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How to Improve Your Writing, According to Stephen King’s Book
Today, I share what golden nuggets I learned by reading his book, “On Writing.”
Even though this book is 20 years old, it still has some valuable nuggets of advice. I’ll be honest here though, and tell you that I struggled to finish it. The beginning, King’s own story, and the end, again his own story were interesting and engaging. In the middle of the novel the part on writing itself, I struggled. I almost returned the book to the library, as I’d had it the pre-determined three weeks. But I renewed. And I’m glad I did.
King is a well-known and an excellent writer. He has his opinions and is entitled to them as a successful author. Some of the opinions were hard to swallow but I did. Still, the book offers more nuggets for success than the hard-to-take opines. I ended up taking those nuggets and putting the rest aside.
What are the nuggets, you might ask?
Firstly, a writer has to be a voracious reader. I couldn’t agree more. Reading the works of others informs, entertains, and lets you develop your own voice — because you…
