The manuscript arrives on the editor’s desk. I teach my students that, as editors, they are working in tandem with authors–Betsy describes it as an intricate dance. At the very least, I hope that in contemplating your life as a writer you may get some perspective on your work and in gaining that perspective, see the forest for the trees” (9). I wrote it to help writers achieve or get closer to their goals. She says, “This book is about what I’ve seen and what I know. Lerner knows wherof she speaks having been an editor for fifteen years before becoming an agent. Titled The Forest for the Trees: An Editor’s Advice to Writers (Putnam, 2000, updated 2010), the first section of this book describes some general types of writers, and the second section peeks behind the editor’s desk and into the publishing world. Betsy Lerner created a product that helps writers understand editors and vice versa. I go to it often and read excerpts to my editing class. I love this book and was so excited when I found it a few years ago.
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