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I like to break my books up into the smallest possible units. “Writing Tools” set the standard: 50 chapters at about 1,000 words per chapter. (Total: 50,000-plus words.) Let’s do the math again: 200 ...
When an author has been writing for as long as Stephen King, it's inevitable that readers will debate which decade of their career has been the best.
Behind the deep admiration Stephen King had for John Prine and the lyrics of his 1973 single, "Grandpa Was a Carpenter." ...
Stephen King is an ... intricately plan all of their books – the plots, character arcs, the themes, etc. – before they pen a single word, the King method of writing is to start exploring ...
Culture editor Alison Flood rounds up the book club’s thoughts on our latest read, the weird and wild Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva. Warning: spoilers ahead ...
Francis Ford Coppola isn’t done with “ Megalopolis .” After Quentin Tarantino wrote a novel version of his “Once Upon a Time ...
Stephen King, the undisputed master ... which bagged the National Book Award in 1975, is a profound contemplation on the art of writing and the blurred boundaries between fiction and reality.
Whether you're visiting or local, here are eight books, fiction and non-fiction, to immerse yourself in North Texas culture ...
Wrong Organ's Johanna Kasurinen tells us about the books they love, have loved, and are hoping to love in the future.
In 2024, there were so many books by California authors whose influence reached beyond the region and reverberated across the nation that we had to increase the list from 10 to 12.