On writing: a memoir of the craft
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New York : Scribner, [2000].
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288 pages ; 23 cm
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This volume "really contains two books: a fondly sardonic autobiography and a tough-love lesson for aspiring novelists", written by American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy, Stephen King (b. 1947). The first third of the book contains King's memoir, which includes heartfelt tidbits about his brother, mother and his long battles with alcohol and drug addiction. The second part of the book, "On Writing," is where aspiring novelists might find inspiration. King describes the symbolism in many of his novels and offers writers common sense advice. He presents his taboos of writing: adverbs (especially those in dialog) and the passive voice. He describes his writer's toolbox, including examples of both good and bad writing, sometimes taken from his own work, sometimes taken from other writers. He also describes his approach to research. King concludes by including a list of nearly a hundred novels that he considers the best that he's read in the last three or four years.
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APA Citation (style guide)
King, S. (2000). On writing: a memoir of the craft. New York, Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)King, Stephen, 1947-. 2000. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. New York, Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)King, Stephen, 1947-, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. New York, Scribner, 2000.
MLA Citation (style guide)King, Stephen. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. New York, Scribner, 2000.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0684853523, 9780684853529, 0965032841, 9780965032841, 0743211537, 9780743211536, 9781439156810, 1439156816, 9781439193631, 1439193630, 0743455967, 9780743455961
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9780684853529, 9780965032841
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Level 7.4, 13 Points
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1110
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-288).
Description
This volume "really contains two books: a fondly sardonic autobiography and a tough-love lesson for aspiring novelists", written by American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy, Stephen King (b. 1947). The first third of the book contains King's memoir, which includes heartfelt tidbits about his brother, mother and his long battles with alcohol and drug addiction. The second part of the book, "On Writing," is where aspiring novelists might find inspiration. King describes the symbolism in many of his novels and offers writers common sense advice. He presents his taboos of writing: adverbs (especially those in dialog) and the passive voice. He describes his writer's toolbox, including examples of both good and bad writing, sometimes taken from his own work, sometimes taken from other writers. He also describes his approach to research. King concludes by including a list of nearly a hundred novels that he considers the best that he's read in the last three or four years.
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Reading Counts RC,8.5,18.
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