Saturday, December 6, 2025

THE WRITER'S TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS By: Kimberly R. Thorn

 

The Writer’s Twelve Days of Christmas

By: Kimberly R. Thorn

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 seventh day of Christmas my novel manuscript gave to me seven hours of dreaming.

On the eighth day of Christmas my novel manuscript gave to me eight characters not cooperating.


On the ninth day of Christmas my novel manuscript gave to me nine possible plots.

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.



We here at Sand in Our Shorts wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah and a Happy Kwanzaa!

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Love this, Kim! Very creative!

Kim Thorn said...

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

Penny Hutson said...

No matter how many times we rewrite this song, it never gets old. I don't think I've seen a writer's version of it before, though. Very nice!

Anonymous said...

I’m not a writer, but I could envision the writer working feverishly for those 12 days of Christmas! LOL! I enjoyed it!

Kim Thorn said...

Thanks Penny! Glad you enjoyed it. It was a lot of fun to create

Kim Thorn said...

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the comment!

Sheryl Jordan said...

Great blog, Kim! I love your creativity and can definitely relate to it!

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