Review: [Stephen King. On Writing]
Jan 09th 2010 10:06
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I would certainly recommend this book to all Stephen King fans.
There are two parts which I found extremely interesting: short autobiography (Stephen's childhood and early career) and the detailed description of his working process.
The tone of the book is sometimes close to boasting, and some parts are a bit boring (e.g. grammar parts or tips for publishing, which are US-specific). Still, it gives the feeling of intimate conversation which I find very valuable in case of favourite writer.
Besides the "fan" thing, the book may be interesting for all people who do creative work (not only fiction). E.g. he compares writing with dreaming (concentration is important and it's bad when someone disturbs you) - the same metaphor is used in discussion of computer programming.
The language is simple, expressive and good for non-native English readers.
I would certainly recommend this book to all Stephen King fans.
There are two parts which I found extremely interesting: short autobiography (Stephen's childhood and early career) and the detailed description of his working process.
The tone of the book is sometimes close to boasting, and some parts are a bit boring (e.g. grammar parts or tips for publishing, which are US-specific). Still, it gives the feeling of intimate conversation which I find very valuable in case of favourite writer.
Besides the "fan" thing, the book may be interesting for all people who do creative work (not only fiction). E.g. he compares writing with dreaming (concentration is important and it's bad when someone disturbs you) - the same metaphor is used in discussion of computer programming.
The language is simple, expressive and good for non-native English readers.
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Still, it gives the feeling of an intimate conversation which I find very valuable in case he is your favorite writer.
I'm not a big Stephen King fan, but the part about dreams sounds interesting. I might have to look into it some more. Thanks for the review!
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