What I Learned From Stephen King Today…
Ξ February 24th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Writing Advice, Writing 101 |
I have read On Writing by Stephen King about 9 times! Great resource about his journey into writing.
I have also found other fans of the book.
Here is someone whom I believe you will enjoy…
What I Learned from Stephen King Today
Don’t be discouraged by setbacks: failure is absolutely certain if you give up. Your hard work and persistence will ultimately be rewarded.
Michael D. Crawford
crawford@goingware.com
April 19, 2005
Copyright © 2005 Michael D. Crawford. All Rights Reserved.
Today’s reading comes from On Writing by Stephen King. The first part of the book is a short autobiography, followed by a longer section on how to write well.
In describing his wife as a sensible woman, King quotes another writer:
There’s a place in A Raisin in the Sun where a character cries out: “I want to fly! I want to touch the sun!” to which his wife replies, “First eat your eggs.”
And that reminded me a great deal of myself and Bonita. Let’s just say that Bonita is the sensible one in our marriage.
I sat in a cafe reading On Writing this afternoon while waiting for her. Lately I have been feeling like crap. I get all these great ideas for how I can make our lives better than they are, and either they don’t work out or it takes so much time and trouble to implement them that I get discouraged. I’ve been having a hard time even getting out of bed this last week.
I realized that King had some sensible advice for me in his book today.
Inside: What Stephen King had in common with Kilgore Trout.
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