I’ve been on break from school since beginning of November, so I took the opportunity to brush up on mechanics. Specifically, I took a much-needed browse through the old Elements of Style. Good little book. But, I wanted more. So, I found a more contemporary take on style, Sin and Syntax, by …

In the end, writing is like any other endeavor. Sure, there is a significant and compelling creative aspect to it, almost mystical at times. It doesn’t just happen, though. The magic comes through sweat and rigor. King lays this out in his final section of On Writing. His opinion is that there …

In part two of On Writing, King gives an overview of what he considers the essential tools for every writer’s toolbox. The analogy is interesting, and the story he provides at the start demonstrates an excellent point: Always have all your tools with you so you can tackle any unexpected …