I have a deep, dark, dirty secret that I wish to share with
you all this morning. I used to be an
Ally McBeal fan. Fan is maybe too strong
a word, but I did enjoy the show. It was
fluff and angst with ridiculously short skirts and a freaky dancing baby. But one episode has always stuck with me—“Theme
of Life”—which featured Tracey Ullman as a kooky therapist. Her advice to the hopelessly neurotic Ally was
to get herself a theme song, a tune that would make her feel empowered, special
and happy every time she heard it.
I took this advice to heart because, let’s be real, we
writers are more than a little neurotic from time to time and who doesn’t need
to feel empowered, particularly in the face of deadlines,
reviews and rejections?
So your assignment
today, should you choose to accept, is to get yourself a theme song. Not to be confused with the soundtrack of
your book, mind you. This is your own
personal anthem, a ditty you can play in your head whenever your muse needs a
little kick in the pants.
I’ve had the same theme song for nearly fifteen years and it
never fails to motivate.
5 comments:
Maybe you've got a thing for armadillos.
Now I'm off to discover my theme song. It could be buried under the big hair of the 80s.
Do NOT knock big hair. That was a very flattering look for me. ;)
I remember that episode! I have several theme songs. One is Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive."
Oh, hai, Heather! :) "I Will Survive" is a good one!
Ooh, good idea Amanda! I need to find one now. I'll report back!
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