No Mas, No Mas
In this corner, weighing in at over 1 billion words, introducing . . . the Editors from January 1 2012 to April 30, 2012
And in this corner, weighing in at 750,000 words . . . the Writer
Leeeeeeet’s get ready to ruuuuuuuummmmbbbbblllleeeeee!
The bell for round one has wrung. The writer comes out feisty, opening his email to check on a submission and oh, he’s hit with a hard jab, a rejection of one of his short stories. The writer dances away into the corner of the ring, hugging the ropes, covering up. Now he moves in and opens another email and . . . he’s in trouble. The editors have hit him with a jab-cross combination followed by an uppercut-hook combo, four poems rejected! The writer is dazed, wandering around the ring, shaking his head to clear the cobwebs. And the bell rings, ending round 1.
Round 2 begins with the writer wading back into the fight. He hits the editors with a solid hook; a short story has been accepted. The editors dance back licking their wounds. Feeling emboldened the writer opens another email and . . . wow! What a haymaker from the editors, a rejection of a cherished short story with a slew of negative comments. The writer is on the mat, trying to stand up again. He uses the ropes to pull himself up, he’s standing, covering up, dancing around the ring for all he’s worth. There’s the bell, he’s made it through round 2.
Its round 3 and the writer is still looking groggy. Tentatively he opens an email and bam! He catches the editors with jab cross combination to the jaw, 2 poems accepted for an anthology. The editors stagger back but won’t fall. The writer moves in to press his advantage but oh! He takes one to the chin, a short story rejected. The writer keeps his balance but the editors are still swinging! They land a jab-cross-jab combo, 3 poems rejected. The writer is woozy. The editors hit him with another roundhouse right, a story rejected. Another flourish from the editors, rights, lefts, jabs, crosses, uppercuts! The writer is being pummeled with rejections.
The writer is down! The writer is down! The writer is down! The referee has stepped in . . . and this fight is over! The editors from January 1, 2012 to April 30, 2012 have won by TKO!
And in this corner, weighing in at 750,000 words . . . the Writer
Leeeeeeet’s get ready to ruuuuuuuummmmbbbbblllleeeeee!
The bell for round one has wrung. The writer comes out feisty, opening his email to check on a submission and oh, he’s hit with a hard jab, a rejection of one of his short stories. The writer dances away into the corner of the ring, hugging the ropes, covering up. Now he moves in and opens another email and . . . he’s in trouble. The editors have hit him with a jab-cross combination followed by an uppercut-hook combo, four poems rejected! The writer is dazed, wandering around the ring, shaking his head to clear the cobwebs. And the bell rings, ending round 1.
Round 2 begins with the writer wading back into the fight. He hits the editors with a solid hook; a short story has been accepted. The editors dance back licking their wounds. Feeling emboldened the writer opens another email and . . . wow! What a haymaker from the editors, a rejection of a cherished short story with a slew of negative comments. The writer is on the mat, trying to stand up again. He uses the ropes to pull himself up, he’s standing, covering up, dancing around the ring for all he’s worth. There’s the bell, he’s made it through round 2.
Its round 3 and the writer is still looking groggy. Tentatively he opens an email and bam! He catches the editors with jab cross combination to the jaw, 2 poems accepted for an anthology. The editors stagger back but won’t fall. The writer moves in to press his advantage but oh! He takes one to the chin, a short story rejected. The writer keeps his balance but the editors are still swinging! They land a jab-cross-jab combo, 3 poems rejected. The writer is woozy. The editors hit him with another roundhouse right, a story rejected. Another flourish from the editors, rights, lefts, jabs, crosses, uppercuts! The writer is being pummeled with rejections.
The writer is down! The writer is down! The writer is down! The referee has stepped in . . . and this fight is over! The editors from January 1, 2012 to April 30, 2012 have won by TKO!
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