Driving to the grocery store yesterday, I thought of Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon. Why that song, I don’t know. It must have been like the worm in the apple, wiggling out of my unconscious. My next thought was that vampires are so popular, someone should write a song about a vampire in New Jersey or Atlanta or Milwaukee. (Liz, the Milwaukee location is for you.) Then my mind drifted to a song about my favorite shifter, a cocker spaniel. A singer finds out her boyfriend changes to a cocker spaniel during the full moon. Or a golden retriever. Any kind of cuddly dog.
About that time I reached the grocery store and my mind was diverted by choosing a watermelon and other items. But driving home, I came back to the idea of a song about the cuddly canine shifter. I thought of the woman waking up next to her cute male lover (human now), and I wondered what kind of protection they would use. Because what if she got pregnant? Would any sane woman take a chance she might have a litter?
My mind took another leap. Maybe the cuddly dog-shifter could have a vasectomy. But wait! There’s a procedure that happens to male dogs. If you have a pet, it’s the responsible thing to do. And if he happens to shift to a man, some women don’t mind a guy who can only hump her leg. And of course, he would be an expert with his tongue.
Perhaps because I listen to country music, with songs like Before He Cheats by Carrie Underwood and Gunpowder and Lead by Miranda Lambert, another twist wiggled out of my unconscious. There’s a reason some men are called dogs. What if the shifter has all his equipment and he’s using it on another woman? The singer finds out, and the next full moon she lures him into a cage (cheese works) and takes him to the vet. Snip, snip.
You think that might go platinum?
What kind of ideas have wiggled out of your mind that you’ll never write?
Thanks for the laughs today, Edie! Funny stuff. Sheesh, I’m up earlier than norm and haven’t had my coffee yet. No ideas have wiggled out of this writer’s mind yet.
I’ll check back if any do wiggle out. And too, I wanna read the comments; this should be good!
Dang, Edie. That was some trip to the grocery store. I think somehow you channeled some of Weird Al Yankovich’s energy!
LaD, I’m up early too, and I’m first drinking my tea. I bet plenty of ideas have wiggled inside your mind that you’re not telling.
Elle, what I should have been thinking about was how to put a new twist in my first chapter. Instead of channeling Al Yankovich’s energy, I should’ve channeled Jennifer Crusie’s.
Hah! I love this post, Edie!
I’m way more boring.
Love it, Edie! Especially the fears of having a litter. I guess that’s what happened to Kate Gosselin.
I’m hoping to write all my story ideas, if I live that long. So many to do, so little time to write them all.
Natasha, I KNOW you aren’t boring. You always have several things going on at once. Maybe your weird ideas are just more usable than mine.
Kath, I thought of Octomom when I wrote “any sane woman.”
The problem with writing all your ideas, is that we keep getting more and it’s impossible to write them all. But that next shiny new idea gives us something to look forward to.
OMG, Edie! You just made my day and it’s not even 9 AM. The idea of snip, sniping the male dog to be responsible–what a hoot! Don’t let your hubby near this post. Too funny for words…
Mary Jo, glad I made your day.
My husband never reads my blog, so no worry about that.
Edie, I think you are hilarious–and now, for the rest of the day, I will be singing Werewolves of London!!
Cindy, that’s a good song to have in your mind if you’re writing one of your paranormals. Not so sure if you’re working on a romantic suspense.
I say go for it, Edie! That cuddly mantriever of yours could be the next BIG THING.
Lainey, I love the word “mantriever.” You’re good!
I hope it’s the next BIG thing, but not by me. I don’t feel the tug to write it. Someone else, please write it. I promise I’ll buy it.
OMG, Edie – those were great! Now I want to use them all, LOL. Maybe you can do a spinoff of Catitude and use the Mantriever.
lol, you sound like me! No matter where i am, i constantly have the ‘what if’ thoughts running through my head. I’ve had so many crazy ideas that I can’t even remember them!
Kate, too funny. Go ahead and use the ideas! I’d love to read them — or hear the vamp in Atlanta song. You could do it in Chicago.
Many years ago, I wrote a book with a yellow lab who turned into a man. I should dig it out and read it. I know it will need a lot of work. He was almost childlike, and I’d need to make him more alpha.
Lori, me too! I get snips of ideas all the time. (There I go with the word “snip” again.) At least this time I was able to use the crazy ideas in my blog.
Oh, I meant to put this in before – this from my brother’s blog. Your post reminded me of it – you and your “snipping” fascination.
http://howsamseesit.blogspot.com/2010/02/scifi-saturday-special-feature-wereman.html
OMG! Kate, that’s hilarious! Obviously you and your brother both have wild imaginations. And I’ve gotta ask, is the man in the last photo your brother?
First of all, Edie, I have to say I’m so very glad I was not drinking anything as I read your post!
Secondly, I have to say this post is exactly what I love so much about you and your stories!
I want to read the cuddly-dogshifter-who-gets-neutered-for-being-the-dog-he-is story!
Karin, big SMOOCH! I don’t think a story about the hero being neutered would sell well in NY. But maybe as a secondary character . . .
“And I’ve gotta ask, is the man in the last photo your brother?”
LOL, oh, Edie, he wishes!
(Of course, he’s a handsome devil on his own.)
Too funny, Edie. This just got my imagination fired up.
Actually, there’s a scene in the second season of True Blood where Sam (the shapeshifter) is in dog form to protect Sookie. He shifts into a collie and wakes up naked the next morning at the foot of her bed. It was hilarious. Sorta forced him out of the closet … so to speak.
Kate, he must be good looking for you to say that. Though the guy in the photo was pretty hunky.
Liz, Charlaine Harris had good taste. You could put a cocker in your book, too. It would be fun. Or a cat shifter. You’re good at doing cats.