On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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Summary
Twentieth Anniversary Edition with Contributions from Joe Hill and Owen King。 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。
“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。
“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。
Reviews
Cat
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Embora não tenha pretensões de me tornar escritora， gosto de ler estes livros sobre escrita。 Geralmente têm uma parte autobiográfica， que nos permite conhecer um pouco mais o autor em questão。Este livro de Stephen King não é excepção。 A primeira parte é sobre a vida dele， as origens， a família， como é que lhe surgiu a vontade de escrever。 Depois vem uma segunda parte， sobre escrita， em que King vai explicando， dando dicas， sobre como escrever。 Tem， também， algumas anotações autobiográficas que， Embora não tenha pretensões de me tornar escritora， gosto de ler estes livros sobre escrita。 Geralmente têm uma parte autobiográfica， que nos permite conhecer um pouco mais o autor em questão。Este livro de Stephen King não é excepção。 A primeira parte é sobre a vida dele， as origens， a família， como é que lhe surgiu a vontade de escrever。 Depois vem uma segunda parte， sobre escrita， em que King vai explicando， dando dicas， sobre como escrever。 Tem， também， algumas anotações autobiográficas que， para mim， tornaram a leitura mais interessante。 （Volto a dizer， não pretendo tornar-me escritora， nem publicar livros， pelo estar a ler um mero manual para escritores seria aborrecido。） No final do livro， King descreve o acidente horrível que lhe aconteceu em 1999， e ainda dá um exemplo de um excerto de um conto que ele escreveu e respectivas correções。É um livro bem conseguido， escrito com humor， e que pode dar muito jeito a quem quer realmente escrever。 Mas， mesmo para quem seja apenas leitor， ‘Escrever’ também poderá ter os seus encantos。 Afinal de contas， também é um livro sobre livros。 E， para nós leitores， isso pode significar toda uma descoberta。 。。。more
Norvargru
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Kada bih mogao staviti 3，5 kao ocjenu， stavio bih。 Vjerovatno su očekivanja učinila svoje。 Neki dijelovi su bili jako zanimljivi， a neki naporni za čitanje。 Na kraju， mogu da kažem da mi se knjiga dopala。 Nije ono što sam očekivao ali， moglo je biti i gore。
Matthew
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An enjoyable read。 Part memoir， part craft discussion。 A lot of the craft discussion I was already familiar with （like lose the adverbs; he clearly does not like adverbs）。 But， for someone who's never taken a class， there's a lot of helpful information in a very short space （about 150 pages if you want to skip the memoir stuff）。 And it's well written and not very text-booky at all。 An enjoyable read。 Part memoir， part craft discussion。 A lot of the craft discussion I was already familiar with （like lose the adverbs; he clearly does not like adverbs）。 But， for someone who's never taken a class， there's a lot of helpful information in a very short space （about 150 pages if you want to skip the memoir stuff）。 And it's well written and not very text-booky at all。 。。。more
Juls
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so so so inspiring， really didn’t think i’d like this as much。 100% recommended， i can’t really put into words how i feel about this book
Jaśminowa Książka
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„Pisanie to czary， woda życia， jak każdy akt twórczy。 Woda nic nie kosztuje。 Pijcie zatem。 Pijcie i nasyćcie pragnienie”。Nie wiem jak Wy， ale gdy byłam młodsza， marzyłam o tym， by zostać pisarką。 Zawsze z łatwością przychodziło mi pisanie wypracowań na język polski i robiłam to z przyjemnością。 Do tej pory zawsze pomagam rodzeństwu przy tego typu pracach。 Z czasem zaczęłam pisać swoje własne teksty。 Czasami były to wymyślone historie， czasami fan fiction。 Wszystkie oczywiście do szuflady （może z „Pisanie to czary， woda życia， jak każdy akt twórczy。 Woda nic nie kosztuje。 Pijcie zatem。 Pijcie i nasyćcie pragnienie”。Nie wiem jak Wy， ale gdy byłam młodsza， marzyłam o tym， by zostać pisarką。 Zawsze z łatwością przychodziło mi pisanie wypracowań na język polski i robiłam to z przyjemnością。 Do tej pory zawsze pomagam rodzeństwu przy tego typu pracach。 Z czasem zaczęłam pisać swoje własne teksty。 Czasami były to wymyślone historie， czasami fan fiction。 Wszystkie oczywiście do szuflady （może z paroma wyjątkami）。Gdy zobaczyłam książkę „Jak pisać。 Pamiętnik rzemieślnika”， wiedziałam， że muszę ją przeczytać。 Nie tylko ze względu na tematykę， ale też na autora。 Uwielbiam pióro Stephena Kinga， więc było dla mnie oczywiste， że przeczytam i tę pozycję。