On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft is such an important book for any horror novelist or writer in general to read. It is part autobiography, part writer’s guide. In his book King discusses the importance of making writing a daily habit as well as the grind every author will go through with both failures and success. His is an amazing struggle-to-success story. Kings writing style is more intuitive, and his books tend to be based on situation rather than story. King says, “I want to put a group of characters in some sort of predicament and then watch them try to work themselves free.” He never places demands on his characters. This book covers an array of information and insight that I think any writer would find useful.