2ri0si2021 10 Bits OF Weling Advice From Stephen King | Writers Write Home About Courses Writing Advice Everything Literary @% are as DISPOSIC: FOLLOW US search ... Q 10 Bits Of Writing Advice From Stephen King Writers Write is a writing resource. In this post we share 10 bits of writing advice from the American author, Stephen King. Stephen King is one of the world’s most prolific writers. He was born 21 September 1947. With millions of books and ebooks sold to his Constant Readers, he’s ee x fee ee ~ COLOQUE MAIS DISPOSIC] NA SUA AGENDA. hitps:iww-wrterswrit.co.zal10-bits-f-wrtng-advice-rom-stephen-kingl wm10 Bits OF Weling Advice From Stephen King | Writers Write Home About Courses Writing Advice Everything Literary create entire worlds across several different genres. It’s every writer's dream to be half as good or productive as this. The good news is that the ability to write - and write well - is within every writer’s grasp. The better news is that Stephen King loves to give writing advice that can help writers get there. Here are some of the best, practical writing tips from one of the Masters of Writing. 10 Bits Of Writing Advice From Stephen King If you happen to be a fan of Stephen King and/or his writing, good places to start would be his nonfiction books On Writing and Danse Macabre. Some of the single best advice on writing, grammar, and the writing industry as a whole can be found within these pages. 1. Write Sober Ernest Hemingway and Hunter S. Thompson might make writers think that getting high or drunk is an essential to the writer's toolkit - but here’s the thing: it isn’t. Addiction hitps:lww.wrtersurite.co.2a/10-bits-of-wring-advice-rom-stephen-king! newsletter RECENT POSTS 7 Writing Observations From lan McEwan The Unintended Consequences Of A Lack Of Setting How Much Blood Do You Need InA Crime Novel? 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Distractions are best avoided when you're in writing mode. Even Stephen King has to admit that YouTube can be a burden sometimes. “YouTube is very addictive. | refused to put it on my favourite places tps lww.wrtersurite.co.2a/10-bits-of-wring-advice-rom-stephen-king! lan McEwan 204 Words That Describe Colours - A Resource For Writers 350 Character Traits - A Fabulous Resource For Writers 30 Examples To Help You Master Concord The 17 Most Popular Genres In Fiction - And Why They Matter COURSES & WORKBOOKS Courses Workbooks Free Courses ARCHIVES Click to view2105/2021 10 Bits OF Weling Advice From Stephen King | Writers Write Home About Courses Writing Advice Everything Literary Don’t shut out the critics. Critics have pretty useful advice that can better your writing and guide your next pitch or paragraph. When asked about the worst writing advice he’s ever received, King brought up being told not to listen to critics. “The worst advice? “Don’t listen to the critics.” | think that you really ought to listen to the critics, because sometimes they’re telling you something is broken that you can fix. | think the advice “Don’t listen to the critics” is a sort of defensive thing that says if you stick your head in the sand, you won't have to hear any bad news and you won't have to see any bad news and you won't have to change what you’re doing. But if you listen, sometimes you can get rid of a bad habit.” ~Writers Digest, 1991 4. Write A First Draft (In Three hitps:iww-wrterswrit.co.zal10-bits-f-wring-advice-rom-stephen-king! ant2105/2021 10 Bits OF Weling Advice From Stephen King | Writers Write Home About Courses Writing Advice Everything Literary story? King says it should take no more than three months to wrap up what you've got for the basics. “The first draft of a book—even a long one—should take no more than three months, the length of a season.” ~On Writing 5. Avoid Using Adverbs Fans who know Stephen King should already know that he doesn’t /ove the use of adverbs. There are several quotes pertaining to them, but in this one he says exactly why they aren't appropriate. “The adverb is not your friend. Consider the sentence “He closed the door firmly.” It’s by no means a terrible sentence, but ask yourself if ‘firmly’ really has to be there.” ~On Writina hitps:iww-wrterswrit.co.zal10-bits-f-wring-advice-rom-stephen-king! sit2105/2021 10 Bits OF Weling Advice From Stephen King | Writers Write Home About Courses Writing Advice Everything Literary process an easier one. Stephen King has his reasons - and so should you. Again from the great On Writing, here’s