I’m giving this one an ambivalent 2.5 out of 5 golden bookmarks because I’m having a strop. And it is well presented, well written, and entertaining. Everything about it drew me towards it with the promise of a good read. Betsy Lerner The Forest for the Trees (Revised and Updated): An Editor's Advice to Writers Paperback Octoby Betsy Lerner (Author) 174 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 13.99 Read with Our Free App Paperback 18.00 Other new and used from 3. Betsy Lerner’s The Forest For The Trees begins as a psychological compendium of the writer’s life written to the writer, with love.Lerner diagnoses writers: the ambivalent, the natural, the neurotic, and as we relate to aspects of each, we are delivered through an embarrassing adolescence of our own writerly growth, discovering who we were, are, and might better be. Maybe I missed it with my skimming, but it seemed to me to be more of an insight into the lives and types of writers, than an offer of advice. It promised so much, yet as a self-published author, in my opinion it failed to provide much real advice at all. After the first few chapters I lost interest and really skimmed the rest of the content. I’m not sure I gave this book a fair chance. The Bad Stuff: Okay, I’m going to put a caveat on this. The writing style is easy to read, the words flow smoothly and it is entertaining.

There is a nice little leaf icon for the page breaks and the version I have has used good quality paper that feels lovely on the fingers too. It is well edited and the formatting makes good use of margins and spacing, making it easy to read and giving it a clean look inside. The Good Stuff: Hmm… Where do I start with this one? This book has numerous good-review snippets from respected sources on the front and back covers, and on the first page inside. This cover conveys the message that it is a non-fiction title for writers. The Forest for the Trees (Revised and Updated): An Editors Advice to Writers by Betsy Lerner 4.5 (11) Paperback 18.00 Paperback 18.00 eBook 10.

The Cover: I love the cover to this book, it is simple yet creative, with a clean crisp look and clear text. The Forest for the Trees (An Editor’s Advice to Writers) by Betsy Lerner is a non-fiction title offering advice to writers.

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