A little home work

A few nights back, after work, I was sucked into the internet. I broke down and read the last 40 years worth of interviews conducted between the media and Stephen King, including his family. I have never been a "King Fan" its not a genre that I get into, I just don't scare easily; aside from that there is something in his writing style, word use and choices in plot device that are a literary turn off for me. Though with my most recent move, I have found myself embracing the art that goes into good horror, mostly because friends and the new roommate are avid fans, but while I don't enjoy it, I understand it a lot better. And while I am rebuilding myself I thought that I would take a look at some parts of the Craft that I have ignored. 'Lo and behold I found that Stephen King wrote an awesome book on the subject of writing, now I don't normally read this kind of book, but I have read a lot of things that I generally don't care for, so what does it hurt? I hated this sort of book in college it felt so pointless and it was obvious that the same info I learned in the sixth grade was going to be rambled back at me, on repeat, ad nausea.

So as a sort of double blind I am going to take two books on writing and writing theory both with the end goal of taking rough to published.

The first book is "Writing advice for Teens: Creating Stories" by Mike Kalmbach, he heads up a large writing group in Minnesota as well as several online forums on the subject. I chose this book firstly because it was free with Kindle Unlimited while available for purchase in print and secondly because the tone in his writing is familiar, similar to the tone I use when I write.

The Second book will be "On Writing: 10th Anniversary Edition: A Memoir of the Craft" by Stephen King, a well known author, married to an author and two out of his three children, plus his daughter-in-law are all writers. While there is something in his writing style that turns me off, there is no denying his general success in the field, particularly when weighed against the fact that he holds a degree in the subject.

Wish me luck, as I fully plan on dragging you through these books with me!