Twentieth Anniversary Edition with Contributions from Joe Hill and Owen KingPart memoir,part masterclass 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. 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.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.
Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonISBN: 9781444723250Number of pages: 416Weight: 266 gDimensions: 197 x 137 x 25 mm
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Part biography,part collection of tips for the aspiring writer...one of the great storytellers of our timeAbsolutely fascinating...basic instructions...sensible adviceThe childhood memoir is a triumphant display of wit,story-telling and guts. His advice to writers is hard-nosed,practical and level-headed in the classic journalistic Orwell-Hemingway traditionThis is the written equivalent of Delia Smith's How To Cook. And,like British home cooking,the world of popular fiction will be better off for itStephen King is a genius...In this book he tells us what first made him a horror writer...I find King fascinating because he writes in the least florid way possible,yet his very direct approach to getting his awesome imagination onto a blank page works.
Stephen King
We celebrate the author known to many as the father of modern horror. For a generation of readers,Stephen King is the voice of the underbelly of small-town America,having made his name as the author of cult classics (with an equally strong legacy of film adaptations) including Carrie,The Shining,The Green Mile,The Stand,Pet Sematary,IT,Under the DomeandThe Tommyknockers. If there's an author who knows how to mine the dark recesses of the human imagination,it's King.
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