tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post6725449220803264454..comments2024-03-25T20:40:44.806-04:00Comments on Literary Rejections on Display Now Has Long COVID: Multiple Choice QuestionWriter, Rejectedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17241982229214057815noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-8694556529231572482007-08-23T14:00:00.000-04:002007-08-23T14:00:00.000-04:00Though I contributed the one about the bouncer, an...Though I contributed the one about the bouncer, and stand by it, I have to admit that there's something hoish, pimpish about the relationship, too. A bouncer doesn't get fifteen percent of the take.rmellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133206908895131438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-80051724149158099612007-08-22T20:36:00.000-04:002007-08-22T20:36:00.000-04:00I think that is an excellent description of the re...I think that is an excellent description of the relationship, far closer than the "lovers" analogy, though initially, doesn't the pimp seduce the ho, pretending to love her before he starts her turning tricks? The lover analogy is a mere self-delusion disguising what is really going on.zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09122657170192207225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-87028578569343036212007-08-22T18:33:00.000-04:002007-08-22T18:33:00.000-04:00Not only that, but the pimp often acts like he's d...Not only that, but the pimp often acts like he's doing a ho a favor by letting her work for him. Plus, pimps have itchy trigger fingers when it comes to bitch-slapping hoes that ask for their due.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-80061995800421659082007-08-22T18:29:00.000-04:002007-08-22T18:29:00.000-04:00Well, as the author of pauper through ebola, I've ...Well, as the author of pauper through ebola, I've been putting some thought into this, and I think my analogies are from the perspective of the editor/agent, as if WE were the parasites. But in fact, I have to ultimately go with "ho is to pimp," because a pimp is a parasite off the ho's hard labor, and isn't that what editor/agent is to writer?zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09122657170192207225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-49435381836773800192007-08-22T14:55:00.000-04:002007-08-22T14:55:00.000-04:00Well, I said it before, I like "monkey to dignitar...Well, I said it before, I like "monkey to dignitary." It's not the most apt, but it's the funniest.<BR/><BR/>I could make a case for all of these. In the end, I think "flea to cat" is most apt. Though editors and agents certainly seem to think it's "horny nerd to homecoming queen." Sh-yah! Wouldn't they like to believe so!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703861414547309188.post-79475776055982869952007-08-22T14:40:00.000-04:002007-08-22T14:40:00.000-04:0011. Partygoer to bouncer.Agents are like bouncers....11. Partygoer to bouncer.<BR/><BR/>Agents are like bouncers. They can get you in the door but that alone doesn't make the party a success. And like bouncers agents can be subjective in who they choose to let in. Style often accounts for much more than substance, which explains the current state of the literary community.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02481108423840882111noreply@blogger.com