Quote of the Day - Stephen King

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   Kenna McHughposted 6 years ago

   
   “Bad writing is more than a matter of shit syntax and faulty observation; bad writing usually arises from a stubborn refusal to tell stories about what people actually do― to face the fact, let us say, that murderers sometimes help old ladies cross the street.”
   ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

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   Dan Dildyposted 6 years ago

   And we can also accurately put forward the notion that a sexual abuser, bold-faced, dysfunctional liar, marriage cheater,
   treasonous asshole can be elected President of the United States in the 21st century

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   Kenna McHughposted 6 years ago

   Oh my gosh, that is so non-sequitur and has nothing to do with writing.

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   Janda Rakerposted 6 years ago

   I believe that Stephen King was mostly saying that for fiction writers, but it can apply to non-fiction as well. In fiction, the most interesting characters are good guys/girls with flaws and bad guys/girls with some good qualities. So even when we write non-fiction, perhaps we should include the good and the bad. So in my travel writing, I probably should include some disadvantages or unpleasant attributes to where I'm writing about, no matter what a fabulous place it is. Can't that hold true for almost any topic? Interesting thought by one of the most successful writers alive today!

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   Janda Rakerposted 6 years ago

   And King's book, "On Writing," is full of great advice for writers!

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   nikkikhan10posted 6 years ago

   Good quote by Stephen King, humans have very complex personalities and any criminal can have a good heart.At the same time, a good person can have bad qualities which arr unbearable sometimes.

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      Kenna McHughposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      Heroes with flaws make great stories  - e.i. Sherlock Holmes, Mr. Darby, Emma, Rebbeca, Hamlet and so forth. Yes. We can apply this to non-fiction writing or any writing for that matter. The key is to engage the reader. This is done by writing and writing, and writing what the reader wants to read.

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   Gregory DeVictorposted 6 years ago

   Kenna, was the photo taken in San Francisco? I noticed what might be a Muni streetcar or trolley bus in the background. Those are Muni colors and I think that I see the Muni logo on the side of the vehicle. I’m very curious.

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      Kenna McHughposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      Good catch, yes.

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   Gregory DeVictorposted 6 years ago

   I wonder what street it is.To me it looks like Market Street around Sutter. Oh yes, that's a photo that I really want to look at for a long time.

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      Kenna McHughposted 6 years agoin reply to this

      It is definitely Market Street. That photo says a lot.

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   Gregory DeVictorposted 6 years ago

   It certainly does.

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