I’m nearly 10 years behind in the review of this book. If you haven’t yet read King’s On Writing, it’s past time to get to it. If you aren’t interested in writing but are interested in the life of the author (even a little bit) pick this one up.
The first half of this book cover’s the life of Stephen King. Guess what? It was interesting. Actually, it wasn’t just interesting, but laugh out loud funny in quite a few parts. I have always imagined that this man had come from some blue blood New England family, when it’s the complete opposite. King has worked his butt of to get where he is and that makes me appreciate him a great deal more then I did. The incite that he provides into his experiences is worth the read.
I’ve read quite a few How-To books on writing. Yes, I know, it doesn’t exactly show here. I try to keep things nice and casual. This book is one of the best. His explanations are the no holds barred advice that writers need to hear. He also includes examples of good editing and admits where he has his own problems. This is probably the only book on writing that I’ve come across where the other admits that he doesn’t poop (sorry, King, I try to keep the site PG) gold bricks on the first go around.
Again, even if you don’t give a damn about writing, the family stories in this book are priceless.
Mr. King, I doubt you’ll ever read this blog, but if you do, I need to say thanks for finishing this book!
