I just read As I write, a book porStephen King, different to those who had written until 2001, year of supublicación. The first part is something like an autobiography, but onthe says not pretend to be. Peropara me as a reader, it is interesting to know the genesis of this prolíficoautor. Stephen King writes from muyjoven, almost a child, encouraged by his mother and older brother, a chicoinquieto who founded a small magazine in the town of Stratford, Connecticut. Stephenhacía journalist and dealt with the gossip of the village, at the same tiempoescribía stories sent to a publisher and invariably recibíarechazos, is a part of your life that clearly outlines their training comoescritor.
then copied what to me amounts to an invaluable learning in this book:
"The two faltabanpara years finishing high school I might bring many kinds of literature, and The Faculty thousands of fiction and poetry, but I learned more in ten minutes conJohn Gould.
elartículo retain hope because it deserves framed with corrections, but I keep unrecuerdo quite clear from the text and its appearance after lohubiera Gould reviewed with black pen. Here's an example: (ennegrita words are crossed out in the original book)
Last night at the gym popular Institute Lisbon, the home crowd and Jay Hills reaccionaroncon the same wonder at a sporting feat unparalleled in the history delcentro. Bob Ransom, ypuntería whose stature has earned him the nickname "Bob the Bullet" , scored thirty sietepuntos. No, you did not misread. He did, addition, with elegance, speed ... and a rare education, resulting in only two personal in all its chivalrous Unrecorded search was not broken in Lisbon from the years of Korea ...
At 'years deCorea " Gould looked YME stopped reading.
- What year was the últimorécord? He asked.
Luckily I had misapuntes.
-In 1953-answered.
Gould siguiócorrigiendo grunted. When finished marking the text as it appears above estaslíneas, looked up and saw something in my face. I must have seemed horrified, but was ecstatic. I thought why not do the same teachers Delengua? It was like the "visible man" who had Diehl in his desk in the classroom debiología.
"Hey, just remove it queestá bad, eh? Gould said .En general is very correct.
-Ya "I said, referring wings two things: that in general was quite correct because it only removes what queestaba evil. Not be repeated.
He laughed.
"Then tendrásque never earn a living by working. You can dedicate to this. Want to teexplique any corrections?
-No "I said.
escontársela-write a story yourself, "he said. When you rewrite, the main thing is to remove Todolo than ever. "
" preguntarmesi usually think that the writer of fiction can get something out of lasclases or writing seminars. Too often, what I preguntanbuscan a magic wand, or perhaps a secret ingredient deDumbo magic pen, items that, by appealing to the advertising, are not inthe classroom. Personally I do not believe much in writing classes, but tampocoestoy entirely against. "
" At least loscursos and writing seminars usually have the following advantage: it Enell are serious about wanting to write fiction or poetry. For writers who have losaspirantes sidoobjeto of condescension by friends and relatives (a typical comment "for now better not leave your job ', usually pronounced with a sonrisaodiosa), there is nothing better. Writing classes are among the few places, if not only, where it is frowned upon generous portions of tiempolibre pass in a dream world. Although do you need permission from someone paravisitarlo? Really? To believe you writer, does that make someone a cartulinade identification containing the word? I very much hope not. "
acontinuación And what he says, his reflection on the book-manual: As I write:
" Al laidea propose a book about writing to my editor at Scribner, lasensación I did know much about it, I nearly exploded quererdecir head so much. Now do not deny that you can tell a lot, but there are many things she have finally become bored, and I found that the remainder by logeneral, has more to do with instinct than with something like "high thinking." The effort put down in writing these truths instinctive cost me sweat and tears. On the other hand, in full wording of estelibro occurred one of those things that, as they say, you change the vida.Enseguida the story. Now I just want to make clear that I have all miempeño. Is another issue to address, one that is directly related to the crucial fact that I just mentioned, and I have already spoken, but only indirectly. Now I will take eltoro by the horns. It is a question that makes me different maneras.Hay people who makes me politely and hayquien big time, but sereduce always the same:
"Hey, do you write for money?"
The answer is no, not now or ever. Mislibros do not deny that I have given a lot of money, but I've never written a single palabrapensando they pay me. Sometimes I have written to ask a favor unamigo, but you can not define deninguna way worse than a species of primitive barter. I've always written because I filled. May serve to pay the mortgage Ylos studies of children, but that was separate.
I wrote because it made me vibrate. For the simple joy dehacerlo. And you can go through life enjoying writing. "
I believe, igualque Stephen King, to write more than a job, is a pleasure, and could serun mistake to abandon the work that gives us the daily bread paradedicarnos himself to writing , unless you sign a contract arribade high six figures. Meanwhile, continue with the satisfaction dever published our works to be shared by a segment of the public, anyone who dares to buy and read writers.
B. Miosi
