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    Writing is an intellectual and creative process that requires time‚ effort‚ and countless refining. While some may be naturally gifted‚ writing is a skill learned over time. Imagination can run wild‚ although the greatest writers know when to hold back and when to express themselves. Particularly‚ reading and writing are intertwined processes‚ with both relying on one another. In order to be a decent writer‚ one must first master the art of reading. In On Writing by Stephen King‚ reading is

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    planet people have been writing down their stories since the act of writing was invented. These stories can be viewed as good or bad based on the personal opinions of the people reading them. Most people think that bad stories are not helpful to their creators and reader‚ since they have mistakes in them. While good stories will help their audiences become better readers and writers. Based on the essay‚ “On Writing” by Stephen King‚ he views any time put into reading and writing will make you a good

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    A developing writer should read this book because it teaches and provides you with a lot of advice for writing and for life in general. Stephen King‚ the author of On Writing‚ teaches you to cut out things that are not needed for the writing piece. A lot of developing writers need to learn this. Even though it shortens the length of the writing‚ it makes it better overall because you do not distract from the overall topic or idea. When you have to many different things happening the main point is

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    difficult to express how much I enjoy reading Stephen King’s book‚ On Writing. I love learning about his life and the unbelievable journey that has brought him to this point. He lived a number of difficult years‚ worked at horrible jobs‚ but enjoyed every minute of his life because writing and horror movies were his escape. His brother seemed to be a huge influence in his life‚ encouraging him to continue pushing the envelope. Many of the details King discusses in his book‚ such as a love for horror

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    Stephen King holds the position that reading a bad novel can be just as useful for a writer as a “good writing school.” Being able to recognize “bad” writing in itself has many merits. He believes this because reading poor quality literature can teach someone what not to do in their own writing. This information can be used to craft more novel stories that don’t make use of tired tropes or trite concepts. A book that does many things wrong can be infinitely more helpful to a writer’s technique than

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    Introduction Stephen King is known for horror and suspense‚ and he is the master of writing horror books (Kraft 1). Stephen King was born in Portland‚ Maine‚ on September 21‚ 1947. King is identified as a writer of horror fiction mostly because of three novels he published under the genre of horror (Senf 3). In the essay ”The Horror Writer and the Ten Bears” it reveals King’s familiarity with that tradition. In the essay it describes his personal fears in ascending order of importance. Some of

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    English 101 20 May 2013 The Writing Place Stephen King explained in his writing‚ “A door…you are will to shut‚” a lot of good techniques for new writers. He goes over the basics of where the writers should write‚ or what the writers writing room should be. He also talks about setting goals in writing to help to stay focus‚ and compares setting a writing time to planning to go to sleep‚ all with which I agree when it comes to writing. Stephen King identifies “the room‚” “the door‚” and “the

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    period. Stephen King is an outstanding horror writer he started writing professionally in 1974 and has released new books as late as 2008. Stephen King an American author has truly made a significant impact on today’s readers. King can turn marital stress‚ peer pressure‚ or adultery into a terrifying epic that would make your skin crawl. Stephen king was born September 21‚ 1947. Stephen’s birth was a tremendous surprise to his parents as they had been told they could not have children. King witnessed

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    Influences King has called Richard Matheson "the author who influenced me most as a writer."[9] In a current edition of Matheson’s The Shrinking Man‚ King is quoted: "A horror story if there ever was one...a great adventure story—it is certainly one of that select handful that I have given to people‚ envying them the experience of the first reading." Ray Bradbury is another influence‚ with King himself stating "without Ray Bradbury‚ there is no Stephen King."[68] King refers to H. P. Lovecraft

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    Stephen King: The King of Terror Stephen Edwin King is one of today ’s most popular and best selling writers. King combines the elements of psychological thrillers‚ science fiction‚ the paranormal‚ and detective themes into his stories. In addition to these themes‚ King sticks to using great and vivid detail that is set in a realistic everyday place. Stephen King who is mainly known for his novels‚ has broadened his horizons to different types of writings such as movie scripts‚ nonfiction

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