tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660453162125942814.post3681730596126038493..comments2023-12-25T04:15:27.739-06:00Comments on Gals - Very Smart Gals: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft By Stephen KingGals - Very Smart Galshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16990972719050405870noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660453162125942814.post-27069847534692367552011-03-09T06:44:36.517-06:002011-03-09T06:44:36.517-06:00Oh, your disdain for this book affirms my faith in...Oh, your disdain for this book affirms my faith in writers who know (by practice) that everyone approaches differently the process of creating meaning on the page (or computer screen). King is so proscriptive and didactic in telling over and over again how He writes and recommending that it's the best (and only)method. <br /><br />Please, just because he produces detail laden drivel, doesn'[t mean his work is good. It just means he has more interest in writing a story than concern for the reader's experience in following it. <br /><br />King assumes that the reader has no imagination so must be given all the detail--very condescending, if you ask my opinion. <br /><br />By comparison, read the parables, the lovely sparse and "unfurnished" Biblicaal stories Jesus used to teach (and, I emphasize this is a comment about writing style/not religion). That's some good work and, as a writing teacher (and picky reader), I'd much prefer to read one page of a parable than a tortured, over-written piece by Stephen King. JaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com