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I am six feet two inches of rippling muscle, wavy blond hair, sparkling wit and two-fisted defense of Family Values and the American way of life. (I did say that I write fantasy fiction, didn't I?) Addendum for the benefit of the humorless and/or brain-dead - The above was meant to be satirical. The parenthetical (that's the part between the curved vertical lines) should have alerted you to that intent.

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MARCH 24, 2009 8:51AM

On Writing - Stephen King

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Advice from Stephen King - Time 1:12


"Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. "

"Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work."

"I watched Titanic when I got back home from the hospital, and cried. I knew that my IQ had been damaged. "

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In my world I have often times faced those that are more talented and intelligent. What led to my feeling of success in life was the idea that I could do anything if I just kept going at it. Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. Winston Churchill
Velina
March 24, 2009 08:59 AM
Ha Ha Ha! His point of having to read if you like to write is reiterated in Sandra Stephens interview with David Axlerod. Gotta do the work. Ugh. I hate that part.
Michael Rodgers
March 24, 2009 09:38 AM
Oh my God, I'm so glad to have read this way back when!
"I watched Titanic when I got back home from the hospital, and cried. I knew that my IQ had been damaged. "

I thought I was the only one who felt this way!

Stephen is my idol and I've read all his books on writing on top of the novels. Thanks for this Wayne, it made my day.

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Kind of Blue
March 24, 2009 09:53 AM
I've only recently started reading Stephen King again with Duma Key. I loved his early work but for the past few decades, he has been just unreadable. I tried again with Cell and felt bad about those days I won't get back again. But Duma Key showed he was back in form, except for his continued reliance on the magic Negro plot device. Well, you can't have everything...
teendoc
March 24, 2009 11:15 AM
I too am a huge King fan. I've ready nearly all his books including his book On Writing. I have to agree with teendoc, though, that over the last ten years he has had a serious string of stinkers. I haven't read Duma Key yet, but it sounds like I'll need to do that.

If you want to write, you have to read and you have to do the work. Huh. Who'd have thought it was that easy? ;-D

Thumbed.
Bill S.
March 24, 2009 11:57 AM
I am exactly with teendoc! Duma Key told me that mac is back!

I just wish for a nickel every time someone minimized my hard work and crushed it down to mere "talent". No one knows if they actually have talent until they take their last breath.

The rest is very well described in this post and the replies! Rated, of course.
zumalicious
March 24, 2009 12:19 PM
Velina - hard work and persistence are much under-rated.
Michael - yeah, that damned hard work is a buzz-killer.
Greg - Titanic shudda been called Titanic Bore.
teendoc - I'm not a big King admirer, as I've felt that if you've read one, you've read them all.
Bill - read a lot, work hard. Where to find the time?
zuma - Talent is a lot like luck. The harder I work, the more of it I have.

Thanks all for visiting and taking the time to comment.
Wayne Gallant
March 24, 2009 12:37 PM
King is one of my favorite writers. He'll be studied in school in later years. And already is in some places. Good work.
odetteroulette
March 24, 2009 12:39 PM
I read King's "On Writing," and laughed my socks off while learning a few things I didn't know after years of writing. We all need to find those lost brain cells and put them to good use.
Lairderg
March 24, 2009 12:40 PM
I agree Wayne and I'd like to punch James Cameron in the nads. I don't blame the stars Leo and Kate as they were actually the saving grace. But the freakin' script was so cheesy! Another film that was uber popular that keeps me shaking my head is "Speed" with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. The most hackneyed plot EVER and people and critics alike loved it! I wanted my money back.
Kind of Blue
March 24, 2009 03:41 PM
"Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. "

"Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work."

writing those down to read over and over
hyblaean- Julie
March 24, 2009 04:02 PM
Further proof of the damage is that the movie's theme song, sung by Celine "Breast Beating" Dion, has grown on you. If Titanic comes on TV, I will sit down and watch it. Please help me.

Oh and about that book, The Cell? First time EVAH, that I threw a book away after reading it. I would not donate that thing to anyone.
annoir
March 24, 2009 04:12 PM
Thanks for this clip Wayne, you are a writing professor to me and a much loved one. Now, I love Stephen King, and I really loved his book that about writing but, The Stand was the apex and Misery was great, others well the all blur for me.

I have no point. He's so successful and talented but truth be told as a reader, I never wanted to go there after Salem's Lot. I was done. Yeah, Clowns are scary but... nothing will ever approach The Stand. Nothing.

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Ablonde
March 24, 2009 11:58 PM
thanks for posting this... a good push, as well as inspiring... in fact, it has become a prompt for my next post, which will also include a great quote from Sean Penn (unfortunately, I can't prove that it was his originally, but he said it at some point and it stuck).. rated
aaron klein
March 25, 2009 10:52 AM
that a completely distinguish perspective to go through...but the best part of this is that it very much optimistic,humor-diluted and consoling to regain your strength like ... don't cry over your weak Pitts ..just go for your assets and make them strong enough so none can dethrone you...rule your kingdom....
i love your enemies speak the truth quote and friends lie due to the web of duty...i completely agree....
divya bansal
April 12, 2010 07:15 AM

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