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.
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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.
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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. This is NOT a book about the craft, but rather a memoir of Stephen Kings journey into writing. On Writing begins with a mesmerizing account of King's childhood and his uncannily early focus on writing to tell a story. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this volume reveals a view of the writers craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. Rarely has a book on writing been so clear, so useful, and so revealing. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling. King got an idea of a novel called Misery, where did he get the idea for the novel from King got the idea for the novel from a dream. What is King's advice on paragraphs King says to pay attention to the length and numbers of paragraphs. And in his months of recovery, the link between writing and living became more crucial than ever. This volume really contains two books: a fondly sardonic autobiography and a tough-love lesson for aspiring novelists, written by American author of. Long live the King hailed Entertainment Weekly upon publication of Stephen Kings On Writing. The rule includes using the first word that comes to you, if it is colorful and appropriate. By midyear, a widely reported accident jeopardized the survival of both. In 1999, Stephen King began to write about his craft - and his life. 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.īrilliantly structured, friendly and inspiring, On Writing will empower-and entertain-everyone who reads it."If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time or the tools to write."
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.
On Writing begins with a mesmerizing account of King's childhood and his uncannily early focus on writing to tell a story. Long live the King hailed Entertainment Weekly upon publication of Stephen King. And in his months of recovery, the link between writing and living became more crucial than ever. Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen King’s critically lauded, million-copy bestseller shares the experiences, habits, and convictions that have shaped him and his work.
In 1999, Stephen King began to write about his craft-and his life. "If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time or the tools to write."
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