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  • THE FOREST FOR THE TREES is about writing, publishing and what makes writers tick. This blog is dedicated to the self loathing that afflicts most writers. A community of like-minded malcontents gather here. I post less frequently now, but hopefully with as much vitriol. Please join in! Gluttons for punishment can scroll through the archives.

    If I’ve learned one thing about writers, it’s this: we really are all alone. Thanks for reading. Love, Betsy

Resume

Tomorrow we’re interviewing six candidates for an assistant position at the agency. Without even looking at their resumes, I can bet they’ve gone to good colleges, speak Swahili and know Quark. I’m telling you, these kids today are sharp. Why then do they want to work in publishing? Because they love literature? I repeat: why work in publishing? Didn’t they get the memo, god and the book are dead.

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  1. It’s because they love books. God, I agree, dead, but the book/stories/drama/knowledge never.

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