"On Writing" blog #1

With Stephen King being know for his sci-fi horror novels and endless movies and TV specials, I was a bit skeptical to read On Writing. From the forwards on I was immediately hooked on Mr.King's writing style. While he claims to be a straight forward no fluff writer, I thoroughly enjoyed his descriptive short stories from his childhood. My particular favorite was his brother's elementary science project to build a "super duper magnet" that ended up knocking out all the power in the apartment complex. Stephen King tells the story of the beginning of his career with the comic books he used to copy and add his own personal touches to, and showed them to his mom. His mom suggested he write his own original story, which she read and told him to keep writing. As the memories continue and King's short stories are adding up, he shows his interest in horror fiction with weekly trips to the local theater to view the latest alien or haunted mansion inspired film. Here I saw the true spark to his now infamous collection of writings.  Along with the horror films, Stephen King seemed to draw inspiration from his wife, who is also a writer, and life experiences, such as the ones shared in "CV". After reading the "CV" section of On Writing I am very interested in picking up a copy of one of Mr.King's novels during my next trip to Books-A-Million.