Let me start out by saying Stephen King is an unbelievable guy. The amount of writing he does is unbelievable and his work ethic has led him to being a tremendous book seller. He makes a great point that if you want to be a great writer you have to read as much as you can. This message goes beyond writing and pertains to any profession; you need to study what you want to do in order to become the best at what you do. Practice, even though according to Stephen King it will not make you perfect. I agree with that statement because it comes to the simple statement everybody makes mistakes and we learn from our mistakes which is good practice.
Stephen King's "what if" philosophy is intrigues me. I have an open and creative mind and think of what if questions all the time. I didn't ever think about puting it into writing, however. These do become the most interesting situations because it makes you think.
In all, Stephen King's book "On Writing" has a ton of great tips about writing and I am going to take them into consideration because he is one of the most successful writers in my eyes.
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I agree completely. If you want to be the best, you might as well learn from one of popular fiction's masters. It is such an entertaining read, too.
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