Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft  Written by Nan
Goldberg on . Posted in Books, Posts.  The thing about Stephen
King is that, like a younger brother (which he is), he can
irritate the hell out of you, but he also manages to be
endearing. His propensity for wise-assisms and obscenities can
drive you crazy. His novels have gotten longer without getting
better. His baby boomer characters keep calling each other "kemo
sabe." Worst of all, he is so prolific as to make more
constipated authors really resentful.  But there are, in his
best works, characters who really live on the page (and really
die). There are phrases that flirt with poetry. There’s no
question that King is a graceful and intuitive writer, and
there’s a lot to be learned from  In On Writing: A Memoir of the
Craft , King makes a sincere–and successful–effort to pass on
the wisdom gained over a lifetime of occasionally wonderful,
always profitable writing. For King’s fans, the book–part
memoir, part do-it-yourself writer’s guide–will