The Success Of A Good Writer In Stephen King's On Writing

If we are to establish that good writing is made up of basic control of the language that is being written, adherence to conventions of grammar and style, and the ability to present a cogent argument and reasonable support for that argument, I may qualify as a good writer. However, it must be recognized that there is a great deal of distance from simply being good at a subject or task and having developed mastery of the same. Thus, I would argue that while I am a good writer I have yet to cross the threshold of skill that qualifies me as a great writer. Greatness in writing exhibits a level of awareness and development of thought that is rare and hard to achieve. As a product of this class, I would like to find myself closer to that finely

In the short essay, “Becoming a Writer,” penned by Russell Baker, he spoke of a memory from his past that later changed his perception of writing. After reading his piece, I reviewed the response questions listed below the essay to further my understanding of the piece. Almost like looking through a list of prompts as Russell did.

Writing can be time consuming and each author must be passionate in their piece. Vetter explains, “The truth is that writing is a blood sport […] which is why those who are any good at it look older than their contemporaries, snap at children on the street, live alone.” Becoming a good writer takes persistence and patience. As an individual

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”).

Everyone knows what writing is to one extent or another, but we all have different definitions of how it should be done and varying degrees of seriousness about the art. We all have a process of writing, but each is unique to ourselves and our own experiences. Annie Dillard and Stephen King are two well known authors who have published many pieces, two of which describe how they view the writing process and let their readers get a peek of what goes on through their minds when they write. These two pieces are Dillard’s The Writing Life and King’s “What Writing Is.”

There comes a time in life where we see an impossible obstacle, and do the best that we can to overcome it. For me, this was my AP English Language class in high school during senior year. The time was now, summer is nearly over. I analyzed my strengths and weaknesses, giving a full re-evaluation of myself. In the end, I consider myself an average writer. There have been times in the past when I’ve written letters or personal stories. However, those have never been my strongest set of skills. While I have been serious with my writing, I never recognized the unbelievable advantages that good writing has. Therefore, I’ve made it my goal to improve my literal skills and become a great writer. Maybe this new class will assist me in becoming that

Writing is a practice that most of us were taught when we were young. We were taught the basics of grammar, how to form a sentence, conjunction words, how to write paragraphs and more. Although we have learned this skill while growing up and have used the skill every year after entering kindergarten, this does not mean our writing process will ensure the best work. The authors that I chose each encourage their audience to excel in the art of writing in their own way to help with the writing process.

In our society, people communicate through various ways. One of the most essential way is writing. Through writing, people convey their thoughts and ideas, connect to others, and pass on wisdom generations by generations. More importantly, writing effectively promotes the advancement of society. Though some people have not realized the how writing benefits from writing, the author of the article “How to Read Like A Writer”, Mike Bunn illustrates that focusing more on the rhetorical “strategies” and structure rather than the content can improve our own writing.

In today’s workforce, jobs are heavily based upon the skills that one has and how well one can perform them in their field of study. A major component skill that lacks in many young people today is writing. Writing plays is an important role in life, one needs it to communicate with other people. If young people are not taught this in their years of schooling and do not learn to master it, consequently they will come out on the bottom with poor writing skills. Which in

Stephen King gives many tips about becoming a skilled writer throughout On Writing : A Memoir of the Craft. He takes the reader through his life from a young age and through all the ups and downs ; he shares how hard getting to be a well known writer is. King talks about a toolbox that his uncle made him help carry, then describes his “writers toolbox” as a set of skills needed to write. He says that you need to take care of this figurative toolbox just as you would take care of normal tools, making sure you are keeping the tools clean, by using them often and expanding them. He says that mental toolboxes are the same as a real toolbox, with many layers.

Stephen King gave many rules on writing. It’s up to us to decide what works best. He encouraged a person to write to the best of her ability because some people’s writing may be limited due to the lack of knowing how to properly use their tools and/or the purpose of their tools. As a social worker, I was taught to write in the passive voice; so, now I have to retrain myself and write more in the active voice. Moreover, I am learning to expand more tools on my topself.

American Author, Stephen King writes about fiction as well as horror. However “On Writing” focuses on the key tools to writing. It can be applied to writing a letter, writing a letter, an essay, a novel, a short story etc. “On Writing” is a very versatile book. King as a writer is very daring. He isn't afraid to state his opinions or be blunt. I admire King for this trait. King really sticks to his writing tips, especially the one where he says you should always write for yourself first. “When you write a story, you're telling yourself the story,” he said. “ When you rewrite your main job is taking out all the things that are not in the story” (King 57). “On Writing” can really help amateur writers to improve their writing pieces. Before

Hi, Michelle! You mentioned having tried to use tips from a book entitled Memoirs on Writing, by Stephen King, while writing said story. Dr. Bonczek suggested back at Module Two’s conclusion several weeks ago I look at a book entitled On Writing, another Stephen King work. Did she perchance suggest the book to you too? I only ask because it’s hard not to imagine most among us, me included, were struggling early in the course; transitioning from dense literary styles to a more compact, conversational style was not a switch made with ease but one I’m grateful to have made. I’ve read parts, but plan on reading the rest after seeing how much it has helped you out; you didn’t have as much in catching up to do by comparison with me, but your early kinks got ironed out, and the tale’s quality is evidence.

I wish you the best on your journey to becoming a writer. One day we’ll see your name on books! How exciting.

Movies are becoming more and more popular with new special effects and stories that are intriguing and gripping. Movies now have lasting effects on viewers, since the stories are becoming more involved and more in depth. Screenwriters are constantly trying to create better screenplays to have made into motion pictures, yet there are thousands, if not millions, of screenwriters out there trying to earn a wage. The Writer’s Guild of America reports that in one year an average of 40,000 screenplays will be submitted and out of those only 120 will be made into motion pictures. (Field 5) Stephen King, who has no affiliation to being a screenwriter, has written numerous novels that