Title: The Master shares his secrets.....
Product review: Stephen King, a true master of his art, expounds at length on various topics related to writing--particularly fiction, seeing as that's what he knows. He begins with a pseudo-memoir, focusing on events that shaped him into the writer he became. From there he talks about the various "tools" a writer must be able to use, and how to go about honing these tools. Much of what he says here is great (Rule one: Read a lot, and write a lot), while some of what he says seems to be more individual to him and his style/methodology than universal. For example, he says outlining your story in advance is a crutch that will stifle your writing. That may very likely be true of the stories he writes, but I don't think that every writer should take this advice. (Which isn't to advocate being a slave to your outline--you CAN change the thing....) But then, what do I know. He's the one who's published.....
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