Podchodziłam do niej z rezerwą， bo nie wiedziałam， jak King sprawdza się w takim rodzaju literatury。 I mogę Was zapewnić， że robi tak samo świetną robotę， jak przy jego „normalnych” pozycjach。Cała książka liczy jedynie trzysta stron i czyta się ją niesamowicie szybko。 Nie czuć uciekających stron， co jest ważne przy tego typu literaturze。 Mamy tutaj połączenie autobiografii/pamiętnika z poradnikiem jak pisać。 Tych rad nie ma za dużo， więc książka nie nudzi。 King świetnie żongluje przykładami z własnego życia i z całej literatury。 Widać， że wie， o czym mówi。Książka podzielona jest na kilka części。 Na początek mamy życiorys， ale bez zbędnych rzeczy。 Krótka， prosta historia， bo jak sam King pisze o swoim dzieciństwie „[…] przypomina zamglony horyzont， na którym od czasu do czasu pojawiają się samotne drzewa… z rodzaju tych， co to wyglądają， jakby zaraz miały chwycić cię i pożreć”。Potem przechodzimy do właściwej części。 King uczy nas jak pisać i jak nie pisać。 Czego się wystrzegać， na co zwracać uwagę， jak postępować z gotowym tekstem。 Całość jest okraszona niesamowitym poczuciem humoru。 Autor zachęca każdego do pisania。 Nawet osoby， które uważają， że nie mają talentu。 Ważne， aby to nam sprawiało radość。 Bo czytelnik wyczuje， kiedy robimy coś na siłę。Następnie mamy postscriptum， kilka dodatkowych rzeczy i listę lektur， które na przestrzeni lat zachwycały Kinga。 Na sam koniec dostajemy tekst Owena Kinga， który pisze o tworzeniu audiobooków dla ojca oraz wywiad Stephena Kinga i Joego Hilla， więc są to dodatkowe smaczki。Całą książkę czyta się z wrażeniem， jakby to była pogadanka z ulubionym autorem。 Dowiadujemy się mnóstwo rzeczy， nie tylko o samym autorze， ale także o jego procesie twórczym。 King zdradza nam， jak powstają jego książki， skąd bierze pomysł i niekiedy wyjawia np。 inne możliwe zakończenia książek。Świetnie spędziłam przy niej czas， więc polecam ją każdemu。 Nie tylko osobom， które chciałyby pisać （albo już piszą）。 。。。more
Jeff
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Super helpful and inspiring， something I will definitely read again
Matt Owen
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Stephen King is， without need for debate， one of the most prolific and influential authors in modern time。 In On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft， King offers readers insights on his writing career and personal life， as well as practical writing tips to hone their craft。 Like the best of his body of work， On Writing is presented as a riveting story full of emotion， jaw-dropping moments of terror， and passages that will stick with you for life。If you've ever read a Stephen King novel and thought to Stephen King is， without need for debate， one of the most prolific and influential authors in modern time。 In On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft， King offers readers insights on his writing career and personal life， as well as practical writing tips to hone their craft。 Like the best of his body of work， On Writing is presented as a riveting story full of emotion， jaw-dropping moments of terror， and passages that will stick with you for life。If you've ever read a Stephen King novel and thought to yourself， "gee， that's messed up， I wonder how he came up with that"， On Writing will give you an undeniably understandable explanation。 。。。more
Diana Welsch
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I read this at the suggestion of my new boy toy。 The memoir parts of it were very interesting。 I'm not a writer per se， but the parts on writing were interesting even so。 It kind of made me want to write。 There are a few times when he devolves into "OK Boomer" complaining， but it doesn't take up much time。 I read this at the suggestion of my new boy toy。 The memoir parts of it were very interesting。 I'm not a writer per se， but the parts on writing were interesting even so。 It kind of made me want to write。 There are a few times when he devolves into "OK Boomer" complaining， but it doesn't take up much time。 。。。more
T。MAGIK
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Easily in my top ten。 If you're starting to write or are a writer it's a must have。 Easily in my top ten。 If you're starting to write or are a writer it's a must have。 。。。more
Simon Vacca
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6/5！This is a really special book — perhaps even （hot take incoming） Stephen King’s best work。 It is both inspiring and beautiful。 I love reading this text from time to time， and I look forward to revisiting it again in the future。 My favourite line: “It starts with this: put your desk in the corner， and every time you sit down there to write， remind yourself why it isn’t in the middle of the room。 Life isn’t a support system for art。 It’s the other way around。”
