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Post by neesy on Jun 23, 2018 22:59:40 GMT
Thought I would start this thread in case anyone has any comments. I am not an aspiring writer but I did enjoy this book very much. I also got a good laugh out of one comment he made - I love his sense of humour!
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Post by morgan on Jun 24, 2018 0:48:37 GMT
Thought I would start this thread in case anyone has any comments. I am not an aspiring writer but I did enjoy this book very much. I also got a good laugh out of one comment he made - I love his sense of humour!
This is one of my favorites as well. I've read it several times and like to pick it up and just read random pages. SK really is hilarious. He will insert some sort of dry humor or sarcasm in the most random places. I never took to Danse Macabre the way I did to On Writing. |
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Post by Grandpa on Jul 10, 2018 22:03:07 GMT
I loved the book. I do write some, and it was great motivation as well as just good advice. In fact, it's my favorite book on writing.
It had a "homework" assignment in it that I followed up on. It was long over by the time I got to the Gracious Host's site, but it got me to the SKMB - another reason it has a special place for me.
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Post by osnafrank on Jul 10, 2018 22:07:38 GMT
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Post by spideyman on Jul 10, 2018 22:11:25 GMT
Welcome Grandpa!!
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Post by neesy on Jul 10, 2018 22:22:30 GMT
I loved the book. I do write some, and it was great motivation as well as just good advice. In fact, it's my favorite book on writing.
It had a "homework" assignment in it that I followed up on. It was long over by the time I got to the Gracious Host's site, but it got me to the SKMB - another reason it has a special place for me.
Nice to see your familiar face ☺
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Post by Grandpa on Jul 10, 2018 22:26:49 GMT
Yeah, hey, guys! Late comer. I was invited earlier, and at the time things were pretty active, and I just didn't take the time, and then I'm old, so I forgot. Neesers reminded me.  Great to be here! |
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Post by morgan on Jul 10, 2018 22:39:44 GMT
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Post by doccreed on Aug 25, 2018 1:00:18 GMT
Mr. King, I hope you follow up this book with On Reading.
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Post by morgan on Aug 25, 2018 1:06:37 GMT
Mr. King, I hope you follow up this book with On Reading.  |
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Post by doccreed on Aug 25, 2018 1:16:30 GMT
Mr. King, I hope you follow up this book with On Reading.  |
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Post by neesy on Aug 31, 2018 22:02:58 GMT
Mr. King, I hope you follow up this book with On Reading. He said the book "I'll be Gone in the Dark" was good and I agree (apart from the unfortunate circumstances the author met with before she had a chance to finish it) 
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Post by doccreed on Feb 10, 2019 18:45:04 GMT
Since this is related to the craft of writing, and with few writers here to warrant its own thread, I'm sharing this cool video here:
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Post by Ceefor on Apr 28, 2019 20:47:04 GMT
An absolutely amazing book.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2019 20:51:47 GMT
I read On Writing and really enjoyed it, then I got the audiobook read by SK himself and enjoyed it all over again, he does a great job on the audiobooks, adds a whole new dimension of enjoyment when he performs them. 
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Post by Ceefor on Jun 9, 2019 20:47:41 GMT
I read On Writing and really enjoyed it, then I got the audiobook read by SK himself and enjoyed it all over again, he does a great job on the audiobooks, adds a whole new dimension of enjoyment when he performs them. Omg, an audiobook..! I love his voice! |
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Post by morgan on Jun 20, 2019 2:29:02 GMT
I read On Writing and really enjoyed it, then I got the audiobook read by SK himself and enjoyed it all over again, he does a great job on the audiobooks, adds a whole new dimension of enjoyment when he performs them. |
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Post by wolf on Dec 16, 2019 16:26:12 GMT
mr. king is a good modest & well rounded man.
critics of all the arts are to be ignored for a plethora of reasons.
the beauty of any work of art is all in the senses of the beholder.
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Post by darkharbinger on Aug 9, 2020 7:19:53 GMT
I really enjoyed On writing. It wasn't as good as Danse Macabre to me, but i was still an enjoyable read I dust off so often.
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Post by His Majesty on Aug 11, 2020 18:00:23 GMT
The most shocking thing I learned from that book was that young Stevie and his mom briefly lived in a town about 20 miles from me. De Pere, Wisconsin
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