Quick-Write Wednesday #4: Thursday

I'm feeling lazy today so you guys get another song. I'm sorry. One day, I'll be out, I swear. But for now, please put up with the fact that I am swamped with work, and also with the fact that Halloween is coming (insert snaps for awesome segue here. :]). This song is by a really unique group that is dedicated to creating songs based on Halloween and I thought I'd start posting the songs from their album Halloween is Coming so you guys could start getting pumped for the holidays! And yes. I know it's Thursday. Forgive me if I had to get some sleep yesterday, shut my computer, and forgot to put this up. But just know I had the best intentions. Intentions are good, right?

"Halloween is Coming" (Yeah, Yeah) -The Gothic Girls 
Halloween is coming if you know what I mean, yeah,
We're gonna keep on drumming 'til we hear the crowd scream
"Yeah, yeah!"
Halloween is coming and you know we're not lying---
We'll keep this party pumpin' 'til we hear our fans cryin'
"Yeah, yeah!"

The night's getting darker--- don't you feel a chill?
Halloween's nearing--- are you ready for a thrill?
It's late in October--- don't want the night to end.
We're gonna keep playing again and again, again, again...


Halloween is coming if you know what I mean, yeah,
We're gonna keep on drumming 'til we hear the crowd scream
"Yeah, yeah!"
Halloween is coming and you know we're not lying---
We'll keep this party pumpin' 'til we hear our fans cryin'
"Yeah, yeah!"

Each house has a story, but we only want the goods
We're all masquerading as the ghosts who haunt the woods.
The darkness is looming, but we're gonna make it bright.
We're gonna keep playing 'cause this is our night, tonight's our night!


Halloween is coming if you know what I mean, yeah,
We're gonna keep on drumming 'til we hear the crowd scream
"Yeah, yeah!"
Halloween is coming and you know we're not lying---
We'll keep this party pumpin' 'til we hear our fans cryin'
"Yeah, yeah!"

Pumpkins line every porch
Jack-o-lanterns cast shadows 'cross the floor.
Our music it fills the air
And this one word is heard everywhere
Yeah, yeah!


Halloween is coming if you know what I mean, yeah,
We're gonna keep on drumming 'til we hear the crowd scream
"Yeah, yeah!"
Halloween is coming and you know we're not lying---
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Fin. 

So... yeah. No pun intended. Okay, so there was a little pun intended, but that's just the way we roll. Get it? I'm so punny today! But in the interest of keeping ya'll entertained rather than annoyed, I'm just going to get straight to today's giveaway gabble which I think'll be fun since I liked sharing with you guys last time. I'll get better at how I do this. I promise. Maybe I'll do separate posts. Let me know what you think in the comments.

Over at Lisa Desrochers' blog is a contest for a query critique from literary agent Suzie Townsend!

Suzie Townsend!

Lisa Desrochers

Lisa Desrochers is a YA author whose latest book, Original Sin, is in stores now. It's the sequel to Personal Demons, and the last book in the trilogy, The Last Rite, comes out May 2012.

Suzie Townsend is now an agent at the Nancy Coffey Literary Agency. She represents both adult and children's literature and can be found on the Twitterverse!

Be sure to follow both of these amazing ladies for information about the books their writing and helping get sold and if you've got something worth pitching, definitely check out that contest which will be running until noon PDT tomorrow!

Go, go, go!

Love,
Deserae

Pitch Contest with Natalie Fischer

Every once in a while, a once in a lifetime opportunity will arrive on your doorstep.

It will never be dressed all in white, on the back of a mighty steed, adorned in sparkling jewels or flashing neon lights--- it will present itself modestly, subtly, and usually at the most inconvenient time.

Why that is, I will never know, but the fact of the matter is this: that it arrives. That it chooses you. That it knocks and it says, "Here's a chance! Are you willing to take it?" And it will be up to you to decide if you just stare at it through the peephole until it gives up and goes away, or if you open the door, and see what happens.

As I said, these don't come around very often. And if you saw the title of this post, you'll know (maybe exactly) what this particular opportunity is. But instead of giving you the ins and outs, the ups and downs, the yay-says and the no-ways, I'll give you the knock. Knock, knock, knock. It's up to you to open the door.

Best of luck,
Deserae McGlothen