Emily
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Oddly enough， I've never read a Stephen King novel， but still enjoyed this memoir meets writing guide。 Even as a non-fiction writer， I found there's still interesting insight to gain from a fiction author， and overall， this was just a lovely read。 Oddly enough， I've never read a Stephen King novel， but still enjoyed this memoir meets writing guide。 Even as a non-fiction writer， I found there's still interesting insight to gain from a fiction author， and overall， this was just a lovely read。 。。。more
Miranda McDonald
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Exactly what I wanted， and so much more！
Ruthie
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First of all， the photo on the cover。 Was there ever a sexier image of a male writer？ The sneakers on the desk， the jeans， the shirt sleeve rolled up to show his forearm， the absorption in his task。 The whole epic cool is then undercut by the family corgi wandering round， possibly the least sexy of all beasts。 I'm now wishing I liked horror because I loved Stephen King's humour and lively prose。 The only one I've read is Dreamcatcher and I didn't enjoy it。 Maybe I'll look out Carrie。 Or somethin First of all， the photo on the cover。 Was there ever a sexier image of a male writer？ The sneakers on the desk， the jeans， the shirt sleeve rolled up to show his forearm， the absorption in his task。 The whole epic cool is then undercut by the family corgi wandering round， possibly the least sexy of all beasts。 I'm now wishing I liked horror because I loved Stephen King's humour and lively prose。 The only one I've read is Dreamcatcher and I didn't enjoy it。 Maybe I'll look out Carrie。 Or something by Eudora Welty， who he puts on the same level as Shakespeare。 Who knew？ The book is divided into autobiography， the writers Toolkit （which I found too basic） and finally the craft。 Is it King that we have to blame for the embargo on adverbs and passive voice？ Or was that already the fashion？ My paperback copy is annotated with pencil underlinings and commentary。 I'm sure I'm not the first to notice it， but isn't there something deeply weird about King being knocked down by a guy who could have walked off the pages of his novel， has his leg mangled and ends up in 'splints' - just like the writer in Misery。 Would have given this 4* but it got a tad slow towards the end。 。。。more
Nicky
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Really enjoyable and informative， gives you a view of Stephen King that you don't ordinarily see: his insight into his accident， his passion as a writer and his sense of humour。 I'm not sure I've taken away a massive amount but a couple of bits are definitely helpful。 Really enjoyable and informative， gives you a view of Stephen King that you don't ordinarily see: his insight into his accident， his passion as a writer and his sense of humour。 I'm not sure I've taken away a massive amount but a couple of bits are definitely helpful。 。。。more
Alisa
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Great， fun， autobiography and thoughts on his process。
Sofia Castillo
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Stephen King siempre es una buena opción y este libro no fue la excepción
Harinee
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Absolutely loved this book。 I have never read Stephen King before so it was ironic this was the book I picked to know about Writing。This book truly is a motivation for budding writers and also inspiring in other ways。 The key point is to be good at anything， keep doing it consistently。
Deanne Douglas
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Gold！King tells the truth and the truth is arresting and sometimes hilarious。 A magnetic instructor and mentor in one book。
ninasbooksandthoughts
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absolutely brilliant！
Christina Vourcos
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While Stephen King’s ‘On Writing: A Memoir of a Craft’ has some good advice， especially with revising， it’s not enough。 We really need diversify our writing book recommendations to fellow writers。
Vishakha Singh
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Key lesson for writers from this book : read more and write more。
Katie
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Exactly as excellent as everyone says。
Thought Mantique
