I have a confession: I have always disliked Stephen King's books.  I read Dolores Clayborne when I was in high school, and hated it.  After that, I had no interest in reading his other books, most of which I thought were based primarily on gratuitous violence.

However, I have always heard - even from others who dislike Stephen King's horror books - that he writes very well about writing.  And of course, I like some things that he had to say so much that I put one of his quotes on this blog.  At last, I decided to read Stephen King's On Writing.

From the very first page, I have loved this book.  I love his conversational writing style as he talks about his own experiences with writing.  I love his descriptions of childhood memories.  I love the ironic sense of humor that crops up every few pages.  And (like, no doubt, any aspiring novelist) I love hearing about his rise to fame.

Although I'm only about a third of the way through this book, from what I have read so far I would hazard to say that On Writing is quite possibly one of the books on the subject that I have read.  It has it all: humor, reflections on the craft, etc.  I would definitely recommend it to any aspiring writer.