An edition of On Writing (1999)

On Writing

A Memoir of the Craft

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An edition of On Writing (1999)

On Writing

A Memoir of the Craft

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  • ★★★★ 4.2 (82 ratings)
  • 796 Want to read
  • 48 Currently reading
  • 138 Have read

On Writing is both a textbook for writers and a memoir of Stephen's life and will, thus, appeal even to those who are not aspiring writers. If you've always wondered what led Steve to become a writer and how he came to be the success he is today, this will answer those questions.

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Pocket Books
Pages
384

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writing Salem’s Lot science fiction Happy Stamps The Elements of Style drinking adverbs Horror tales--Authorship Locus Award winner Bram Stoker Award winner biography Arte de escribir Novelistas estadounidenses Biografía Autores estadounidenses American Novelists Technique Literary Memoir American Authors Authorship Memoir authors Horror tales Cuentos de terror Reading Level-Grade 11 Reading Level-Grade 12 Authors, biography Horror tales, authorship King, stephen, 1947- Performing arts, biography nyt:education=2014-12-07 New York Times bestseller Personal memoirs [document] Style Écrivains américains Biographies Récits d'horreur Art d'écrire Récits personnels Création littéraire Document King, stephen , 1947- Authorshipking, stephen , 1947- Authors, american Authors, american--20th century--biography American authors--biography Horror fiction--technique Ps3561.i483 z475 2010 813/.54 Biography: general Creative writing guides Literature: History & Criticism Biography/Autobiography Biography & Autobiography Biography / Autobiography Literary Composition & Creative Writing - General Language Arts & Disciplines / Composition & Creative Writing 20th century Horror fiction

People

Stephen King Tabitha King Uncle Oren Annie Wilkes Bryan Smith E. B. White Paul Filebrown H. P. Lovecraft John Grisham Paul Sheldon Randall Flagg Stephen King (1947-)

Places

Lisbon Falls Maine

Times

20th century Siglo XX

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Cover of: On Writing
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
2010-07, Scribner
Paperback in English - Scribner trade paperback edition (20)
Cover of: On Writing
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
2002, Pocket Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - 1st Pocket Books paperback printing (1)
Cover of: On Writing
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
2001, Pocket Books
Paperback
Cover of: Ecriture
Ecriture: Mémoires d'un métier
2001, Albin Michel
Paperback in French
Cover of: On Writing
On Writing
2001-06, Pocket Books
Paperback in English - 1st Pocket Books trade paperback printing (2)
Cover of: Mientras escribo
Mientras escribo
2001-03, Plaza & Janés
Hardcover in Spanish - Primera edición
Cover of: On writing
On writing: a memoir of the craft
2000, Scribner
hardcover in English - printing (1)

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
384
Dimensions
7.6 x 5.1 x 1.1 inches
Weight
9.1 ounces

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL10630691M
ISBN 10
034076998X
ISBN 13
9780340769980
LibraryThing
4453
Goodreads
999561

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL81601W

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In the early ninties (it might have been 1992, but it's hard to remember when you're having a good time) I joined a rock and roll band composed mostly of writers.
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