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zrcc28
October 22nd, 2009, 02:09 PM
Mr. King, and any other readers,

Wow. Great advise in your book 'On Writing'. I loved it. I have just completed the Dick and Jane exercise. It was quite an interesting fossil I dug up when Jane came home to Dick.

Thank you for writing this book. It is a great help to those of us who are just starting out in fiction writing.
jules17330
October 26th, 2009, 10:26 AM
I've read On Writing multiple times (I could probably quote it-I'm a writer and it's probably my bible) but I have yet to do the Dick and Jane fossil. Right now there is a rather lengthy line of stories in my head waiting to be told so it's possible when those are exhausted I'll try this one out and see what happens.
Bryan James
October 26th, 2009, 11:19 AM
...Right now there is a rather lengthy line of stories in my head waiting to be told...

So rally the troops and move them out. (I'm talking at both of us).

~BJS
Doc Wilson
October 26th, 2009, 11:46 AM
Can someone remind me of what the Dick and Jane exercise was? Its been a few years since I read On Writing and the old synapses ain't firing like they used to.
Bryan James
October 26th, 2009, 12:23 PM
"Dick and Jane"

Married young couple with a baby. Domestic abuse begins and escalates, but wait...Willy Wonkise it and reverse your immediate preconception about domestic abuse.
Difficulty: No Jennifer Lopez. And there was something about a teapot.
StarDragon77
October 30th, 2009, 12:44 PM
"Dick and Jane"

Married young couple with a baby. Domestic abuse begins and escalates, but wait...Willy Wonkise it and reverse your immediate preconception about domestic abuse.
Difficulty: No Jennifer Lopez. And there was something about a teapot.

Are we allowed to post it here? I tried the assignment myself and...it's not the best that I've done...but I think it does fulfill the criteria of what was put down in the book.
Moderator
October 30th, 2009, 12:54 PM
As noted in the FAQ (http://www.stephenking.com/faq.html#1.5), we're no longer accepting the Dick & Jane exercise.
StarDragon77
October 30th, 2009, 12:59 PM
As noted in the FAQ (http://www.stephenking.com/faq.html#1.5), we're no longer accepting the Dick & Jane exercise.

Well, damn. I had hoped to post it somewhere. *shrug*
Jennifer8
December 29th, 2009, 11:37 AM
I hope it's okay to post it here for a chance someone might read it...


Sorry, but as noted in the FAQ, we're not accepting any new submissions for this writing exercise.
Bryan James
December 29th, 2009, 11:54 AM
PM it to me, Jennifer8. I'll read it.
jules17330
December 29th, 2009, 12:35 PM
Yeah, it's a bummer that it can no longer be submitted. Imagine the amount of server space you'd need to house that much information, especially if a lot of people responded!
A blue 8
January 4th, 2010, 12:45 PM
i do believe probally its was the most influential book i ever read