vela
March 9th, 2010, 07:56 PM
What a great book… On Writing. I wrote a novel, bought a book on how to get published, and then I bought this book. As you can tell, I’m a funny guy. Maybe I’m just another idiot, but I do have a great idea for a book.
I could really relate to the part of the book where he said a large segment of the population thinks fiction is somehow immoral. I’ve always felt a little like I’m buying porn when I ended up with a fiction book. This book has set me free. I now can read fiction without guilt, and I can write for the pure enjoyment that comes from spinning a tale. I expected to find the book On Writing in the reference section, but it’s in the horror section. After I got over my embarrassment for being there, I found the book and I’m a changed person. Maybe it should have been in the self help area.
I’ve read several Stephen King books, and I’m reading as much fiction as I can get my hands on. I wasn’t even embarrassed when I was caught with tears in my eyes finishing Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea. I’m going to rewrite my book, for my wife, not as a factoid lame intellectual piece of crap, but rather as a character driven story full of conflict. Thank you.
I could really relate to the part of the book where he said a large segment of the population thinks fiction is somehow immoral. I’ve always felt a little like I’m buying porn when I ended up with a fiction book. This book has set me free. I now can read fiction without guilt, and I can write for the pure enjoyment that comes from spinning a tale. I expected to find the book On Writing in the reference section, but it’s in the horror section. After I got over my embarrassment for being there, I found the book and I’m a changed person. Maybe it should have been in the self help area.
I’ve read several Stephen King books, and I’m reading as much fiction as I can get my hands on. I wasn’t even embarrassed when I was caught with tears in my eyes finishing Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea. I’m going to rewrite my book, for my wife, not as a factoid lame intellectual piece of crap, but rather as a character driven story full of conflict. Thank you.