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Comment on Stephen King’s On Writing by jessiecarty

jessiecarty — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:32:34 +0000

I’m with Lauren read the first part as well. Interesting to see how he built up his career.

I was surprised at just what a good craft book it is. Another one I found recently is by Bret Lott if you are wanting some more

Comment on Don’t be an amateur by Sonu Sood

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Comment on Stephen King’s On Writing by Natasha Fondren

Natasha Fondren — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:45:00 +0000

I love this book, Alexis! It’s on of my top five favorite writing books. The other one I’m CRAZY about is Reading Like a Writer, by Francine Prose.

Those two books did more for my writing than all other books combined.

Comment on Stephen King’s On Writing by Stephen Tremp

Stephen Tremp — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:20:06 +0000

2nd draft = 1st draft – 10 percent. This is good advice. The second draft can’t be just about filling out the draft. One has to be aware of elements that need to be deleted. My slogan, “When in doubt, leave it out”

Stephen Tremp

Comment on Stephen King’s On Writing by @LaurenEdwardsSV

@LaurenEdwardsSV — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:46:32 +0000

Read the first part about his life, too. It’s more educational than you think. I, too, love this book. My other fave is “The Associated Press Guide to News Writing,” which isn’t just for journalists.

Comment on Stephen King’s On Writing by Maria

Maria — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:10:45 +0000

This is also one of my favorite books about writing. It really fires me up and motivates me to write. In fact, I need to read it again this summer — maybe I’ll finally get around to writing that novel.

Comment on Stephen King’s On Writing by Karen Walker

Karen Walker — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:58:09 +0000

I got a lot out of King’s book as well, although I don’t read his books either. Happy holidays, Alexis.
Karen

Comment on Stephen King’s On Writing by Nancy Aiello

Nancy Aiello — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:49:08 +0000

Hi Alexis,
Very good review, I enjoy this book a lot.
Another excellent novel on writing is Night Train by Martin Amis, totally different approach but very useful.
Thanks again and keep it coming:-)
Ciao from Italy
Nancy

Comment on Artist’s Residency, Week Three by Stephen King’s On Writing « Aspiring Author

Stephen King’s On Writing « Aspiring Author — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:40:44 +0000

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Comment on Stephen King’s On Writing by Jamie

Jamie — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:27:20 +0000

I love this book. It actually got me back on the writing horse after I had fallen off 7 years earlier. I am also a huge King fan so there was a little bit of fanboy going on.