• Forest for the Trees
  • 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

I’d Like To Thank My Pencil

I hate to admit to watching Barbara Walters, but her interview with Mickey Rourke provided all the Oscar entertainment I needed. When asked what it would mean to win, Rourke replied, “Well, Barbara, you can’t eat it, you can’t fuck it, and it can’t get you into heaven.”

This is about as close to a world view as I could hope to embrace.

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