Good May, Mate. It’s Blog Post #98. Thanks for all the great feedback after last month’s blog and the release of the first episode of the Write or Wroy Podcast. Unfortunately, the second episode will not be available until next April 1st. Stay tuned though. It should be a great one.

The Novel Update

I finished it! Last month, my novel’s second edit was completed. It’s now in the hands of editors. Work on the book’s cover is also progressing as I near the home stretch. Stay tuned for a bonus blog post this month (#99) for a big reveal, including the title, the synopsis, and a sneak peak at some of the concepts being considered for the cover design.

Making the Cut

I will need to do my final draft after editors are finished dissecting and slashing the book’s contents. I had to cut the following excerpt from the book when I found this idea/ joke had already been thought of and used on social media. With almost 8 billion people on this planet, I guess it can’t be surprising that someone had already come up with this:

“ …the last one I went to there was a woman who spent 15 minutes convincing us that Marty McFly was a Mandalorian.”

“Weird… but sounds entertaining.”

”Actually, it was a bit but not until she got to the end. Marty was the original ‘Man-in-the-Delorean’. She should have opened with that.”

May Day

It’s one of my favorite months of the year; in the top twelve for sure. It’s the month where us Norwegians celebrate Independence Day (May 17^th), Mexicans celebrate Cinco de Mayo (May 5^th), and Nerds (like myself) celebrate Star Wars (May 4^th).

TV/ Movies In the News

How disappointing was Season 3 of the Mandalorian anyway? It was so bad that Disney are in consultation with Quentin Tarantino to take over for Season 4.

“I ain’t through with you by a damn sight. I’m gonna get Mandalorian on your ass.”

When asked when he would start working on the script for Season 4, Quentin replied. “In two shakes of a Wombat’s tail.”

In similar news, it was recently revealed that Kevin Smith was being considered to write and direct a sequel to Tombstone. He replied, “I’ll be your dingleberry.”

**I was asked to explain this. In Tombstone, Val Kilmer’s Doc Holiday has a line where he says, “I’ll be your huckleberry.” In Kevin Smith’s movie, Clerks, Jay responds to Dante by saying, “ About the biggest pair you’ve ever seen, Dingleberry!” *What the blogger has done here is combined the two movies and had them intersect, creating a clever and hilarious cross-over that works on so many levels.

In very similar news, Steven Spielberg turned down directing the sequel to Snakes on a Plane saying, “Snakes. Why did have to be snakes? I hate snakes.”

Subtle Details

I’m enjoying watching Season 2 of Yellow Jackets. Did anyone notice that Shauna talked Jackie’s ear off?

I took this photo in downtown Vancouver that reminded me to finish that novel.

Words of Wisdom 

1. Try different foods. It’s one of the joys of life. Llama tongue is trending right now. I wonder what that tastes like… and can it taste you back?

2. From the Bottom of My Chart. I was looking through my surgical text book for information on appendectomies. I couldn’t find it. The Appendix had been removed.

3. Don’t be afraid to explain things more than once, especially if it’s a complex topic.

In Tombstone, Val Kilmer’s Doc Holiday has a line where he says, “I’ll be your huckleberry.” In Kevin Smith’s movie, Clerks, Jay responds to Dante by saying, “ About the biggest pair you’ve ever seen, Dingleberry!” **What the blogger has done here is combined the two and had them intersect creating a clever and hilarious cross-over that works on so many levels.

In Steven Spielberg’s Indian Jones…

Thank you to everyone who continues to read this blog and support my efforts. I’m looking forward to sharing all the details of my upcoming novel in Blog Post #99. It’s now time for the ending jokes. In celebration of both Norway’s upcoming independence day and the downfall of Twitter, I give you the following jokes. Enjoy.

“Which country is better, Sweden or Denmark?

“Norway”

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I follow writers on Twitter and responded to a Tweet last week:

“If you were going to write and self-publish a book in 2024, what would the title and idea be?”

”How Not to Give Away Your Book Idea: A Guide to Writing Jokes on Twitter.”