A review by jodumagpi
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

5.0

Having gotten my first rejection letter, for a paper I submitted to an academic journal, I was eager to improve my writing. I naïvely assumed that creative writing and academic writing are two sides of the same coin. Hint: It's not. I picked up the wrong book, but I stayed because I found the content valuable and captivating - and this is coming from someone who has never read a King novel. Stephen King has a way with words that makes reading a 500-page book as easy as ABC. This book combines practical advice from the King himself as well as concrete recollections of relevant circumstances from his life that made him who he is. There are no sugar-coating or vague recommendations, but only honest pointers directly coming from his experience. The only thing I regret after I finished the book is not reading it with a pen and paper on the side.