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Stephen King on opening sentences

BevVincentBevVincent
edited July 2013 in General news
The Atlantic: Why Stephen King Spends 'Months and Even Years' Writing Opening Sentences
NotaroGNTLGNTspideymancat

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  • Hedda GablerHedda Gabler
    I don't think I've read this or Stephen's thoughts on this.  

    Pulling this forward to read this weekend.  

    I think I can write a pretty good opening sentence.  And I think I can write a pretty good closing sentence.  

    Everything I write inbetween just sucks.
    NotaroGNTLGNTspideymancatFlakeNoir
  • GNTLGNTGNTLGNT
    ....Steve would have made one hell of a professor if he hadn't gotten side-tracked by scribbling.....he speaks as he writes, simple yet detailed......I wouldn't have needed a large black coffee for any of HIS lectures.....
    Hedda Gablercat
  • spideymanspideyman
    Thank you for sharing this @BevVincent.  Had not seen that before. His talents always amaze me.
    Hedda GablercatGNTLGNT
  • Hedda GablerHedda Gabler
    GNTLGNT said:
    ....Steve would have made one hell of a professor if he hadn't gotten side-tracked by scribbling.....he speaks as he writes, simple yet detailed......I wouldn't have needed a large black coffee for any of HIS lectures.....
    Wouldn't you have loved to have been one of his students?  I'm so jealous of those kids who got him for the short time they had him.
    catspideymanGNTLGNT
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    Wouldn't you have loved to have been one of his students?  I'm so jealous of those kids who got him for the short time they had him.
    How about these kids? Stephen King surprises New Brunswick high school
    catFlakeNoirspideymanGNTLGNT
  • Hedda GablerHedda Gabler
    edited May 2020
    Wouldn't you have loved to have been one of his students?  I'm so jealous of those kids who got him for the short time they had him.
    How about these kids? Stephen King surprises New Brunswick high school
    Stuff like this makes me cry.  I don't know why I have such a strong emotion about kindnesses, but I just weep.   I seriously just become sloppy about random acts of kindness.

    I wonder if I did a song and dance for him on youtube if he would show up at my house?

    uh, yeah, no. :D
    catBevVincentFlakeNoirspideymanGNTLGNT
  • Hedda GablerHedda Gabler
    Oh holy hell, I loved that.  I'm going to copy that out and put it in my copy of 
    On Writing.
    GNTLGNTFlakeNoir
  • FlakeNoirFlakeNoir
    Hedda Gabler said:
    I don't think I've read this or Stephen's thoughts on this.  

    Pulling this forward to read this weekend.  

    I think I can write a pretty good opening sentence.  And I think I can write a pretty good closing sentence.  

    Everything I write inbetween just sucks.
    Bullshoot! Your in-between stuff is just as good as your openers and closers. I've read plenty. 
    spideymanHedda GablerGNTLGNT
  • not_nadinenot_nadine
    Hedda Gabler said:
    GNTLGNT said:
    ....Steve would have made one hell of a professor if he hadn't gotten side-tracked by scribbling.....he speaks as he writes, simple yet detailed......I wouldn't have needed a large black coffee for any of HIS lectures.....
    Wouldn't you have loved to have been one of his students?  I'm so jealous of those kids who got him for the short time they had him.

    GNTLGNT
  • not_nadinenot_nadine
    I'm surprised that more of his students have not come forward with tales of him.
    That would be great.

    spideymanHedda GablerNotaroGNTLGNTFlakeNoir
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