On Writing, A Review

On Writing
A review

If you have a flare for four letter words, an affinity for Stephen King’s life, or a desire for comedic elements within any book you read, Stephen King’s On Writing is the book for you!
As all of Stephen King’s work, there is the inevitable propensity for an aimless tale. Thus making for a read in which one cannot let ones own mind wander from the page, or else one may become hopelessly lost.
The first half of the book, more or less, is devoted to the telling of Stephen King’s life story, coming standard equipped with more than his fair share of “oopsies” and “shouldn’t have done that’s.”
Yet, even with all its flaws, the first half of the book has odd ways of sneaking in tidbits of wisdom to aspiring writers, such as not to staple submissions, don’t take comments too personal, and people will like your writing more after you get a bit of success.
The second half, however, is actually devoted to writing… I know, with I title like On Writing who’d have thought that Stephen would actually attempt to teach us something. This second half is filled with bits of relevant and important information, not to mention stewing with memorable quotes such as “Writing isn’t about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end it’s about enriching the lives of those who will read your work. And enriching your own life as well.”
All and all, the book is useful for aspiring writers, so long as you are comfortable with curses and anecdotes, for the afore mentioned I would simply suggest you don’t read it, and to aide to the efforts of the latter half, just read the second half and it should help.