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Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully in Ten Minutes

by Mike Shea on 8 May 2006

The following is an excerpt of an excellent article by Stephen King. You can learn much more about Stephen King's writing style in his book On Writing, a Memoir of the Craft.

"THAT'S RIGHT. I know it sounds like an ad for some sleazy writers' school, but I really am going to tell you everything you need to pursue a successful and financially rewarding career writing fiction, and I really am going to do it in ten minutes, which is exactly how long it took me to learn. It will actually take you twenty minutes or so to read this essay, however, because I have to tell you a story, and then I have to write a second introduction. But these, I argue, should not count in the ten minutes."

Read the full article "Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully: in Ten Minutes" at Great Writing Copy.

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