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The Forest for the Trees by Betsy Lerner — WisdomDeck honest review

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The Forest for the Trees

by Betsy Lerner

An editor on writers' psychology, the ambivalent, the natural, the neurotic, and on how publishing actually works. Wise and funny.

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you want to understand yourself as a writer and the business.

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you want craft exercises.

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Three things you will actually use

Know your type.
Publishing is a business.
Keep writing anyway.

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Read the chapter that describes you.

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An editor on writers.

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