Author

Publication

2000 - Riverhead Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

71,000 words, Guess

Page Count

284 pages

Identifiers

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  • LibraryThing7898

Classifications

  • DDC805/.02
  • LCCPN147 .L44 2000

Description

"The shelves are crowded with books on how to write. But as Lerner says, she doesn't plan to Strunk you over the head about style. Instead, on the basis of her close work with writers, she attempts to describe the writer's psyche. Here are stories about those writers who typically help or hurt their own cause as they seek publication. In the first half of the book, she identifies six classic personality types and their attendant behaviors. Lerner understands the anxieties and concerns of writers just getting started as well as those stalled mid-career. In the second half of the book, she takes readers through the publishing process from first contact to first contract to first glowing or gutting review."--BOOK JACKET.

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Other Editions

  • The forest for the trees: an editor's advice to writersRiverhead Books2000-01-01

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