On Writing is part biography and part how-to. Stephen King writes about his childhood and young adulthood, relating stories that made him the writer he has become. Stephen King then moves into the mechanics of writing, offering advice and insight into a successful career that has worked so well for him but remains distant for thousands of others. On Writing is a poignant, educated, and inspiring book, a book that is sure to help hundreds of struggling writers and motivate still others who picked up the book not for inspiration, but curiosity.
Stephen King was the child of a single mother. Stephen King and his family moved frequently in his early years in order to be closer to family members. Stephen King struggled as a child, missing a whole year of school due to chronic ear and.....