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Stephen King, Everything You Need to Know about Writing Successfully—in Ten Minutes

Stephen King, Everything You Need to Know about Writing Successfully—in Ten Minutes

Read Everything You Need to Know about Writing Successfully—in Ten Minutes and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

Question 1.390

1. King maintains that for a beginning writer, talent is the same thing as which one of the following?

self-satisfaction

eventual success—publication and money

perseverance—revision, revision, revision

popularity

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2. If you want to write for money, your writing should

get to the point as soon as possible.

delay getting to the point—once there, why bother to read further?

take advantage of the reader’s curiosity for as long as possible.

be as pretty as possible—use your thesaurus!

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3. According to King, “pernicious critics” have convinced the reading public that

the era of meaningful fiction ended fifty years ago.

movies have ruined the public intellect.

King’s books are trivial.

fiction cannot be both entertaining and serious.

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4. King advises that when you sit down to write, you should get up for what purpose only?

to stimulate a fresh perspective

to go to the bathroom, but only if you absolutely have to

to ward off fatigue

to break through writer’s block

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5. How does King feel about agents?

At 30 percent, the typical cut of an agent is too high for a new writer.

Agents look for new talents—they want to get in on the ground floor of your success.

An agent is not necessary for a new writer.

An agent is necessary only if you are making enough for someone to steal.