On Writing by Stephen King is a must-read for any aspiring author. The first part reads like a memoir, and would be interesting to pretty much anyone. The second part is peppered with pearls of writing wisdom that have stayed with me. One of his suggestions is to ask yourself, who is your ideal reader? King’s ideal reader is his wife, and On Writing also reads like one of the greatest love stories of all time. I’ve been mulling it over and trying to think, who is my ideal

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