The Forest for the Trees: An Editor's Advice to Writers

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Summary: Mentoring worth the money
Review: This is not a practical how-to book for writers. Rather, it is an illuminating look inside the head of an editor, looking out from the publishing industry and looking in at it. Again, I didn't glean "advice" from this book so much as sheer information, some bordering on gossip, which is always good, and insight about the people, the process, and the product of publishing. Everyone, in the end, is really after the same thing: great books that have a lasting impact on their readers. This book is one of them.

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Summary: Forests Trees and all between
Review: While the title of this book comes from a letter from an editor to a writer, it brought to mind more the song from the 1960's or so. While this book is geared towards writers it provides an excellent insight into the life of an editor, various other positions in a publishing house, and publishing life. I found this to be a great bonus that won't get in the way of the main focus of the book. Her advice incorporates her own experience from starting out as an assitant editor and beyond with other editors of famous writers for an excellent book about writing and publishing. It is well written, easy to read, humorous and extremely usefull. I am far from getting anything publishing, but I found it helpful to get such an indepth look and I think nearly any avid reader who would like to know more about the whole process would gain something while being entertained at the same time. I definitely think it is a future source of reference as I look to publish in the future.