On Writing
"Description begins in the writer’s imagination, but should finish in the reader’s."
— Stephen King, On Writing (2000)
Introduction
| On Writing | |
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| Full title | On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft |
| Author | Stephen King |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Writing; Authorship; Memoir |
| Genre | Nonfiction; Memoir; Writing guide |
| Publisher | Scribner |
Publication date | 3 October 2000 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback); e-book; audiobook |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 978-0-684-85352-9 |
| Website | simonandschuster.com |
Chapter summary
This outline follows the Scribner 20th-anniversary trade paperback (2020; ISBN 978-1-9821-5937-5).[1][2]
📖 1 – First Foreword.
🧭 2 – Second Foreword.
🗣️ 3 – Third Foreword.
📜 4 – C.V..
🧠 5 – What Writing Is.
🧰 6 – Toolbox.
✍️ 7 – On Writing.
❤️🩹 8 – On Living: A Postscript.
🚪 9 – And Furthermore, Part I: Door Shut, Door Open.
📚 10 – And Furthermore, Part II: A Booklist.
➕ 11 – Further to Furthermore, Part III.
🔭 12 – Even Further to Furthermore, Part IV.
🎧 13 – Owen King: Recording Audiobooks for My Dad, Stephen King.
💬 14 – Joe Hill: A Conversation with My Dad.
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References
- ↑ "On Writing". Simon & Schuster. Scribner. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ↑ "On writing : a memoir of the craft (record 505 contents)". CMC Library Catalog. Colorado Mountain College. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
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