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Novel Man by Robert Wynne and Jeffrey Williams Music: "Nowhere Man" by John Lennon and Paul McCartney © 2001 He's a real novel man living off his long-time fans writing long complex stories that don't end Plots that are long and absurd Two hundred ninety thousand words Can it be he's never heard of Brevity Novel man, please hastenGot multiple points of view Subplots and pointless verse too Does he think we've nothing else to read Long winded as he can be Series come in groups of three I wonder if we'll ever see the end of it Novel man, please end itHe's a real novel man Doesn't have a master plan And his series rolls on to Infinity He may write this series for infinity!
This song isn't about one particular writer, but could easily be applied to any number of authors currently mining the low grade ore out of the science fiction and fantasy mine. There's some really good deposits down deep and off the main shaft, but some folks manage to get rich selling the same stuff off the top over and over again. Oh well, they keep printing them. I guess SOMEBODY'S gotta read them. This song was published in the Gafilk 2006 songbook.
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