Post by account_disabled on Dec 27, 2023 23:18:43 GMT -5
I recently finished reading Dream Catcher by Stephen King and as usual I was also pleased to read the final note, in which the author revealed how he wrote the novel . It was that revelation that gave me the idea for this article. Dream Catcher is a novel of approximately 680 pages , published in 2001. Stephen King wrote it within 6 and a half months , using a Waterman fountain pen . He wrote just over 3 pages a day , which is not a few - and not only because he used a pen and not a computer, but because in those 6 months he also documented himself, consulted experts in various fields and also did a ride on an off-road vehicle that appears in the story. 6 months to write a novel With a fountain pen, we remember.
Why did he use a pen? Because, he said, it allowed him to be more in contact with language, as he hadn't been for years. We know how Stephen King writes: starting from an idea , from a situation, without Special Data creating a trace, without outlining a plot, as many authors recommend. In a certain sense, this speeds up their work: how many days do they waste on a detailed plot, preparing character sheets and character sheets, creating the setting, etc.? Writing spontaneously as he does allows him to immediately enter the novel, to immediately begin telling his story. There is a "but" - and it certainly couldn't be missing: what does Stephen King write ? Horror, but not only. Dreamcatcher , for example (like his latest novel, The Institute ) is a science fiction novel – but nothing like Star Wars , Dune , etc.
The setting is largely within a forest, and in areas well known to King. How much work have we eliminated? A lot of. Does this mean that horror and that kind of science fiction can be written quickly? That if Stephen King were to write a historical novel with a medieval setting or a science fiction space opera novel he would take 6 years and not 6 months? Absolutely no. Significa che è uno scrittore che ci sa fare. E a questo devo anche aggiungere un altro merito a King. Scrivere un romanzo in 6 mesi non significa scrivere continuativamente per 180 giorni di fila. Si sarà sicuramente preso qualche giorno per ricaricare la mente. Me l’auguro, almeno. I benefici di essere scrittori a tempo pieno Persone come noi, che non scrivono narrativa a tempo pieno, ma hanno un altro lavoro, non possono scrivere un romanzo di oltre 600 pagine in poco più di 6 mesi. Uno scrittore a tempo pieno deve soltanto sedersi alla scrivania e scrivere.
Why did he use a pen? Because, he said, it allowed him to be more in contact with language, as he hadn't been for years. We know how Stephen King writes: starting from an idea , from a situation, without Special Data creating a trace, without outlining a plot, as many authors recommend. In a certain sense, this speeds up their work: how many days do they waste on a detailed plot, preparing character sheets and character sheets, creating the setting, etc.? Writing spontaneously as he does allows him to immediately enter the novel, to immediately begin telling his story. There is a "but" - and it certainly couldn't be missing: what does Stephen King write ? Horror, but not only. Dreamcatcher , for example (like his latest novel, The Institute ) is a science fiction novel – but nothing like Star Wars , Dune , etc.
The setting is largely within a forest, and in areas well known to King. How much work have we eliminated? A lot of. Does this mean that horror and that kind of science fiction can be written quickly? That if Stephen King were to write a historical novel with a medieval setting or a science fiction space opera novel he would take 6 years and not 6 months? Absolutely no. Significa che è uno scrittore che ci sa fare. E a questo devo anche aggiungere un altro merito a King. Scrivere un romanzo in 6 mesi non significa scrivere continuativamente per 180 giorni di fila. Si sarà sicuramente preso qualche giorno per ricaricare la mente. Me l’auguro, almeno. I benefici di essere scrittori a tempo pieno Persone come noi, che non scrivono narrativa a tempo pieno, ma hanno un altro lavoro, non possono scrivere un romanzo di oltre 600 pagine in poco più di 6 mesi. Uno scrittore a tempo pieno deve soltanto sedersi alla scrivania e scrivere.