Last year I participated in NaNoWriMo. If you’re not familiar, it’s an annual writing exercise where people try to compose complete novels of 50,000 words in thirty days. When I began NaNoWriMo, (short for Nation Novel Writing Month), I started by telling the story of a boy with pink hair named Richard.
Richard is the black sheep of his family due to his naturally pink hair. His mother abandons him at a park one day, leaving the boy to fend for himself. Richard must find people who love him just the way he is. It’s basically a re-telling of The Ugly Duckling. But I got bored and moved on to another, longer story.
I’ve recently learned that gossip-monger Perez Hilton is publishing a children’s picture book in September about the very same subject.
I’m outraged! I don’t know how he found out I was doing NaNoWriMo, but I’m pretty sure Perez Hilton hacked into my computer, stole my files, and went back in time to dye his hair and write the story before I did. If only I could find his time-machine I’d have all the evidence I need...
I shake my fist at Hilton! His success could’ve been mine. Maybe I should’ve finished writing my story and rushed it to a publisher, huh?
At least I rock pink hair better than Perez Hilton.
Let this be a lesson in missed opportunities. Lesson learned. Thanks Universe.
-Jovan
No comments:
Post a Comment