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sabina ahmed Started conversation Mar 5, 2007
Am reading a book on writing by Stephen King.Yes,the horror writer! But he doesn`t talk about the horrors of writing but writes in a charming and self depricating manner about the craft.Someone once wrote that not since Dickens,"has a writer had so many readers by the throat".He knows how to engage and absorb you.
This is part biography and part collection of tips for the aspiring writer.His advice to writers is practical and easy to follow.
Has anyone found books on writing helpfull? I was recomended books by Julia Cameron called "the Artists way" and the "Right to Write".I found them to be quite fancy, a lot of play on word and encouragment,but King has practical , hard nosed advise.Whereas he talks about the actual topics and how to turn them into a story.
I will be interested to know if anyone else have found books on writing helpfull and if so what are they?
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