Readers & Writers discussion

I’ve only read one writing book and that was Stephen Kings. The problem with creative writing books is that you develop someone else’s techniques instead of your own. I have found that King gets too over descriptive to the point of boring. Just my opinion and he is considered a writer and yours truly is a mere hack!

You are NOT a hack. You are interesting and authentic!

Tierra I don’t think anyone who writes think their stuff is good enough and could be improved. Even someone who writes a best seller probably thinks it could be better. If one waits till they think they have the perfect book it would never be finished!

Robert wrote: "I’ve only read one writing book and that was Stephen Kings. The problem with creative writing books is that you develop someone else’s techniques instead of your own. I have found that King gets to..."

You are not a hack

Some of you may wonder where writers come up with ideas for books or stories. Perhaps it’s real life experiences or maybe a dream they had. It’s hard to say based on each individual. For myself sometimes I come up with a book title I like then write a story around it. Other times I write a story then struggle for days to fit my story.
The other day I decided to make a pot of ham and beans with cornbread. I usually use some beef broth when making beans. Digging through the pantry I found some stuff called bone broth. This triggered a horror story idea titled Bone Broth about a cannibalistic serial killer. Now I just have to write it!