An edition of On Writing (1999)

On Writing

A Memoir of the Craft

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An edition of On Writing (1999)

On Writing

A Memoir of the Craft

by

  • ★★★★ 4.15 ·
  • 66 Ratings
  • 606 Want to read
  • 33 Currently reading
  • 105 Have read

On Writing is both a textbook for writers and a memoir of Stephen's life and will, thus, appeal even to those who are not aspiring writers. If you've always wondered what led Steve to become a writer and how he came to be the success he is today, this will answer those questions.

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writing, Salem’s Lot, science fiction, Happy Stamps, The Elements of Style, drinking, adverbs, Horror tales--Authorship, Locus Award winner, Bram Stoker Award winner, biography, Arte de escribir, Novelistas estadounidenses, Biografía, Autores estadounidenses, American Novelists, Technique, Literary Memoir, American Authors, Authorship, Memoir, authors, Horror tales, Cuentos de terror, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12, Authors, biography, Horror tales, authorship, King, stephen, 1947-, Performing arts, biography, nyt:education=2014-12-07, New York Times bestseller, Personal memoirs, [document], Style, Écrivains américains, Biographies, Récits d'horreur, Art d'écrire, Récits personnels, Création littéraire, Document, King, stephen , 1947-, Authorshipking, stephen , 1947-, Authors, american, Authors, american--20th century--biography, American authors--biography, Horror fiction--technique, Ps3561.i483 z475 2010, 813/.54, Protected DAISY, Accessible book, Biography: general, Creative writing guides, Literature: History & Criticism, Biography/Autobiography, Biography & Autobiography, Biography / Autobiography, Literary, Composition & Creative Writing - General, Language Arts & Disciplines / Composition & Creative Writing, 20th century
People
Stephen King, Tabitha King, Uncle Oren, Annie Wilkes, Bryan Smith, E. B. White, Paul Filebrown, H. P. Lovecraft, John Grisham, Paul Sheldon, Randall Flagg, Stephen King (1947-)
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Lisbon Falls, Maine
Times
20th century, Siglo XX

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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Jul 06, 2010, Scribner
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
2002, Pocket Books
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2001-06, Pocket Books
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Ecriture: Mémoires d'un métier
2001, Albin Michel
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2001-03, Plaza & Janés
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Source title: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

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PS3561.I483 Z475 2010, PS3561.I483Z475 2010

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288

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OL27665461M
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1439193630
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9781439193631
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2011286489
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In the early ninties (it might have been 1992, but it's hard to remember when you're having a good time) I joined a rock and roll band composed mostly of writers.
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