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8: draw characters from what you know and let them decide what to do.

7: write dialogue how people speak. It takes practice and listening to how people actually talk.

6:
When writing descriptions, say what you see then get on with the story. It’s easier to over describe than under describe.

In these sections, King talks about characters and symbolism. It was interesting to read his thoughts on the two main characters of The Dead Zone (a top 2 King book for me), and a bit funny to look back on. Greg Stillson, the antagonist of that book, is a Trump-esque politician that King created in the 1970s, but this book was written in the 90s, so the closest comp for King was wrestler turned governor Jesse Ventura

Plotting is a big no-no. Be a “pants-er” (I always felt this was the right way to write but unfortunately followed advice of unknown authors with Youtube channels)