10 Writing Tips from Stephen King for Writers and Screenwriters by Stephen King

10 Writing Tips from Stephen King for Writers and Screenwriters

by Stephen King

 

Stephen King On Writing interview collection of Screenwriting Lessons with George Rr Martin and others. Many of his short stories and books were adapted into movies like The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, It, The Stand, The Shining, Carrie, Misery, Stand by Me, Pet Sematary,... 

0:00 - Intro
0:40 - If you don’t succeed get a bigger nail
1:28 - Write 6 pages a day
3:12 - Go where the story leads you
5:08 - The good ideas will stay with you
6:17 - First you read and copy other writers, then little by little you develop your own style
7:02 - Writing is self hypnosis, you need to have a routine
7:25 - Start with short stories and let them develop into novels or screenplays
8:27 - Learn to write for different mediums
10:27 - Look for ideas that you would really enjoy writing for longer periods
11:11 - Get immersed in your writing process until the outside world is gone
12:35 - Outro

 

 

About the Author 

Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high standing in pop culture, his books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. King has published 64 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and five non-fiction books. He has also written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in book collections. Wikipedia

 

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