and no matter what, you have to buy the book
Huh. They say you can't con an honest mark, but that's just semantics. You can sure fool honest people into giving you money for nothing.
Jayne: Well... I don't like the idea of someone hearin' what I'm thinkin'. Inara: No one likes the idea of hearing what you're thinking.
'Objects In Space'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
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§ ita § - Jul 20, 2006 8:37:53 am PDT #7865 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
victor infante - Jul 20, 2006 8:44:51 am PDT #7866 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
You can sure fool honest people into giving you money for nothing.
Yep. They prey on people who have dreams of publishing, who've invested a lot of theirselves into writing that (frankly) isn't usually very good and will get rejected anywhere legitimate. So the writer feels validated and the publisher makes a mint of people willing to shell out $75 repeatedly for thick books with a zillion poems in tiny type.
erikaj - Jul 20, 2006 8:58:45 am PDT #7867 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I did it when I was fifteen. But I didn't buy any books. Felt like a sucker after, though.
Strix - Jul 20, 2006 11:24:15 am PDT #7868 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
So it's like the Who's Who in American High School Students of poetry?
Yarg. Students bring me similar mailings all the time; they're all "Look Ms. G! Look, I won something for being a decent student!" -- and then I get the fun job of telling them -- and their often thrilled, I-will-pay-even-though-I-make-$2 perhour-cleaning-houses parents -- that's it's a scam.
It's not a fun part of my day.
erikaj - Jul 20, 2006 11:34:27 am PDT #7869 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Sounds like it, Erin. We missed most of the mailings afterward cause I moved, iirc.
Allyson - Jul 20, 2006 1:09:20 pm PDT #7870 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I HEART MY AGENT!
I'm a little behind, but I just read the new essays. That is some awesome stuff, my friend. Seriously. The Internet Wants Your Daughter should be read out on high, and/or This American Life. And I am particularly fond of your "Cut A Bitch" header. Really, I feel like you've come a long way from the first essays you showed me--your prose is tighter, your jokes funnier, and your themes and theses punchier, deeper, more resonant. Way to go. This book is going to be great. And that's not just your agent talking.
sj - Jul 20, 2006 1:16:28 pm PDT #7871 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yay, Allyson!
ChiKat - Jul 20, 2006 1:27:57 pm PDT #7872 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Yay, Allyson!! I'm totally not surprised, but it's wonderful that your agent loves it as much as it should be loved!
Atropa - Jul 20, 2006 1:31:54 pm PDT #7873 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Yay Allyson!
sfmarty - Jul 20, 2006 1:33:04 pm PDT #7874 of 10001
Who? moi??
That is wonderful encouragement, Allyson.