The King

I'm a big fan of Stephen King. I find that his work is so full of feeling that when I read certain novels or stories, I actually...well, FEEL something. It honestly had me spooked, and I shed a tear or two reading The Green Mile. As a writer and a fan of Stephen King, imagine my delight when I found out that he actually wrote a book on writing!
I read it for the first time a few years ago; it was interesting to hear his back story straight from him, and I have always loved that he is from, and lives, a few hours north of where I live. And when he gives his advice on the writing process -- whenever I read those parts, I automatically want to start writing my own fiction. I typically stick with writing the nonfiction of the college literature class essay, and I'm quite good at it if I may say so myself. But more and more I find myself wanting to sit down and write down some possible ideas for fiction. And I know reading On Writing is going to come in super handy.