04-06-2018, 09:15 AM
I read this because I thought, mistakenly it turns out, that he would discuss horror as a genre. (Does he do that in another book?) But King has a style that keeps you reading, so I did finish it, even though I'm not a writer.
The first part is autobiographical up to about when he started to be successful as a writer. The second part is focused on his thoughts on writing, with occasional bits about his own books, and those bits kept me reading. His advice seems reasonable to me. Then he has a section about his nearly fatal accident. He finishes with (a short version of?) the story 1408, first unedited, and then showing his edits and notes on them. I kind of just skimmed that part.
The autobiography parts were the best. But then, if I were a writer I might say different. So if you're not a writer, maybe just read the first part.
The first part is autobiographical up to about when he started to be successful as a writer. The second part is focused on his thoughts on writing, with occasional bits about his own books, and those bits kept me reading. His advice seems reasonable to me. Then he has a section about his nearly fatal accident. He finishes with (a short version of?) the story 1408, first unedited, and then showing his edits and notes on them. I kind of just skimmed that part.
The autobiography parts were the best. But then, if I were a writer I might say different. So if you're not a writer, maybe just read the first part.
the hands that guide me are invisible