I Should Be Writing
from NaNoWriMo by John Anealio
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This song was commissioned by author Mur Lafferty as the theme song for her podcast of the same name.
"I Should Be Writing" is dedicated to everyone who writes. Whether you write novels, articles, blog posts, comics, or songs, I think everyone has occasions when they doubt what they are doing or are easily distracted. Hopefully this song will help.
"I Should Be Writing" is dedicated to everyone who writes. Whether you write novels, articles, blog posts, comics, or songs, I think everyone has occasions when they doubt what they are doing or are easily distracted. Hopefully this song will help.
lyrics
I work eight hours
steaming milk and sweeping floors
I come home and take a shower
and steam the coffee from my pores
I sit at my computer
and I open Firefox
I play a first person shooter
and then I open Google Docs
But there is nothing there
I'll guess I'll get to work
But I should be writing
I should be working on my craft
I should be writing
I should be submitting my next draft
But I'm sitting home watching Doctor Who
I stare at Google Reader
and I read a how-to blog
You've got to dig much deeper
to write convincing dialogue
so I search for inspiration
deep within the iTunes store
but there's no application
that will help me to ignore
the fact that Doctor Who is on TV tonight
Chorus
Why do I do this to myself?
Why can't I relax?
I want to see my name up on that shelf
on the spine of a paperback.
Chorus
steaming milk and sweeping floors
I come home and take a shower
and steam the coffee from my pores
I sit at my computer
and I open Firefox
I play a first person shooter
and then I open Google Docs
But there is nothing there
I'll guess I'll get to work
But I should be writing
I should be working on my craft
I should be writing
I should be submitting my next draft
But I'm sitting home watching Doctor Who
I stare at Google Reader
and I read a how-to blog
You've got to dig much deeper
to write convincing dialogue
so I search for inspiration
deep within the iTunes store
but there's no application
that will help me to ignore
the fact that Doctor Who is on TV tonight
Chorus
Why do I do this to myself?
Why can't I relax?
I want to see my name up on that shelf
on the spine of a paperback.
Chorus
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from NaNoWriMo,
released November 1, 2010
John Anealio: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Organ, Synthesizers, Drum Programming.
John Anealio: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Organ, Synthesizers, Drum Programming.
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John Anealio New Jersey
John Anealio performs geeky anthems for writers, librarians, lovers of Sci-Fi, Best Buy customers & robots. His music sounds like John Mayer, Weezer & James Taylor playing Dungeons & Dragons together on their iPhones.
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