Some thirty years ago, as a young English professor, I observed that Stephen King was our era's Dickens. Hooo boy. But let's say it again, to brush the cobwebs off our beloved literary relics. There's a dissertation waiting to be written (or lolling from a shelf in the LoC) comparing King to Dickens. King is not a great writer, but he is far better, or certainly was in his prime, than he gets credit for. On Writing attempts to explain why and how he is a good writer. Hence the memoir element and the craft element.He doesn't have any new "magic feathers" (as he loves to put it) for aspiring writers, just the same unwelcome news that you have to work, and work hard, and enjoy the work. That eliminates most of the folks on the long side of Sturgeon's Law. (As king puts it grimly, you can't make a good writer out of a bad one, or a great one out of a good one, but you can improve.) What he has to offer is a fresh, entertaining voice affirming what most serious writers would have told you, if they took the question seriously. And a refreshing "Emperor's New Clothes" view of the posturing that passes for literary skill. We are welcome to sit in awe of Joyce, but let's not take too seriously his spending an entire day selecting "seven words," ok? No wonder Ulysses took twenty years to write. Writers write, aesthetes imagine writing. King is a writer. If you want to be one, you'll have a better chance of making a living if you write.This isn't a great book on the writer's craft. I'm not sure there are any; it's a bit like expecting Michelangelo or Houdon to explain sculpture. They don't explain sculpture because they are busy doing it. What King has to tell you boils down to what John Gardner had to tell you, and both of them had the good sense to remind us that being told what to do will never replace doing it.

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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."This is a special book, animated by a unique intelligence, and filled with useful truth." — Michael Chabon“Long live the King” hailed Entertainment Weekly upon publication of Stephen King’s On Writing. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer’s craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King’s advice is grounded in his vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a writer, from his struggling early career to his widely reported, near-fatal accident in 1999 — and how the inextricable link between writing and living spurred his recovery. Brilliantly structured, friendly and inspiring, On Writing will empower and entertain everyone who reads it — fans, writers, and anyone who loves a great story well told."Generous, lucid, and passionate, King (Hearts in Atlantis, 1999, etc.) offers lessons and encouragement to the beginning writer, along with a warts-and-all account of a less-than-carefree life...A useful book for any young writer, and a must for fans, this is unmistakably King: friendly, sharply perceptive, cheerfully vulgar, sometimes adolescent in his humour, sometimes impatient with fools, but always sincere in his love of language and writing." - Kirkus Reviews

On Writing is both a textbook for writers and a memoir of Stephen's life and will, thus, appeal even to those who are not aspiring writers. If you've always wondered what led Steve to become a writer and how he came to be the success he is today, this will answer those questions.
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Cover......Page 1
Copyright......Page 5
Quotations......Page 6
First Foreword......Page 7
Second Foreword......Page 10
Third Foreword......Page 11
C.V.......Page 12
What Writing Is......Page 99
Toolbox......Page 104
On Writing......Page 132
On Living: A Postscript......Page 242
And Furthermore, Part I......Page 261
And Furthermore, Part II......Page 275

An autobiographical portrait of Stephen King's home life, his family and his traumatic accident. He offers an insight into his world as well as analysis, advice and instruction on writing. He gives tips on how to use the tools of the trade from building characters to the importance of dialogue.

This volume offers a unique insight into the life of Stephen King. It finds out what books and films influenced him as a young writer, his first idea for a story and the true life tale that inspired Carrie

At last...the Number 1 bestselling writer offers a unique insight into his life and work as well as inspiring advice and instruction on writing.

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