A memoir of the craft has been a fixture in my english classroom for years, but it wasnt until this summer, when i began teaching in a residential drug and. This book is one of kings few nonfiction works and reads like a textbook for writers. On writing is both a textbook for writers and a memoir of stephens life and will, thus, appeal even to those who are not aspiring writers. What is the meaning of the toolbox in the stephen kings. Long live the king hailed entertainment weekly upon the publication of stephen king s on writing. If youve always wondered what led steve to become a writer and how he came to be the success he is today. Stephen king this volume really contains two books. Writing is not life, but i think that sometimes it can be a way back to life. The first edition of the novel was published in 2000, and was written by stephen king. A memoir of the craft isnt merely a book about writing.
After several decades of writing fiction, stephen finally decided to aggregate all the tips and. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writers craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. While writer stephen king was recovering from a nearfatal car accident, he finished a nonfiction book about the craft of writing. Long live the king hailed entertainment weekly upon publication of stephen king s on writing. A memoir of the craft is a memoir by american author stephen king, that documents his experiences as a writer and relays his advice for aspiring writers. Some time ago i came across stephen kings book, on writing.
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