If there’s one surefire way to get a writer to read an article on writing it’s to quote Stephen King, a writer of whom you may have heard. (Or not…but only if you don’t hail from this planet.) Here’s the latest gold mining expedition into Sr. King’s Volcano of Wisdom:
by Aditya Bhushan Dwivedi
Most of us often dream of authoring a great book. While some of us lie in the realm of fiction and want to pen down bestsellers, others look forward to write books that can establish themselves as an authority on a subject. Very few are able to actually finish and achieve our dreams. Stephen King is one of the best-selling writers of all time, and his books have sold over 350 million copies. His autobiography –On writing – is considered a gospel among writers. In his autobiography, Stephen King lists 20 rules that help us write better and more expressively. So read and follow them. But remember to use these rules as a guideline instead of a religion.
First write for yourself, and then worry about the audience.“When you write a story, you’re telling yourself the story. When you rewrite, your main job is taking out all the things that are not the story.”