When we were first assigned "On Writing" to read and write on, I thought to myself in a sarcastic voice,"Oh great, a book telling me how to write...that's going to be fun." Although I have become a better writer from learning in school and practicing, I never expected to expand my writing skills from reading a book. But as I began to read and understand what Stephen Kings was trying to tell me, it dawned on me that this book is far from any instructional book on writing.
Instead of writing a "how to" book, King wrote an autobiography and lets the reader decide how his experiences shaped him as a writer. And while I still expected King to focus solely on his journey as a writer, he also included anecdotes and memories of seemingly unrelated events that, in the long run, shaped his literary style and him as a person. King melds his literary and life experiences to show the reader how he became a talented and renowned author.
Instead of writing a "how to" book, King wrote an autobiography and lets the reader decide how his experiences shaped him as a writer. And while I still expected King to focus solely on his journey as a writer, he also included anecdotes and memories of seemingly unrelated events that, in the long run, shaped his literary style and him as a person. King melds his literary and life experiences to show the reader how he became a talented and renowned author.
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