On Writing, by Stephen King

On Writing, by Stephen King, is a half-memoir, half writing manual. It serves as an informative, yet often funny, description of his life and then a guide on how to write. While some of the content in the first half and the language throughout is a little crude, it’s all in all an interesting read.
The first section is about his life in general, but only about how it’s been influenced by writing. He talks about the stories he published in high school, and working as an editor for his older brother’s newspaper. He also seems to enjoy recounting exactly how certain ideas came about, and how the plot bunny developed in his mind
Stephen King, next, delves into his idea of what’s important to budding authors. He can be a little harsh when it comes to adverbs and believes one shouldn’t plot excessively to oneself. He gives many good tips on how he thinks the mindset should be when sitting down to pound out a novel: focused, and that a plot loses life if it’s been sitting around for more than three months.
In some places he deviates a little too much, but it’s altogether a good book, at least for someone able to take the harsh barbs aimed at them.