Calling all Family

Okay guys, here is the deal. I am trying to write a series of children's books about the nieces and nephews with all you lovely people featured. One thing the authors I meet keep telling me is write what you know and I know you guys. I do not know the nieces and nephews as well as I would like. I have my rough draft for Madelyn's story written but I am stuck so I thought I would write the rough draft of the rest of their stories first and maybe that will spark something. So, here is what I am begging for. Send me stories about the little ones and information like their favorite food, flower, genre (dinosaurs and such) so I can make a story for them, not just about them. Even if these never become popular I want to write these stories for the little ones we all love like mad. You guys will be featured eventually but I am inspired and I am running with it

Some fun

For a while now I've been coming up with some chord progressions with fun rhythms on guitar but have never really been able to put any of them to words. I figure since there are those blessed with the poet's quill maybe we could do a collaborative effort to write some songs. I think it would be fun to try it at least. Meghan and I had some fun last time I was at Grandpa and Grandma Nielsen's house coming up with some lyrics to a song about vampires (only joking though). Anyway, so I planed to upload some videos and then wait for those of you with some writing talent to send (or post) some lyrics. What ever you felt the song sounded like (love song, lulluby, silly...). But I found some really good lyrics and decided to run with it. I hope there isn't any copy right infringement but I think I'll be okay. I almost didn't post them because of that effect where you sound really weird to yourself when you hear a recording. Well you sound even worse when you are singing into a poor microphone.

New Writing Venture

As you all know, I have been trying to get a good idea for a book for a while. This morning mom told me a story about Madelyn and I couldn't get it out of my head. So I sat down at my computer and two and a half hours later I had the first draft of my own little fairy tale. It is going to take a lot of editing but I am thinking about submitting this book to a publisher. Inspiration comes from the strangest places.

Anagram Poetry

This is kinda fun. Like the 50 word stories were. What got me thinking of them was the clues I gave for our new baby’s name.

1st clue: The picture
2nd clue: The name of the picture lily maker.

Anyway I thought it would be fun to create an anagram poem with all the names in our family. Here it is:

Alone a leery animal I waken.
Alarm at his horns, mane
A snarl,
A howl,
Injure
I ran

It is an anagram of following names (the new baby's name is mask with ?'s so you can figure it out if you have not already)

Noah William Martin Nielsen Aaron Sarah Renea Arwen Joshua Alan ???? ?????

Here are some tools to help make your own:
Anagram maker

and
Letter frequency counter

Post as a comment what you come up with. Family names are fun, but I'm sure other things would work as well.

How is everyone doing on their Christmas Stories?

click here and install if you only see a grey box.

Stories I have so far (Don't be last on the list!) :

Sarah

Aaron