King told me over the years and hoped to glimpse how they came to be. I will try to the best of my abilities to describe in this article what I gained by trying this book, but the gift is priceless… I picked it up after I finished Carrie and just before I started The Dead Zone because I loved all the stories Mr. Mercedes Trilogy and many others, but the one that will live forever in a special part of my heart is On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. I experienced many of them as audiobooks, including 11/22/63, The Stand, Under the Dome, Pet Cemetary, Salem’s Lot, the Dark Tower series, the Mr. He has written more than 100 books, short stories and novellas in almost all genres out there. Stephen King is one of the best authors in the world. It may not have much to do with Writing, but to hear King talk about his own life- and his near-death- is worth the price alone. I'm not entirely sure I buy that the miniautobiography figures into the theme of the book, but I'm not going to kvetch. As many King fans already know, he was hit by a van while he was writing this book. That part of it is not very long, and most of it is the story of his career rather than his life. I get the feeling that this is all we'll ever see of an autobiography of Stephen King. He doesn't go on forever, like a lot of blowhard writing workshops, he just makes his point and keeps going. I am an aspiring writer, and I got more out of this than some classes and workshops. He covers all of the parts of writing, including the mechanics, the language, the creating, and even the marketing and selling. This is really two short books rolled into one. He may not be the best reader in the world- there are several points where you can tell that he's reading from the page- but the Audible rating system doesn't have an option to give 4.99999 stars. It's like sitting down at a table with Stephen King and talking to him. I cannot express how much this adds to the work. Firstly, this is read by Stephen King himself. I figured that if I didn't like it, hey, it was free. I got this as one of the freebies when I signed up for Audible- I don't know if I would have paid for it, because I'm not the biggest King fan in the world. Who needs a print edition when King reads King?
The 20th-anniversary audio edition includes Owen King reading his essay, “Recording Audiobooks for My Dad, Stephen King”, and a recorded conversation with Joe Hill and Stephen King. King’s advice is grounded in his vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a writer, from his struggling early career to his widely reported, near-fatal accident in 1999 - and how the inextricable link between writing and living spurred his recovery. Brilliantly structured, friendly and inspiring, On Writing will empower and entertain everyone who listens to it - fans, writers, and anyone who loves a great story well told. Part memoir, part master class by one of the best-selling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer’s craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. “Long live the King” hailed Entertainment Weekly upon publication of Stephen King’s On Writing.
Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen King’s critically lauded, million-copy best seller shares the experiences, habits, and convictions that have shaped him and his work.
Twentieth Anniversary Edition with Contributions from Joe Hill and Owen King
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