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A review by librariangie
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
4.0
Stephen King has a new fan. I kinda liked him already from reading his short story "The Mist" back in undergrad. I liked him a little more as a contributor to Entertainment Weekly. With this book, I am a bona fide fan. Listening to the audio book, which he narrates, was a treat. If you are a would-be writer, he is inspirational and motivational. He really is a good writer. I won't be reading Carrie or Cujo anytime soon - I don't have a true horror-reader's temperament, but I might try the Stand and the Dead Zone - both of which he discusses in this book and which sound interesting.
For the would-be writer, he has great, practical advice. And he was also able to share some things about writing that would have seemed too nebulous to even be able to share in writing - but he finds those words and he makes sense to me. If you already love his work, you would enjoy reading about his writing process, especially as he delves into details of the formation of the plots of Carrie and Misery.
For the would-be writer, he has great, practical advice. And he was also able to share some things about writing that would have seemed too nebulous to even be able to share in writing - but he finds those words and he makes sense to me. If you already love his work, you would enjoy reading about his writing process, especially as he delves into details of the formation of the plots of Carrie and Misery.