On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft - Stephen King - 2000
Decent. I saw this on my tour of Barnes and Noble with Scott. I actually enjoyed the autobiographical parts of this book much more than the writing tips section. I learned that if you want to be a good writer you have to read all the time and you have to write all the time. I mean like all the time. I mean like King says he takes a book with him wherever he goes. He also writes for like 3 hours every morning and says to write at least 1000 words a day. When he got writer’s block he would go on long walks. He also says to write your first draft super fast then lock it away for 6 weeks and then take it out and get a pen and paper and edit it. He also says that sometimes you just have to keep writing even if the words are not coming to you that easily. I guess I thought writers would like write a bit, then rest a bit, but it almost sounds like a consistent 9 to 5 job the way he describes it. Like either he is reading or writing or both or he is jammed and is taking a long walk...
