On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft

King then turns to the tools of his trade, examining crucial aspects of the wriiter's art and life, offering practical and inspiring advice on everything from plot and character development to work habits and rejection. King was in the middle of writing this book when he was nearly killed in a widely reported accident. On Writing culminates with a profoundly moving account of how his need to write spurred him toward recovery, and brought him back to his life.. A series of vivid memories from adolescence, college, and the struggling years that led up to his first novel, Carrie, offer a fresh and often funny perspective on the formation of a writer. On Writing begins with a mesmerizing account of King's childhood and his early focus on writing to tell a story. "If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time or the tools to write." Here is Stephen King's master class on his craft

Aptly Titled Debi C. I enjoyed this book thoroughly, and took my time reading it. I could "hear" Mr. King's "voice" in my head as I read this on my iPad Kindle app. I felt like I was reading something from a friend---as if he had written a personal letter to me--- to give me an understanding of what he went through to become the person he is today. I think that his directives about the "how-to's" and "don't do's" were very practical.. Susannah L. Sulzman said Still King of his craft. I may as well start out by saying that I'm a huge fan of Stephen King's and am, therefore,a bit biased, but this book stays handy on my writing desk, not entirely as a "how-to" but as a "why write" paperback coach. At the top of his craft, Mr. King still has the modest, self-effacing humor that he had when he was starting out, writing in the laundry room and trying to sell stories to pulp magazines.You never get . Fun read and helpful writing "how-to" Savannah This is the second time I've read "On Writing" by Steven King. The first time was when it first came out in 2000. I like most of King's novels, at least those that keep the gore down. But "On Writing" gives the reader a whole new insight into the man and his method of writing. The book was started in 1997 and scheduled for release in 2000. In the summer of 1999, King was out taking his daily walk when he was hit

This was a child who dug Yvette Vickers from Attack of the Giant Leeches, not Sandra Dee. "There's one novel, Cujo, that I barely remember writing." King also evokes his college days and his recovery from the van crash that nearly killed him, but the focus is always on what it all means to the craft. "I wanted monsters that ate whole cities, radioactive corpses that came out of the ocean and ate surfers, and girls in black bras who looked like trailer trash." But massive reading on all literary levels was a craving just as crucial, and soon King was the published author of "I Was a Teen-Age Graverobber." As a young adult raising a family in a trailer, King started a story inspired by his stint as a janitor cleaning a high-school girls locker room. King gives us lots of revelations about his life and work. The memoir is terrific stuff, a vivid d