The Writer’s Twelve Days of Christmas
On the first day of Christmas my novel manuscript gave to me
one sore neck.
On the second day of Christmas my novel manuscript gave to me
two cramped hands.
On the third day of Christmas my novel manuscript gave to me
three hours sleep.
On the fourth day of Christmas my novel manuscript gave to me four migraines.
On the fifth day of Christmas my novel manuscript gave to me
five panic attacks.
On the sixth day of Christmas my novel manuscript gave to me
six hours ‘researching.’
On the eighth day of Christmas my novel manuscript gave to
me eight characters not cooperating.
On the tenth day of Christmas my novel manuscript gave to me
ten grammar errors.
On the eleventh day of Christmas my novel manuscript gave to
me eleven scenes to re-write.
On the twelfth day of Christmas my novel manuscript gave to
me twelve rejection letters.
