On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

King, Stephen

ISBN 10: 0684853523 / ISBN 13: 9780684853529

Published by Scribner, New York, New York, U.S.A., 2000

About this Item

"Rarely has a book on writing been so clear, so useful, and so revealing.'' King wrote this during his recovery from his near-fatal accident in 1999, resulting in "a profoundly moving account of how [his] overwhelming need to write spurred him toward recovery and brought him back to life." This hardcover FIRST EDITION, First Printing is in VG+ condition: completely clean & bright & unmarked, binding strong & straight, pages white. Downgraded due to some small rubbed spots to top & bottom edges of both boards. The unclipped DJ is Fine: virtually flawless! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have. Same day shipping on all orders received before 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
• Publisher: Scribner, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0684853523
• ISBN 13: 9780684853529
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition First Printing
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Writing/Publishing/Journalism/Writers/Words

About this title

Synopsis

The author of The Stand, The Shining, and other great books shares his insights into the craft of writing, offering a breezy, humorous perspective on his own experience as a writer. 500,000 first printing. BOMC Main. QPB Alt.

About the Author

Stephen King is the author of more than thirty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Among his most recent are Hearts in Atlantis, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Bag of Bones, and The Green Mile. On Writing is his first book of nonfiction since Danse Macabre, published in 1981. He served as a judge for Prize Stories: The Best of 1999, The O. Henry Awards. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.