On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Quotes

“Not that length and weight alone indicate excellence; many epic tales are pretty much epic crap—just ask my critics, who will moan about entire Canadian forests massacred in order to print my drivel.”

― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

topic:books

“Boredom can be a very good thing for someone in a creative jam.”

― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

topic:boredom

“if you can do it for joy, you can do it forever.”

― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

topic:joy

“The most important things to remember about back story are that (a) everyone has a history and (b) most of it isn’t very interesting.”

― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

topic:interest

“I believe the road to hell is paved with adverbs, and I will shout it from the rooftops.”

― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

topic:hell