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A review by booksandbraids
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
5.0
I read this because a) I have this stupid goal in my mind that I want to read every single thing that Stephen King has written and b) it was talked very highly about by BooksAreSick on Bookstagram. I have to agree with BooksAreSick and highly recommend this to anyone planning on reading a number of Stephen King books. I loved the insight this book provided into both King’s life and his writing methods. I feel the need to instantly jump into one of the books that King specifically mentioned in this that I haven’t read yet to try to pick out some of the things he mentioned.
My commentary throughout….
- 10% I swear I’ve seen someone in a show or movie put a nail in the wall and put rejection slips on it before. Did Stephen incorporate that into one of his books?
- 19% his job doing laundry with linens from restaurants that contained the remnants of now rotting seafood and maggots is the stuff of nightmares. What horror tale that that inspire of his, I wonder?
- 24% I’ve never experienced this type of poverty so I really shouldn’t judge, but how can a family not afford at least a handful of outfits for a child? That these siblings are having to wear literally the same clothes every single day such that they are basically rags from falling apart? Thrift stores are cheap (or at least they were, they are not as cheap now…). And there is always the dirt cheap section of the clearance rack if you take the time to look, especially if you are not too picky about fashion. Shirts especially.
- 26% I can’t believe how happy I am for the poor little young King family and the news that Carrie’s paperback rights sold for $400,000. Even today that is A LOT.
- 30% he was a drug addict?! An alcoholic I could have guessed. I would not have guessed a drug addict
- He can barely remember writing Cujo. I find that crazy.
- 38% his passion for grammar is sort of funny
- 45% “Reading takes time, and the glass tit takes too much of it.” Whenever I tell people I read more than I watch TV I will need to quote Stephen King 😂 he is right though. Once you ween yourself from TV, you don’t really crave it. Unless I am currently addicted to a certain show, I rarely think of the TV. Once I finish a show, I’ll go through a bit of withdrawal. Wonder what to do with my life. Occasionally I might watch something else, but if I don’t instantly jump into something I will eventually forget about TV in favor of my other hobbies (always reading. Currently video games and puzzles… the puzzles I can even do while reading)
- I don’t know the exact percentage of when he said it because I wasn’t able to make a note at the time, but he complemented JK Rowling and Harry Potter!!! YAYYYY HARRY POTTER!!!!
- 82% he talked about cutting unnecessary details. Do we really need to know that you peed on the side of the road?
- The man thought he hit a deer before he noticed the glasses sitting on his passenger seat?! WTF IS WRONG WITH THIS GUY! Who gave him a license! I hope he has had it revoked. I hope he is still in jail now 24 years later.
- 84% imagine being the ambulance guy to rescue Stephen King.
- 85% here we get to the sentencing! Only 6 months in jail! Only a year suspension of his license! Dear fucking god. HE ALMOST MURDERED A MAN BECAUSE HE DIDNT WANT HIS DOG TO EAT HIS MEAT! And he already had a poor driving record! Did I mention that he almost murdered STEPHEN KING?!
My commentary throughout….
- 19% his job doing laundry with linens from restaurants that contained the remnants of now rotting seafood and maggots is the stuff of nightmares. What horror tale that that inspire of his, I wonder?
- 24% I’ve never experienced this type of poverty so I really shouldn’t judge, but how can a family not afford at least a handful of outfits for a child? That these siblings are having to wear literally the same clothes every single day such that they are basically rags from falling apart? Thrift stores are cheap (or at least they were, they are not as cheap now…). And there is always the dirt cheap section of the clearance rack if you take the time to look, especially if you are not too picky about fashion. Shirts especially.
- 26% I can’t believe how happy I am for the poor little young King family and the news that Carrie’s paperback rights sold for $400,000. Even today that is A LOT.
- 30% he was a drug addict?! An alcoholic I could have guessed. I would not have guessed a drug addict
- He can barely remember writing Cujo. I find that crazy.
- 38% his passion for grammar is sort of funny
- 45% “Reading takes time, and the glass tit takes too much of it.” Whenever I tell people I read more than I watch TV I will need to quote Stephen King 😂 he is right though. Once you ween yourself from TV, you don’t really crave it. Unless I am currently addicted to a certain show, I rarely think of the TV. Once I finish a show, I’ll go through a bit of withdrawal. Wonder what to do with my life. Occasionally I might watch something else, but if I don’t instantly jump into something I will eventually forget about TV in favor of my other hobbies (always reading. Currently video games and puzzles… the puzzles I can even do while reading)
- I don’t know the exact percentage of when he said it because I wasn’t able to make a note at the time, but he complemented JK Rowling and Harry Potter!!! YAYYYY HARRY POTTER!!!!
- 82% he talked about cutting unnecessary details. Do we really need to know that you peed on the side of the road?
- The man thought he hit a deer before he noticed the glasses sitting on his passenger seat?! WTF IS WRONG WITH THIS GUY! Who gave him a license! I hope he has had it revoked. I hope he is still in jail now 24 years later.
- 84% imagine being the ambulance guy to rescue Stephen King.
- 85% here we get to the sentencing! Only 6 months in jail! Only a year suspension of his license! Dear fucking god. HE ALMOST MURDERED A MAN BECAUSE HE DIDNT WANT HIS DOG TO EAT HIS MEAT! And he already had a poor driving record! Did I mention that he almost murdered STEPHEN KING?!