Whether
you are a Stephen King fan or not is irrelevant. What is relevant is the fact
that he is one of the most recognized and accomplished authors of our time,
with a longest lists of bestselling novels. Therefore, it only makes sense that
an aspiring author would at least consider his advice.
In
this quick video I found on YouTube, King gives the viewers a lot of take away statements which
can be applied to our only writing styles. One statement in particular that
caught my attention was his thoughts on keeping a writer’s notebook.
“I
think a writer’s notebook is the best way to immortalize bad ideas,” King says.
Admittedly I do keep notebooks because my
desire to write will strike at any time. I would write down lines that pop into
my head, story ideas or blog post ideas. I had to do some serious reflection
after hearing this. Was keeping notebook really working for me? Well the answer
was no! The one book that I wrote and was able to finish, was never “immortalized”
in a notebook. It was actually a based on a dream I had a few years ago and I
thought it would make a wonderful story. Over the years I thought about it,
tried to piece together the storyline in my head, and then I would forget about
it and let time go on. As time went on there were certain aspects of the story
that stuck with me until finally I decided to write my children’s book. I wrote this story well before I watched this
video. After watching I decided it was time to put away the notebook and simply
focus on the good stuff!
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