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On Writing : A Memoir of the Craft - Stephen King

On Writing

A Memoir of the Craft

By: Stephen King

Hardcover | 17 July 2025 | Edition Number 1

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Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer's craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King's advice is grounded in the vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a writer, from his struggling early career to his widely reported, near-fatal accident in 1999 - and how the inextricable link between writing and living spurred his recovery.

There is a reason why Stephen King is one of the bestselling writers in the world, ever. Described in theGuardian as 'the most remarkable storyteller in modern American literature', Stephen King writes books that draw you in and are impossible to put down.

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Part biography, part collection of tips for the aspiring writer . . . one of the great storytellers of our time - Guardian

Absolutely fascinating . . . basic instructions . . . sensible advice - Sunday Times

The childhood memoir is a triumphant display of wit, story-telling and guts. His advice to writers is hard-nosed, practical and level-headed in the classic journalistic Orwell-Hemingway tradition - Evening Standard

This is the written equivalent of Delia Smith's How To Cook. And, like British home cooking, the world of popular fiction will be better off for it - Times

Stephen King is a genius . . . In this book he tells us what first made him a horror writer . . . I find Ling fascinating because he writes in the least florid way possible, yet his very direct approach to getting his awesome imagination onto a blank page works - Jeremy Vine in We Love This Book

I am a life-long fan, and ON WRITING is one of the most important books I've read on the craft and the business - Lisa Unger

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