Author Funk: The Filk

Hey everyone! I've hardly been home the past few weeks, owing to sisterly graduation followed by ConCarolinas and my writing retreat. So I'm sitting here in the late North Carolinian afternoon, thankful for the air conditioning and resting after some great conversations.

We took a day off halfway through the week.This year, I was feeling creative and exhuberant, so I did something I haven't done in awhile: I filked. I present to you: "Author Funk." (And no, not the kind you'd think.)

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"Author Funk"

Filk of: "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars

by: Laura Sheana Taylor 

Doh

Doh doh doh, doh doh doh, doh doh

Doh doh doh, doh doh doh, doh doh

Doh doh doh, doh doh doh, doh doh

Doh doh doh, doh duh (Aaaaaaow!)

This plot

Will go far

Those re-views

Them five stars

This one’s for that story

That glory

Straight masterpiece

Writin’, incitin’

Every point-of-view’s pretty

Got characters and fancy words

Gotta kiss ourselves we’re so witty

We’re too hot (hot damn)

Call the reviewers and librarians

We’re too hot (hot damn)

Make a TV wanna retire, man

We’re too hot (hot damn)

Time to binge read now if you can

We’re too hot (hot damn)

And we’re good about that plottin’

Break it down...

Readers hit your hallelujah (ooh)

Readers hit your hallelujah (ooh)

Readers hit your hallelujah (ooh)

'Cause Author Funk gon' give it to ya

'Cause Author Funk gon' give it to ya

'Cause Author Funk gon' give it to ya

Call an agent, ‘cuz we’ll succeed

Don't believe us just read (Come on)

Doh

Doh doh doh, doh doh doh, doh doh (Hah!)

Don’t believe us just read

Doh

Doh doh doh, doh doh doh, doh doh (Hah!)

Don’t believe us just read

Don’t believe us just read

Don’t believe us just read

Don’t believe us just read

Hey, hey, hey, oh!

Stop

Don’t get weary

Do some edits, then send that query

Take a breath, then don’t you lurk

World buildin’s hard work!

With that stylin’, applyin’, point of view and some conflict

Get agents, and payment

Ten-book contracts’d be perfect

We’re too hot (hot damn)

Call the reviewers and librarians

We’re too hot (hot damn)

Make a TV wanna retire, man

We’re too hot (hot damn)

Time to binge read now if you can

We’re too hot (hot damn)

And we’re good about that plottin’

Readers hit your hallelujah (ooh)

Readers hit your hallelujah (ooh)

Readers hit your hallelujah (ooh)

'Cause Authors Funk gon' give it to ya

'Cause Authors Funk gon' give it to ya

'Cause Authors Funk gon' give it to ya

Call an agent, ‘cuz we’ll succeed

Don’t believe us just read (Come on)

Doh

Doh doh doh, doh doh doh, doh doh (Hah!)

Don’t believe us just read

Doh

Doh doh doh, doh doh doh, doh doh (Hah!)

Don’t believe us just read

Don’t believe us just read

Don’t believe us just read

Don’t believe us just read

Hey, hey, hey, oh!

Before we leave

Let me tell y'all a little something

Authors Funk you up, Authors Funk you up

Authors Funk you up, Authors Funk you up, uh

I said Authors Funk you up, Authors Funk you up

Authors Funk you up, Authors Funk you up

Come on, write

Jump on it

If it’s fantasy then flaunt it

If it’s sci-fi then own it

Don't brag about it, come show me

Come on, write

Jump on it

If it’s fantasy then flaunt it

If it’s sci-fi then own it

Come call an agent, ‘cuz we’ll succeed

Don’t believe us just read (Come on)

Doh

Doh doh doh, doh doh doh, doh doh (Hah!)

Don’t believe us just read

Doh

Doh doh doh, doh doh doh, doh doh (Hah!)

Don’t believe us just read

Don’t believe us just read

Don’t believe us just read

Don’t believe us just read

Hey, hey, hey, oh!

Authors Funk you up, Authors Funk you up (say whaa?!)

Authors Funk you up, Authors Funk you up

Authors Funk you up, Authors Funk you up (say whaa?!)

Authors Funk you up, Authors Funk you up

Authors Funk you up, Authors Funk you up (say whaa?!)

Authors Funk you up, Authors Funk you up

Authors Funk you up, Authors Funk you up (say whaa?!)

Authors Funk you up

Aaaaaaow!