[komali2]

I highly recommend Stephen King's "On Writing." The basic lesson - if it isn't needed, take it out. Kill your babies.

The GIFs are the "your babies" of this article.

[jwdunne]

Great book recommendation btw. On Writing Well by William Zissner is a great one too. Less autobiographical (but the Stephen King bio IS great and inspirational - still recommend)

[komali2]

Oh, I forgot to do what I always do when I recommend King's book - skip the autobiography at the beginning :P

Maybe if someone really likes King's works it'd be worth reading, but I didn't find it that interesting. I think perhaps if someone wanted to make a career out of writing, it'd be good to get a perspective on what it took him to "make it." Otherwise, eh.

[jwdunne]

I quite liked it. The struggle was interesting. Reminded me of The War of Art by Pressfield, but less or more extreme depending on how you look at it.