *LOL* Especially when Christmas is also loaded with some stinker songs that people INSIST on playing. *LOL* Repeatedly. I almost automatically turn off "Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer" as soon as I hear the opening chord. It's gone. Noooo.Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-18090549087578091552011-12-12T05:01:59.000-05:002011-12-12T05:01:59.000-05:00I've turned on the station hear playing Christ...I've turned on the station hear playing Christmas tunes non-stop. When a favorite comes on, I will report back. Brain cells not returned to full functioning yet.Bosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-13305831343980157032011-12-12T05:06:11.000-05:002011-12-12T05:06:11.000-05:00Janga, you've got great carol choices! I could...Janga, you've got great carol choices! I could probably listen to carols at your house. *LOL* <br><br>I have every bit of faith you'll complete by February and get to luxuriate in some all day reading in rejoice. Right now I'm gloaming Julie Anne Long. It took me so long to get into her, though now when I read her, I go, "WHY did it take me SO LONG?"--and I have you to thank for the What I Did For a Duke review. *sighs* This has nothing to do with your comment or the blog, only that I needed to thank you for setting me on her. Finally. After much persuasion. It was like a little Christmas gift to me.Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-82972996943862552302011-12-12T05:09:56.000-05:002011-12-12T05:09:56.000-05:00Sometimes playing some carols can put you in the m...Sometimes playing some carols can put you in the mood again. I like to play carols in the car and sing along, mainly because the windows are up and I'm alone, so I can't offend anyone. Singing always puts you in a good mood, I find. Or makes you weep--it's purges the emotions, let's say that. I always need some emotion purge or another, and singing alone helps.<br><br><i>I’ve finished 2 rough drafts and both times I think the feeling was disbelief. Like, “Did I really just write THE END?”</i><br><br>Yeah, this has been my experience when I've written The End to stories. "Is it really done? It's not REALLY done. Now it has to be revised." I can't enjoy it. *LOL* Yet you should because it's a VERY BIG DEAL. Oh, well, that's why we have to write a lot of books, so we can learn how to appreciate each step of the journey.Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-47469943468269425262011-12-12T05:23:09.000-05:002011-12-12T05:23:09.000-05:00I have one! I love Baby It's Cold Outside. I h...I have one! I love Baby It's Cold Outside. I have penguins who sing it to each other and pressing that little button always cheers me up. Except the girl penguin has a feather boa and I can't get Bumbles to stop trying to eat her. So for now, I have to lock her in the closet for her own protection. *sigh*Bosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-64081785943368415872011-12-12T05:47:25.000-05:002011-12-12T05:47:25.000-05:00LOL! This was the Perfect carol fo meeeeee! And no...LOL! This was the Perfect carol fo meeeeee! <br>And no I didn't finish a manuscript. But, for me at least , I recieved something just as grand. I got a first. And not only a first, I got a first of the first first. Yes Q, "finishing a first draft of a novel. Now that would be a Christmas present to savour!"<br>But just as savour-ful? Getting to READ that first evvvver first draft from a first time writer ... and seeing the Potential. My daughter asked me to look over a friend's story (seventy pages worth ) All i'll say is yes theres a hole or two ... but from my readers view ? Darn if the boy doesn't have some real potential.Demi Spawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-6770828619867855252011-12-12T06:30:23.000-05:002011-12-12T06:30:23.000-05:00I love "Baby It's Cold Outside" (tha...I love "Baby It's Cold Outside" (that is until a fellow CP said she hated the song because it sounded like date rape. But I choose to believe it's NOT--and that it was a song written in that charming era of flirting and innuendo rather than just shacking up with the first guy you meet at a bar...)<br><br>Okay, I don't know where that's from either. This day is headed into the Mondays right off.Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-85142051882116573422011-12-12T06:31:47.001-05:002011-12-12T06:31:47.001-05:00Demi, you'll be the perfect person to offer ad...Demi, you'll be the perfect person to offer advice and encouragement to this fledgling writer. He's in good hands!!Hellionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-64804998175022376222011-12-12T06:31:47.000-05:002011-12-12T06:31:47.000-05:00There are several versions and I think it's ad...There are several versions and I think it's adorable. I don't know the movie but it's Red Skelton and an actress (I should look it up) but she's singing the "seducer" part and chasing him around the room and he's trying to get away. It's an adorable and hysterical scene.Bosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-82686881847311110982011-12-12T06:33:43.000-05:002011-12-12T06:33:43.000-05:00The actress is Betty Garrett and the movie is Nept...The actress is Betty Garrett and the movie is Neptune's Daughter (1949). Here's the link.<br><br>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv8_zJ2TslEBosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-83541770125581481422011-12-12T06:37:04.001-05:002011-12-12T06:37:04.001-05:00Hellie, I'm so glad you're reading Julie A...Hellie, I'm so glad you're reading Julie Anne Long! <i>What I Did for a Duke</i> is still one of my top reads of 2011. It made some of the other lists too. I always like having my tastes affirmed. :) My review of JAL's December 27 release will be posted at Just Janga tomorrow. It's another winner.Janganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-66163688378854390392011-12-12T06:37:04.000-05:002011-12-12T06:37:04.000-05:00This blog put a much needed smile on my face too, ...This blog put a much needed smile on my face too, Hellie! I love singing along and trying to get the tune right when the words aren't what I'm used to. <br><br>No finish line for me either but I'm having fun plugging away. Choosing a favorite Christmas song would be like choosing a favorite child I don't think I could do it. LOL I love Christmas songs/carols - some remind me of great childhood memories, others remind me of people and some of the newer ones just put a smile on my face. <br><br>Some of my favorites: Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow (even when I was little I loved the implied romance in that song), The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole, We Need A Little Christmas (that song always reminds me of my mom), O Holy Night (reminds me of my dad), God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by Barenaked Ladies and Sarah McLachlin, Christmas Canon by Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Traditions of Christmas by Manheim Streamroller (reminds me of one of my first Xmas Eve's with the DH). I guess that's what I LOVE about Christmas music - every song I listen to makes me feel happy for a different but good reason!!!!Irisheyesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-20013753701187113272011-12-12T06:38:42.001-05:002011-12-12T06:38:42.001-05:00Okay, that's not the right link. Crap.Okay, that's not the right link. Crap.Bosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-83875409316568432302011-12-12T06:38:42.000-05:002011-12-12T06:38:42.000-05:00I like the version of Baby, It's Cold Outside ...I like the version of Baby, It's Cold Outside sung with Dean Martin - his voice is like warm hot chocolate on a cold winter night!Irisheyesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416913236621309814.post-49881761299911359262011-12-12T06:39:44.000-05:002011-12-12T06:39:44.000-05:00Found it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCfnOVmJ_...Found it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCfnOVmJ_SoBosunhttp://www.terriosburn.comnoreply@blogger.com