On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Good, down to earth advice from a man who knows how to churn out great books that appeal to the average man.
Combines a backstory that moves from humourous to heart breaking and back again, with such sage advice as to not let your powers of description get away from you, and to not be afraid to kill your characters. Uses a metaphor of a toolbox to work through basics such as characterization, vocabulary and how to ‘fear the adverb' that was surprisingly insightful.
King rambles on about how he learned to write, and while doing so provides some insight on how to learn yourself: “You can learn only by doing.” Made me feel less like I was reading a ‘how to' than getting a peak inside his head, and getting to know him a little more closely.