5 Key Writing Tips You’ll Learn From Stephen King’s “On Writing”
People don’t naturally come into the world as master writers; they are formed.
It took years and deliberate practice for Stephen King to be where he is today. Not every story he published was accepted. He took odd jobs as he wrote.
Later, his stories sold worldwide, turning into TV series and full-length movies.
You want to know how he succeeded? Here are five key writing tips you’ll learn from Stephen King’s On Writing.
1. A DEGREE ≠ WRITER’S SUCCESS
“You don’t need writing classes or seminars any more than you need this or any other book on writing — ”
Can you imagine not being able to publish your book because you didn’t have a writing degree? Sucks, right?
I went to graduate school to study scriptwriting. Was it necessary? Probably not.
My path may have been faster if I kept writing scripts and submitting them to the right people. Back then, I didn’t know better.
Society always tells us degrees are the access cards to our dream careers. It may be the case for doctors and engineers, but not strictly for writers. If it were, I would still be in school, getting my Ph.D. in writing (yeah, not thanks).
Overall, readers crave captivating, life-changing stories. What you need to do as the writer is to learn basic grammar, consistently write, and move on from there. The more you show up, the more readers will find you.
Your real school is to keep learning and growing.
2. READ AND WRITE
“The more fiction you read and write, the more you’ll find paragraphs forming on their own.”
People who read one book and write one piece may think they know everything there is to writing Nope, there’s more.
Besides writing 2,000 words every day, King consumes hundreds of books (obviously not every day). H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe were a few of his writing inspirations. You can…
