Ever since my editor first suggested the title OH. MY. GODS, whenever I think those words ... my mind drifts back in time. I go back to high school, my junior year, when there was a really popular hip hop song called Baby Got Back by Sir Mix-a-Lot. It's not the song itself that I think about (because really, a song about a guy who likes big booties doesn't have much to do with my book) but the opening discussion.(Directions: Read with a total valley girl accent.)
Oh, my, god. Becky, look at her butt.It's a little crude, yes. (Okay, a lot crude.) If you want to see how crude the whole song is, you can Google the video on YouTube or see the complete lyrics and listen to the song on Rhapsody. (Note the explicit lyrics warning, though.)
It is so big. She looks like,
one of those rap guys' girlfriends.
But, you know, who understands those rap guys?
They only talk to her, because,
she looks like a total prostitute, 'kay?
I mean, her butt, is just so big.
I can't believe it's just so round, it's like,
out there, I mean - gross. Look!
She's just so ... black!
This is also the same song Burger King is using for their SpongeBob commercials.
Anyway, the whole point of this is the contest. You can see, right, why that opening line comes to mind with OH. MY. GODS.? I want you to take that opening and rewrite it as a (much nicer, please) poem. There are two rules.
- Nothing crass, crude, degrading, or otherwise yucky.
- Your poem has to begin with "Oh. My. Gods. Phoebe, look at her..."
Wanna know what you can win? Well, I'm going to be giving away five (5) -- count 'em FIVE -- copies of the OH. MY. GODS. paperback. (For anyone who already has OH. MY. GODS. you can choose to wait a month and get a copy of GODDESS BOOT CAMP instead.)
You can enter your poem by either leaving it in comments, posting it elsewhere and sharing the link in comments, or emailing it privately to tlc (at) teralynnchilds (dot) com.
Want to double your chances to win? Then make your poem into a video and post it either on YouTube or on the Goddess Boot Camp Ning.
Deadline for the contest is midnight Pacific Time on Sunday, May 17th (aka the day before my dad's birthday).
Your daily GODDESS BOOT CAMP Teaser:
And the benefit of the doubt is hard to hold on to.No clues this time. Now, get writing, godlets!
Hugs,
TLC
10 comments:
Love it!!
Great contest! I emailed my entry to you.
Got it, Shelly. L-O-V-E IT!
I don't have time at the moment, but I WILL enter this contest eventually. Don't worry, you'll get more entries. :)
paradoxrevealed (at) aim (dot) com
Hm, would it be difficult to make one if I haven't read your novel yet? //ashamed//
Haha, hopefully I will attempt the poem soon.
I emailed you my poem, but wanted to let you know that I also blogged about this.
http://writeforareader.blogspot.com/2009/05/wednesday-wanderings-5609.html
I sent you mine in an email! Hope you like it!
@Paradox Hurry up already! =)
@Diana Got it and love it! (See, you didn't have to read the book first.)
@Shelly Thanks for spreading the word!
@Cyndi It's fantastic!
Ha okay I just sent you an email! I hope my poem is ok!
I was afriad I wasn't going to have time to enter it! I am surprisingly busy these days what with a sci-fi convention coming up and all! Plus my brithday is a little after your dad's so I am pretty sure everyone is going to come and start asking me to make a wish list soon! I am very excited! But it was actually pretty darned easy to make! So I am very excited! I also sent you an email on facebook too!
Anyways yes that's it!,
Melody
I'm sorry this is late.... But I did not have access to a computer where I could post my entry on Friday and didn't get onto one until late Saturday. (A nasty computer virus is forcing me to use other people's computers.)
My Entry (Yes, I know it's cheesy and it sucks, and I just edited the lyrics, but whatever... At the very least you'll get a laugh):
Oh, my, gods. Phoebe, look at her powers.
They are so dark. She looks like,
she's totally Hades' girlfriend.
But, you know, who understands those death deities?
They only talk to her, because,
she looks like a total Persephone, 'kay?
I mean, her powers, are just so dark.
I can't believe they're just so dark, it's like,
evil, I mean - creepy. Look!
She's just so ... eek!
paradoxrevealed (at) aim (dot) com
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