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"Books are a uniquely portable magic."

— Stephen King, On Writing (2000)

Introduction

On Writing
Full titleOn Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
AuthorStephen King
LanguageEnglish
SubjectWriting; Authorship; Memoir
GenreNonfiction; Memoir; Writing guide
PublisherScribner
Publication date
3 October 2000
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover, paperback); e-book; audiobook
Pages288
ISBN978-0-684-85352-9
Websitesimonandschuster.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

  1. "On Writing". Simon & Schuster. Scribner. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  2. "On writing : a memoir of the craft (record 505 contents)". CMC Library Catalog. Colorado Mountain College. Retrieved 8 November 2025.

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