Dealing with Writer's Block? Plagiarize!

Frank Mucci
It seems like whenever I have trouble trying to come up with something to write about, an idea just falls into my lap and the next thing I know I'm sitting at the keyboard banging out some of my usual spectacular work. Such is the beauty of genius-just when you think you've completely tapped your supply of creativity, you come through with flying colors.

And that's where I found myself earlier today when I could not come up with any ideas for my next article. There I sat at the keyboard just staring at a blank screen, doubting myself. I had become so upset I couldn't even drink the last bottle of the 12-pack of Coronas I had torn into at breakfast.

Seeing the lone bottle of beer still sitting in the fridge, my dear wife-knowing me oh so well-sensed my despair and made a suggestion. "Why don't you write a fantasy?"

"What do you mean by a fantasy?" I asked.

"Take something amazingly boring and ordinary and turn it into an incredible story no one would ever believe. I do it all the time whenever we're in bed." she patiently explained.

"That's a great idea!" I exclaimed. "Now if I can just think of something amazingly boring and ordinary..."

And that's when I remembered my good friend Maria Roth. If you are acquainted with Maria, you know exactly what I'm talking about. But if you don't know her, just take my word for it-the chick is snore city! Her writing is the perfect cure for insomnia. The other day I was reading one of her articles and the next thing I knew, I woke up with my face on the keyboard and drool running out of the corners of my mouth.

So here for your enjoyment is my made up fantasy story about an amazingly boring and ordinary person. Enjoy!

Maria Roth is a beautiful human being-one of the most generous, forgiving people I've ever known. She's incredibly smart, too. While I was picking my nose and winning fart contests in the back of the classroom, Maria was listening to the teacher and taking notes. Always taking notes. She may have doodled in her notebook occasionally, but, let me tell you, even her doodling is magnificent. I told her she should go to art school and become the next Pick-ass-oh, or whatever the one-eared dude's name is, and Maria laughed till she fell out of her chair. But she landed gracefully, of course.

If I had to describe Maria Roth with only one word, "graceful" would be it. She moves like a gazelle, dancing in the grass, and her voice reminds me of a penguin's belly, gliding across a glacier. Know what I mean?

Maria's a saint. I have to confess, I've been kinda naughty. I have, like, 500 blogs, and I don't even know how to write! I didn't write this! This content is stolen! Maria Roth said I could take it, so I did. If you want the real author to earn any money off of her insane babbling (not that it deserves much-maybe two bucks, tops), you'd better visit Maria Roth's original Associated Content article, right here.

So there you have it-a complete fantasy about an amazingly boring and ordinary person.

And if you want to steal any of this crap, you may want to rethink your life.

Published by Frank Mucci

A Pulitzer Prize-winning author and People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2010, Frank likes to make up crap about himself. He will be honored later this year with the Nobel Prize for Literature.  View profile

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  • Magena Fawn2/10/2010

    Still drooling over Maria I see. Yeah, I can read between the lines. Hehehe snort!

  • Christine Zibas2/9/2010

    Well, I have certainly never heard anyone refer to Pablo that way before. Yikes.

  • Eva Gallant2/3/2010

    Well, I thought you were a little wacky, but now I'm sure! lol

  • Jennifer Waite2/3/2010

    haha this is too good. Did I tell you I found one of my AC pieces is online, with words changed here and there to make it "different"....it now reads like Japanese stereo instructions. The funny thing is its a piece on prison slang, so its really amusing when you combine concepts like hiding a shank up yer bum with the odd butchery of the English language contributed by the aforementioned article-stealing crapfaces who plagarized it...and are stealing my pennies!! Bastards. I was saving up for a pack of gum...

  • Jenny Writer2/2/2010

    Nice..

  • K K Thornton2/2/2010

    I didn't think anyone- aside from Frank Mucci-- would be crazy enough to take up Maria's offer of her 'free' content. Now why didn't I think of that?

  • Heather Carreiro1/30/2010

    LOL. I didn't think anyone would be crazy enough to take up Maria's offer of her 'free' content.

  • Maria Roth1/30/2010

    Frank, you know, I'm actually a little worried that you could get in trouble for this. Let me state, publicly, for the record, that Frank has my permission to reproduce that crazy boldfaced content. We're both just trying to be funny...not actually wanting to break any rules. :)

  • Maria Roth1/29/2010

    HAHAHAHAHA! Thanks, Frank. I tell you to steal my content, and, like an obedient dog, you do just that!

  • Jennifer Wagner1/29/2010

    I think you & Maria have got something going on! LMAO - Seriously, Frank. This is sweet. :-)

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