12 Days of (a Writer’s) Christmas

To have a little fun this holiday season, I bring you the 12 Days of Christmas—writer’s edition. The traditional song has a lot of repetition, so I’ve gone straight to the final verse.

On the twelfth day of Christmas my Writing Angel gave to me:

Twelve Months of Drumming

(Fast fingers, drumming on the keyboard for a solid year will lead to an impressive word count.)

Eleven Pipers Typing

(One for Facebook, one for Twitter, one for Instagram . . . This could work. If rats follow when they pipe, maybe readers will follow when they type.)

Ten Lords a-Loving

(I don’t really need these for my genre, so I’ll re-gift them to a historical romance author friend.)

Nine Ladies Leading

(Oh, I like strong female leads. I’d better get writing and give them all a novel home!)

Eight Maids a-Cleaning

(They clean, I write.)

Seven Scripts a-Swimming

(Maybe more like treading water in my mind, staying cool and patiently waiting for their turn in the spotlight.)

Six Hours a-Lying

(I need at least 6 hours of sleep to be creative, which has been hard to come by these days, so YAY!)

FIVE STAR RATINGS!

(And they’re legit—not the kind you pay for!)

Four Calling Agents

(Does this mean I don’t have to deal with rejection letters?)

Three French Chefs

(They cook, I write.)

Two Turtle Doves

(One to distract the cat + one to distract the dog = fewer distractions for me.)

And a #1 Spot in a Bestselling Tree

(I’m not too picky about which tree it is. It’s not so much about the title as it is the reach it represents.)

May your writing angles bring you many wonderful gifts this holiday season!

~ Carrie