On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft is Stephen King’s part-memoir, part-writing guide that blends personal anecdotes with practical advice on the art and discipline of writing.
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- On Writing ×1
- What Writing Is ×1
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book
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memoir → writing guide → |
| author |
Stephen King
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| awarded |
2001 Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| describesEvent |
Stephen King’s 1999 car accident
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Stephen King’s early life → Stephen King’s recovery from injury → Stephen King’s struggles as a young writer → |
| firstPublicationDate |
2000-10-03
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| genre |
autobiography
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non-fiction → reference work → |
| givesAdviceOn |
character development
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reading for writers → revision → story structure → writing habits → |
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C.V.
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On Living: A Postscript → On Writing → Toolbox → What Writing Is → |
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If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.
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The scariest moment is always just before you start. → |
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critical acclaim
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| hasTheme |
discipline in writing
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importance of reading → intersection of life and art → perseverance in creative work → |
| isbn10 |
0684853523
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| isbn13 |
9780684853529
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| language |
English
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| mediaType |
audiobook
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hardcover → paperback → print → |
| notableFor |
combining memoir with writing advice
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| pageCount |
288
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| publicationYear |
2000
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| publisher |
Scribner
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| recommendedFor |
aspiring writers
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fans of Stephen King → |
| setting |
various locations in Maine
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| subject |
Stephen King
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creative writing → memoir writing → writing → |
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
("What Writing Is")
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft ("On Writing") → |
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Stephen King
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Stephen King
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