A Cool Coincidence

[smashingblouse]

I actually picked up 'On Writing', along with the companion book, 'Secret Windows: Essays and Fiction on the Craft of Writing', last month at a yard sale. A buck each (sorry you didn't get a cut of that Stephen). Friday night, I started to read 'On Writing' and couldn't put it down until my eyes just wouldn't stay open a second longer. I got halfway through it that night.

Saturday evening, June 19th, I picked it up again. It was coming close to midnight when I was nearing the end. I get to the section where Stephen is going to talk about his accident. I freaked out when I read the date of the accident was June 19th* and so I was sitting there reading on the same exact date, only 11 years later. I felt like something magical happened! Talk about writer/reader telepathy!

Besides that great little bend in time, this was a fantastic book. I learned so much about the craft of writing. I plan on sending this book to my niece, who will be leaving in a few months to fly across the pond to England for a year to get her Master's in Creative Writing. This will be her assigned summer reading from her auntie!

*No, I'm not the fan that has all pertinent SK dates locked in my memory.

[GNTLGNT]

There's that damn number "19" again-I am seriously spooked now(cue Rod Serling playing the Twilight Zone theme on a kazoo)...

[smashingblouse]

Okay, besides my experience on the 19th, was there some other instance of 19 that I'm missing out on? Fill me in!~

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

I was re-reading DT in hospital and read the bit about June 19th on the date too.

Ka is a wheel.

Long days and pleasant nights

[mstay]

Okay, besides my experience on the 19th, was there some other instance of 19 that I'm missing out on? Fill me in!~

19 is a large part of the Dark Tower series of books. If you haven't read them you should.

[smashingblouse]

Oh! I just started reading The Gunslinger, so I will be on the lookout for number 19. Thanks!

[fushingfeef]

smashingblouse, you might find this thread interesting...
http://www.stephenking.com/forums/sh...-19-*SPOILERS*

[JohnDalglish]

Oh! I just started reading The Gunslinger, so I will be on the lookout for number 19. Thanks!

Hi,

What a treat you've got in store - enjoy (you will).

But it's a while before 19 comes in.

Long days and pleasant nights

[smashingblouse]

Not if it has spoilers!! Why would you tempt me like that?

[fushingfeef]

Well just one little Dark Tower 7 spoiler...