“On Writing” by Stephen King (2000)

[image error]I was stunned by Mary Karrs memoir, The Liars Club.

There are some essential books that should be on the shelf of every writer. Strunk and Whites inimitable The Elements of Style is one of them, and I also make a big noise for Anne Lamotts Bird by Bird and Robert McKees Story. Another that people swear by, and I cant believe Ive only just got round to, is Stephen Kings On Writing. At last Ive joined the ranks of the sensible and can see why they hold it in such high esteem.

Part-memoir and...