On Writing A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
Everybody's heard of Stephen King. His novels either scared you silly, or the movies made from them, or you thought he was a lunatic and refused to read or watch anything to do with him. However, even if you don't like him you have to admit his writing skills are very good, especially to have gained so many avid readers.
On Writing is his book geared towards writers. It is his advice on what to do, and not to do, and what he has done and what he wished he done. Anyone out there who wants to be a writer, even if you don't want to write horror or even fiction, this is a book to read. It has information for anyone looking to write.
" "If you don't have the
time to read, you don't have the time or the tools to write." In 1999,
Stephen King began to write about his craft -- and his life. By midyear,
a widely reported accident jeopardized the survival of both. And in his
months of recovery, the link between writing and living became more
crucial than ever.
Rarely has a book on writing been so clear, so useful, and so revealing. "On Writing" begins with a mesmerizing account of King's childhood and his uncannily early focus on writing to tell a story. A series of vivid memories from adolescence, college, and the struggling years that led up to his first novel, "Carrie, " will afford readers a fresh and often very funny perspective on the formation of a writer. King next turns to the basic tools of his trade -- how to sharpen and multiply them through use, and how the writer must always have them close at hand. He takes the reader through crucial aspects of the writer's art and life, offering practical and inspiring advice on everything from plot and character development to work habits and rejection.
Serialized in the "New Yorker" to vivid acclaim, "On Writing" culminates with a profoundly moving account of how King's overwhelming need to write spurred him toward recovery, and brought him back to his life.
Brilliantly structured, friendly and inspiring, "On Writing" will empower -- and entertain -- everyone who reads it." Description by Goodreads.
Rarely has a book on writing been so clear, so useful, and so revealing. "On Writing" begins with a mesmerizing account of King's childhood and his uncannily early focus on writing to tell a story. A series of vivid memories from adolescence, college, and the struggling years that led up to his first novel, "Carrie, " will afford readers a fresh and often very funny perspective on the formation of a writer. King next turns to the basic tools of his trade -- how to sharpen and multiply them through use, and how the writer must always have them close at hand. He takes the reader through crucial aspects of the writer's art and life, offering practical and inspiring advice on everything from plot and character development to work habits and rejection.
Serialized in the "New Yorker" to vivid acclaim, "On Writing" culminates with a profoundly moving account of how King's overwhelming need to write spurred him toward recovery, and brought him back to his life.
Brilliantly structured, friendly and inspiring, "On Writing" will empower -- and entertain -- everyone who reads it." Description by Goodreads.
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