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Veía muy recomendado este libro aunque me temía que iba a ser una manual de instrucciones， pedante y aburrido， así que lo leí con bastante curiosidad para saber realmente de que iba el furor。 Me alegro de haber estado equivocada， porque en lugar de una serie de instrucciones， hallé una conversación unilateral donde hay desde momentos vitales del escritor， hasta consejos y propuestas。 Sus consejos son simples， fáciles de asimilar， y vienen de la experiencia de alguien que sabe mantenere el interé Veía muy recomendado este libro aunque me temía que iba a ser una manual de instrucciones， pedante y aburrido， así que lo leí con bastante curiosidad para saber realmente de que iba el furor。 Me alegro de haber estado equivocada， porque en lugar de una serie de instrucciones， hallé una conversación unilateral donde hay desde momentos vitales del escritor， hasta consejos y propuestas。 Sus consejos son simples， fáciles de asimilar， y vienen de la experiencia de alguien que sabe mantenere el interés de sus lectores。 No vende una fórmula mágica ni un manual a seguir a rajatabla cual receta para el éxito。 Es realista， aboga por el trabajo duro y constante， e insufla ánimos para seguirlo intentando。 Creo que en lo que más en desacuerdo estoy es con su rutina propuesta: leer y escribir 4-6 horas al día。 Entiendo que para crear hay que rodearse de ello， tener una rutina， y una disciplina， pero me parece casi nociva su recomendación。 Para alguien de su calibre es asumible， pero para un novato o alguien que publica y compagina con otro trabajo， es casi imposible。 ¿Dónde quedan las tareas del hogar？ ¿Y el ir a comprar？ ¿O encargarse de los hijos o los familiares que lo necesiten？ ¿No tiene que cocinar？ Me pareció excesivo e irreal teniendo en cuenta el panorama literario cuando se comienza o incluso tienes una buena seleccion de publicaciones pero no eres autore de best sellers。 。。。more
Alin Cristian
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Aceasta carte este echivalentul unei discuții cu autorul。 M-am simțit de parca as fi stat la un pahar de vorba cu SK （unde vorbește numai el， dar asta e）。
angelofmine1974
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3 1/2 starsMy review of this book can be found on my Youtube Vlog at:https://youtu。be/mPkviA-ZaDsEnjoy！ 3 1/2 starsMy review of this book can be found on my Youtube Vlog at:https://youtu。be/mPkviA-ZaDsEnjoy！ 。。。more
Aimee
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Fantastic novel with some very good advice。 I have started using said advice in my own writing habits over the last few days， it works for me。
Jesse
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Growing up， the name Stephen King took on a near-mythical status for its relation to horror， to that tapered off forbidden section of adult things I wasn’t privy to。 I’d often hear people - family， school librarians - talk about ‘That Stephen King book， oh that scared me。’ And so I got into him as a teen， first through From A Buick 8 then to The Dark Tower and then onto everything else。 So coming at On Writing， as a reader and a guy that loves to write， wants to write， was both riveting - his sn Growing up， the name Stephen King took on a near-mythical status for its relation to horror， to that tapered off forbidden section of adult things I wasn’t privy to。 I’d often hear people - family， school librarians - talk about ‘That Stephen King book， oh that scared me。’ And so I got into him as a teen， first through From A Buick 8 then to The Dark Tower and then onto everything else。 So coming at On Writing， as a reader and a guy that loves to write， wants to write， was both riveting - his snapshot memoir is short， sweet， straight to the point and just damn readable - and really informative and laidback。 His approach to writing - its inspirational but insightful and educational。 There are a lot of gems to be discovered here about writing situationally and not getting bogged down with plot — or advice for new writers， all the while providing useful information without being a dry， rigid text。 And then there’s On Living， which is tense and anxiety-inducing for how horrifying it was - being struck by the van， not knowing what was going on， fading in and out of life。 I felt that to my core。 I am grateful he is still with us， writing and telling wonderful yarns。 。。。more
我是अle
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Tiene tips útiles sobre la escritura y es una lectura rápida， pero aún así no me acabo de gustar del todo， aunque sólo he leído una de sus novelas más， creo que su estilo no es el mío。
bellatuscana bellatuscana
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Mostly memoir， not as much a book on how to write。 I liked the book， still finding King a bit pretentious， but I have some different respect for him now。 I appreciate his emotional honesty about himself。 May pick up an actual book of his now。
Adea Ademi
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