what King had to say about it. “Writing isn’t about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it's about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well. It's about getting up, getting well, and getting over. Getting happy, okay? Getting happy.” ~On Writing 7. Write Great Opening Lines Opening lines hook readers, or puzzle writers and editors. Stephen King has mastered the art of writing a great opening line for chapters and paragraphs - and in an interview for The Atlantic, King bares all. For readers: “An opening line should invite the reader to begin the story. It should say: Listen. Come in here. You want to know about this.” For writers: “We've talked so much about the reader, but you can’t forget that the opening line is important to the writer, too. To the person who's actually boots-on-the-ground. Because it’s not just the reader's way in, it’s hitps:iww-wrterswrit.co.zal10-bits-f-wring-advice-rom-stephen-king! ent2105/2021 10 Bits OF Weling Advice From Stephen King | Writers Write Home About Courses Writing Advice Everything Literary 8. See Stories As Unfound Relics Where ideas come from is one of the largest great mysteries of the creative world. King says in On Writing that stories are relics - and that all writers really have to do is learn how to find them. “Stories aren’t souvenir tee-shirts or Game Boys. Stories are relics, part of an undiscovered pre-existing world. The writer's job is to use the tools in his or her toolbox to get as much of each one out of the ground intact as possible. Sometimes the fossil you uncover is small; a seashell. Sometimes it’s enormous, a Tyrannosaurus Rex with all the gigantic ribs and grinning teeth. Either way, short story or thousand page whopper of a novel, the hitps:iww-wrterswrit.co.zal10-bits-f-wring-advice-rom-stephen-king! 7m2105/2021 10 Bits OF Weling Advice From Stephen King | Writers Write Home About Courses Writing Advice Everything Literary A lot of writers get stuck at which genre they’re writing. Don’t. Sometimes genre writing can be restrictive. During an NPR interview, King clarifies how he has managed to transcend genres when he sits down to do his thing. “People can call me a horror writer if they want to, and that’s fine — as long as the checks don’t bounce, I’m happy with that. But | think that | doa lot more, and I’m interested in the mystery of what we are and what we're capable of doing.” ~NPR 10. Avoid Phases Like... Writers should keep an eye on King’s official Twitter account, where he occasionally voices thoughts and drops nuggets of writing advice - like this one on an overused phrase. “Writing a story or a novel? Great! hitps:iww-wrterswrit.co.zal10-bits-f-wring-advice-rom-stephen-king! ant2105/2021 10 Bits OF Weling Advice From Stephen King | Writers Write Home About Courses Writing Advice Everything Literary 1. Stephen King on Writing Short Stories 2. 13 Writing Lessons from Stephen King's On Writing 3. A Basement Kind of a Guy Source for image: stephenking.com = & By Alex J. Coyne. Alex is a writer, proofreader, and regular card player. His features about cards, bridge, and card playing have appeared in Great Bridge Links, Gifts for Card Players, Bridge Canada Magazine, and Caribbean Compass. Get in touch at alexcoyneofficial.com. tps lww.wrtersurite.co.2a/10-bits-of-wring-advice-rom-stephen-king! ont2105/2021 10 Bits OF Weling Advice From Stephen King | Writers Write Home About Courses Writing Advice Everything Literary 2. Marian Keyes’ 3 Tips For New Writers 3. Jennifer Egan’s Advice For Young Writers. 4. Peter James’ 7 Top Writing Tips 5. James Rollins’ 3 Tips For Writers 6. Chris Bohjalian’s 10 Tips To Help Aspiring Writers 7. David Baldacci’s 5 Top Writing Tips 8. Isabel Allende’s Writing Process 9. Nicholas Evans On Why Writing Is Like Going On A Hike 10. Writing Advice From The World's Most Famous Authors TIP: If you want help writing a book, buy The Novel Writing Exercises Workbook, Posted on 21st September 2020 (27,950 views) ® Explore: Alex J. Coyne, Featured Post, stephen king, Writing Trivia This article has 2 comments tps lww.wrtersurite.co.2a/10-bits-of-wring-advice-rom-stephen-king! tom2105/2021 10 Bits OF Weling Advice From Stephen King | Writers Write Home About Courses Writing Advice Everything Literary Steve Barrows 27th September 2020 Thanks for the inspiration. Comments are now closed. Privacy Policy AN ELITE CAFEMEDIA PUBLISHER hitps:iww-wrterswrit.co.zal10-bits-f-wring-advice-rom-stephen-king! wm