On Writing
Stephen King
On Writing.
In 1997 Stephen King, author of Carrie, The Stand, and countless other horror classics, started penning his thoughts about a subject he knows something about: writing.
The book that resulted, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, is both memoir and tutorial, written in an honest and direct way without ever getting boring. And it may be one of the finest books I’ve ever read about this subject.
Split into three parts, the book dives into how King began, and what he learned and how he learned it, then moves on to the tools a writer needs to succeed. Part three takes a wide and unexpected turn that oddly, brings it all together. I guarantee that I don’t think he could have planned a better ending.
This book is so clear and smart and full of wisdom. I’m not the biggest Stephen King fan (I have only read The Shining, and that was for a class) but I’ve always respected his work and his work ethic. Loved this.
On Writing.
In 1997 Stephen King, author of Carrie, The Stand, and countless other horror classics, started penning his thoughts about a subject he knows something about: writing.
The book that resulted, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, is both memoir and tutorial, written in an honest and direct way without ever getting boring. And it may be one of the finest books I’ve ever read about this subject.
Split into three parts, the book dives into how King began, and what he learned and how he learned it, then moves on to the tools a writer needs to succeed. Part three takes a wide and unexpected turn that oddly, brings it all together. I guarantee that I don’t think he could have planned a better ending.
This book is so clear and smart and full of wisdom. I’m not the biggest Stephen King fan (I have only read The Shining, and that was for a class) but I’ve always respected his work and his work ethic. Loved this.
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