when in doubt write ragey punk

[solarbird]

My other fake band, Mary Kay and the Cosmetics, keeps getting new songs this NaNoteWriMo; I think it's because they're really easy to write. Anyway, I have another three minute song added to the mix, yay! It's not good. But I was giggling kind of a lot while writing it, so that has to count for something, right? RIGHT? RIGHT GODDAMMIT?!

Anna says it's in the key of AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!! which I think is probably correct. But whatever it might be worth musically, it's also worth three minutes towards NaNoteWriMo goal! Unlike some of these other songs this time, it probably won't be getting longer. I mean, it's four verses plus choruses and extra chorus because it's an easy chorus to keep ranting and! bonus RAEG, so. THREE MORE MINUTES! Yay!

Currently: 24 minutes. I have now written more music than my previous nanotewrimo attempt! I am not currently on target; to be on target, I needed by EOD to have 31.7 minutes. (1.67 minutes/day). I am getting closer to being back on schedule.

Comments

[phillipalden.livejournal.com]

I admire anyone who can write music.

[ursuscelticus.livejournal.com]

I'm imaginging something along the lines of Phranc (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phranc), played on mandolin. Kinda...intriguing, actually. :)

[saladofdoom.livejournal.com]

. I haven't been posting my word counts, but I'm at 23441 in word count, which puts me 7500 words or so behind, but the really important thing to me is that that's probably my best attempt in word count by at least 20,000. The thing that I'm really getting out of the process is that I'm really understanding and accepting the fact that I'm writing a first draft.
This is something new for me. When I wrote papers in college, I essentially did a couple drafts in my head before I sat down at the typewriter.

I think you may be making a mistake in your goal designs. I don't think you should only count things when they become performable. You should count lyrics and tunes seperately, so that if you do put together a song with lyrics it should count twice.

In nano, next month is edit month. This month is for just writing, so you should just write. Ideas for songs, lyric phrases, interesting musical phrases. If you get the urge to hammer things together, do it, but don't refuse to count things if they don't get into a performable song.

Jus' sayin.

[solarbird]

I think you may be making a mistake in your goal designs. I don't think you should only count things when they become performable. You should count lyrics and tunes seperately, so that if you do put together a song with lyrics it should count twice.
Aw, you'd be letting me off easy! Can't have that! ^_^ Nah, I set my rules, I'll live with 'em. I don't actually hugely mind not making the 50 minutes; someday I will make it! It's a challenge, not do-or-die.

(Oh, and by "performable," I don't mean "I'm ready to perform this in public." I just mean that they're written to that point. I wouldn't take any of these into a show yet. ^_^ )

I've spent the last three days doing nothing but cleaning. Sad elf is sad! And there's a lot more to do before Thanksgiving. But! I'll have some writing time these next couple of days. I intend to use it!

[solarbird]

It's unlike any other creative endeavour in which I have engaged. It's really, really strange in that it's so much easier for me to get started (and keep going!) than anything else.

[solarbird]

...wow. I have never heard of her before. I wonder whether there is youtube.

[ursuscelticus.livejournal.com]

Ooops, I think my (lesbian) roots are showing again! *grin*

Somewhere I probably have a cassette tape with "Folksinger" and "I Enjoy Being A Girl" on it...