Author Jim C. Hines has written lyrics to the perennially-parodied Gilbert and Sullivan song “Modern Major General.”<\/p>\n
I am the very model of a modern SF novelist,
\nI’ve manuscripts space opera, anime, and fantasist,
\nI know the kings of fandom and the best flamewars historical
\nFrom Andrew Burt to LiveJournal, in order categorical;
\nI’m very well acquainted too, with matters editorial,
\nI keep my cover letters brief and never too suctorial,
\nAbout rejection etiquette I’m teeming with propriety,
\nWith many cheerful facts about your online notoriety,
\nI’m very good at worldbuilding and proper use of ansibles;
\nI know the hyphenated names of beings unpronounceable:
\nIn short, in matters space opera, anime, and fantasist,
\nI am the very model of a modern SF novelist.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe rest of the verses are on his site. He’s released it under a Creative Commons license, so fans can go nuts with the video-filking.<\/p>\n
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