The Reflection Of Reading On Writing, By Stephen King

King’s writing was both fair and accurate. He seemed to have done lots of research, and written only the facts that had been proven. When he did write anything that seemed a little exaggerated, he would always source the statement making sure the reader knew that he was only stating what someone else said, not the complete truth. King also shows both sides of the story. He gives all characters an equal chance to prove themselves. As seen best with Lorenzo, King praises him first with Lorenzo’s doors, but then he expresses Lorenzo’s incompetence towards the wooden

According to King, there are two kinds of writing, bad reading, and good writing. Reading frequently offer you opportunity to avoid bad prose when you are writing, an example of Nobel like Asteroid Miners, and so many more. On the others hand you have, it helps you to learn about the style, the graceful narration, plot development, the creation of believable characters, and truth-telling. This paragraph is teaching us that, to do something great, we need to put work on

One of these heavy hitting points is his next major tone. King uses a very intimate tone in the next section and gets very personal with the reader. King talks about “vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers” and “drown your sisters and brothers at whim.” He uses these phases to establish empathy with the reader and develop pathos. This use of pathos and empathy gets the recipients of the argument more on his side. King knows he really needs people to feel for his side, so he spends about half of his letter developing a connection with the reader. This tone not only develops more of a connection with the reader but also ramps up his argument. King ramps up his argument to get the reader ready for his next use of diction to create tone.

The tone and rate that King uses in his speech is what makes it a powerful speech. He knows how to speak well and with the right tone of voice and that's what makes it effective. Also, it is effective because of his reasonable argument. His argument is honest and sensible which makes it a successful speech. Finally, his speech is productive and persuasive because of the use of repetition in his speech. The use of repetition involves the audience, and it causes the audience to connect with King. King’s speech is overall very effective and it made a difference in how we live our lives

Stephen King, in his chapter titled “Toolbox” in On Writing, aims to convince the struggling writer that taking simple steps to organize a metaphorical box of writing tools will improve their writing. He does so through the use of organization, substance, and style and by appealing to his audience with logical examples to support his claims. “Toolbox” is, in summary, a crash course given by King on writing improvement. He depicts the fundamentals of good writing as levels of a toolbox then demonstrates how and when each writing tool should be used (King 106-107). The chapter is a veritable response to the question, “How can I improve my writing?” which one can imagine King is routinely asked as a world-renowned author. He already enjoyed an immensely successful writing career when Hodder published On Writing in 2012, so King wrote the chapter “Toolbox” as literary advice to fellow writers by drawing from his own success (“Stephen King”).

was able to convey Pathos and Logos in both of his works, “I Have a Dream” and “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Even though each was directed to different audiences, attendees at a speech and clergymen of church, King was still able to have the same effect with his writing. King’s speech mainly used Pathos to trigger emotion in its listeners while Logos in his letter focused on statements backed up by

King’s letter also appeals to the emotions. He uses pathos to appeal to his audience and at the same time influence them. For instance, he uses overwhelming truths to justify his actions he says, “When you are harried by day and haunted by night by the fact that you are a negro , living constantly in tiptoe stance, never quite knowing what to expect” this will explain to the audience why it is difficult for him and his contemporaries to wait (Jnr, 2012).

King’s analytical language is very effective in his letter. He refers back to biblical references to analyze those events and compare them to his present. In his third paragraph, he tells his readers that he is where he is at because of “injustice”, and refers to a story about Paul, a disciple of Jesus Christ, and says, “Apostle Paul left his village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to the far corners of the Greco Roman world, and so am I compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my home town” (para. 3). Why does King repeatedly refer back to his biblical references? WE know that he was a preacher, so he can relate to these

I felt that King brought out the emotions of his audience. This too got the reader listening to his words. King was able to accomplish this by using the persuasive strategy,

To set the mood in this piece, King describes where he is writing his work and calls it his “far-seeing place,”(103). He says that he is writing this chapter at his desk down in his well lit basement in the winter, and this place is his sanctum away from the stresses of life. By writing about his current setting in his sanctuary, King showed that he was just like any one of us. King reads books as a release from life’s frustrations.

In addition, King’s letter possesses an appeal of pathos as he attempts to use emotion by creating a common sense of identity

One of the strongest points of King's leadership was his oratory skills which were also reflected in his writings. He has a god mastery of words and knows how to weave them together to drive home a point he intends.

One key passage where King defines writing is when he is describing the revising process. King writes,

Stephen King is a wise man who has lived a lot longer than I have, therefore, he carries much more wisdom with him about writing and what it takes to be one. King tells of why he writes and his experiences with bad writing in books he had read in his younger years, which made him a better writer. He also gives advice to those who wish to write and how they could be better. These are just a few things King shares in his work On Writing.

Writing has always been something I dread. It’s weird because I love talking and telling stories, but the moment I have to write it all down on paper, I become frantic. It’s almost as if a horse race just begun in my mind, with hundreds of horses, or words, running through my mind, unable to place them in chronological order. Because I struggle to form satisfying sentence structure, it takes me hours, sometimes even days, to write one paper. It’s not that I think I’m a “bad writer,” I just get discouraged easily. Needless to say, I don’t think highly of my writing skills. When I was little I loved to both read and write. I read just about any book I could get my hands on, and my journal was my go to for my daily adventures. Although it’s