On Writing

A Memoir of the Craft

No cover

Stephen King: On Writing (2000, Scribner)

Hardcover, 432 pages

English language

Published Oct. 3, 2000 by Scribner.

ISBN:
978-0-7432-0436-1
Copied ISBN!
OCLC Number:
45128983

View on OpenLibrary

4 stars (3 reviews)

On Writing is both a textbook for writers and a memoir of Stephen's life and will, thus, appeal even to those who are not aspiring writers. If you've always wondered what led Steve to become a writer and how he came to be the success he is today, this will answer those questions.

(source)

45 editions

More a memoir than a how-to-write guide, but

4 stars

It's probably the closest we'll get to a proper memoir out of a very interesting & likeable guy, who's utterly unique in the publishing world.

Regardless of whether you are a fan of his actual output or not, you can't question his consistency, and as far as his style and approach to writing, he keeps it simple and straightforward, which for a beginning writer is really useful. And like all Stephen King works, it's an easy read that keeps moving.

avatar for _Oyvind_

rated it

5 stars
avatar for dnoate@bookwyrm.social

rated it

4 stars

Subjects

  • Language Arts & Disciplines
  • General
  • Biography
  • Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
  • Literary
  • Biography/Autobiography
  • Horror tales
  • Composition & Creative Writing - General
  • Language Arts & Disciplines / General
  • Authorship
  • 20th century
  • Authors, American