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This is a passage from On writing by Steven King. What does he mean by the underlined part? Is he saying that you should end up calling lots of publishers until he finds a one which is willing to publish your book?
If you want to be a successful writer, you must to be able to describe it in a way that will cause your reader to prickle with recognition. If you can’t, you’re going to collect a lot of rejection slips and perhaps explore a career in the fascinating world of telemarketing.
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teacherJapan Is he saying that you should end up calling lots of publishers until he finds a one which is willing to publish your book? I don't think so. Some jobs are considered the lowest of the low.
- teacherJapan Is he saying that you should end up calling lots of publishers until he finds a one which is willing to publish your book?
- I don't think so.
- Some jobs are considered the lowest of the low.
- Flipping burgers at McDonald's is perhaps the iconic one.
- Being a telemarketer is another.
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teacherJapanIs he saying that you should end up calling lots of publishers until he finds a one which is willing to publish your book?
I don't think so. Some jobs are considered the lowest of the low. Flipping burgers at McDonald's is perhaps the iconic one. Being a telemarketer is another. In the movie Ghostbusters, when Janine complains about her j
0No, it doesn't refer to calling publishers. The author is sarcastically implying that telemarketing (trying to sell stuff to people over the phone, think nuisance calls) is a really crappy job that you might have to resort to if you can't make a living as a writer.
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