{"product_id":"on-writing-9781444723250","title":"On Writing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwentieth Anniversary Edition with Contributions from Joe Hill and Owen King \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- with a new foreword, ON JOY, by Stephen King.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part memoir, part masterclass 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKing''s advice is grounded in his 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImmensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen King''s critically lauded, million-copy bestseller shares the experiences, habits, and convictions that have shaped him and his work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrilliantly structured, friendly and inspiring, \u003ci\u003eOn Writing \u003c\/i\u003ewill empower and entertain everyone who reads it - fa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart biography, part collection of tips for the aspiring writer . . . one of the great storytellers of our time * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eAbsolutely fascinating . . . basic instructions . . . sensible advice * \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 * \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eThis is the written equivalent of Delia Smith's \u003ci\u003eHow To Cook\u003c\/i\u003e. And, like British home cooking, the world of popular fiction will be better off for it * \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eStephen King is a genius . . . In this book he tells us what first made him a horror writer . . . I find King 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 *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408397574487,"sku":"9781444723250","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444723250.jpg?v=1730502756","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/on-writing-9781444723250","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}