Stephen King Stephen King, now 70 years old, has been writing since he was 7 years old, has written at least 92 novels, has published 55 novels, sold over 350 million copies and is known for writing novels that include suspicion, horror,science fiction, or fantasy. King uses many details and really gets in depth in his stories, which makes some people want to keep reading or keeps them on their toes. Stephen King is obviously a very successful writer, but is he a worthy writer? When King writes, he focuses on writing to please himself and not others. While using broken sentences and not always having good endings, he writes in the way he prefers instead of worrying about how others would want him to write. Some people think that …show more content…
One of the tips King says is to not care about others with think, and says to write as if you were telling yourself the story. Perhaps the reason king is a worthy writer is because he doesn’t hold back when it comes to writing his stories because he’s over thinking on how to please the readers. Of course the goal for him is to satisfy the readers so they will keep purchasing his books, but there’s so many people to please when he writes, if he focused more on that, things might not turn out how he wants them too. King states in some of his tips that he doesn’t take more than 3 months to complete a draft, if he did, the story might become less interesting and he could lose his grip on the plot, or the characters could become less exciting, which may be why he likes going at a fast pace. He then says to take a “step back” for a few weeks that way when you read over it, you can spot the mistakes you made and correct them. Although not everyone likes Stephen King’s novels, he is a worthy writer; He puts time and dedication into the stories, does his best to keep the characters interesting, and makes the reader feel for the characters. Not only does King do a good job of keeping some readers interested, he makes some feel as if they were in that story he’s created. Even though not everyone enjoys his writing, many people
King’s writing was both fair and accurate. He seemed to have done lots of research, and written only the facts that had been proven. When he did write anything that seemed a little exaggerated, he would always source the statement making sure the reader knew that he was only stating what someone else said, not the complete truth. King also shows both sides of the story. He gives all characters an equal chance to prove themselves. As seen best with Lorenzo, King praises him first with Lorenzo’s doors, but then he expresses Lorenzo’s incompetence towards the wooden
Thomas King’s influences have affected the way he writes in a few different ways. Thus evident through research and his books like Medicine River, you can see social, cultural, political and economic influences shape the way King writes and has made him the person he is.
The formal diction King uses is a successful tactic King uses to get his point across. King sounds educated and calm about his feeling and calmness in writing is key for writers to get readers’ attention. People respond better
This an an example of personification and imagery. King explains the randomness of ideas when he writes, he makes it clear that he can’t just pull ideas out of drawer. He describes the ideas as “sailing out of the empty sky” and joining together to make something new under the sun. His ideas come to him whenever they please, he has no control over it. He clearly states that his job as a writer is to recognize them when they appear.
I felt that King brought out the emotions of his audience. This too got the reader listening to his words. King was able to accomplish this by using the persuasive strategy,
King, however, approaches the situation with a better response. He does criticize the government and their abuse of power like Thoreau, but he does so without attacking the government. King is respectful and calm through his writing and keeps his audience engaged throughout the letter. Thoreau immediately attacks and does not give an explanation on how to fix the situation. Even though, their writings and approach to the subject are different, they are still able to convey their message to their audience and to other who may read their
One of the strongest points of King's leadership was his oratory skills which were also reflected in his writings. He has a god mastery of words and knows how to weave them together to drive home a point he intends.
In Stephen King’s first section of On Writing, I think the number one thing that stuck out to me is how fast King grew as a writer. In this first section, King talks about his personal experiences that affected his qualifications as a writer. As early as six years old, King had already started writing. Struggling as a kid, King found writing as an outlet for his creativity, and it never stopped there. By the time King had entered high school, writing had became a part of his life.
King also uses the technique of description to help make his point to the readers. There are many uses of description throughout Kings book. For example, in paragraph three King goes into great detail how acquiescence is not the answer to the oppression. He described what it means for every man to be his brother’s keeper and states that it is unacceptable to be okay with “injustice and segregation”. He explains that by doing so the people are saying that what the oppressors are doing is morally right.
Emotional feelings are felt through out the paper. A main emotional appeal king makes is when he is talking about his kids. When he is talking about his daughter and how she wanted to go to the new amusement park and how he would have to tell her that they could not because they were colored and colored people were not allowed. Also when he would have to answer his son?s question ?Why do white people treat colored people so mean?? King is hurt by having to answer these difficult questions posed by his own
By answering questions that the reader may have, his objective can remain the focus of the essay. King goes on to say “if, on the other hand, your insanity leads you only to talk to yourself when you’re under stress to pick your nose on your morning bus, then you are left alone to go about your day.” (paragraph 8). This makes the essay relative and more comprehensible for the reader. We all do slightly crazy things from time to time (whether we want to admit it or not is entirely up to us), so King is able to use this method to help get his message through to the reader.
Stephen King is the author of over thirty novels, many short stories, several screenplays and other literature, and has remained on, or at least been a staple on the best seller list. Over his career of writing his literature has gained criticism and praise, depending on who you are asking. Whether or not the novel Thinner is best seller material again would depend on who you inquire with. I will not attempt to say whether or not this novel belonged on the best seller list at the time, but rather just to investigate into what was written and said about it and the author Stephen King.
King allegorises the cultural conflicts between natives and European North American society by using his character’s situations to his advantage. In his novel, Lionel, the main protagonist, is continuously haunted by misconceptions of unfortunate past incidents. First, during his childhood, Lionel devised a plan to skip a few weeks of school by having is tonsils removed by faking tonsillitis (King 30-36). His plan goes awry when nurses confuse his identity with a heart surgery patient. Even long after this incident, it is still assumed that Lionel has a heart condition. Second, he is falsely accused of being involved of a violent activist group in the United States (King 57-64). Even
Stephen King is an American author that has made a great impact on the writing industry. His stories have been influenced by his life and have many common themes within them that set him far apart from many other authors. His work has been critically acclaimed amongst various critics through his career. King is one of the most influential and noteworthy American authors to ever exist. His novels have frightened hundreds of millions of people due to the uniqueness of his craft and the plot to his stories.
The appeal to pathos is the most important in the success of this speech in many different points. One of the most influential points King makes using pathos was when he described his near death experience. He was autographing books when a lady walked up to him and stabbed him in the chest. He was