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Gumption Booster: Stephen King

A quote from "On Writing"

Omar Shaker
Jun 29, 2022
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Hello! Here is a quote from Steven King’s On Writing : Memoir of the Craft, that I would love share today, and also say that this chapter is what inspired last Sunday’s post.

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“Look- here's a table covered with red cloth. On it is a cage the size of a small fish aquarium. In the cage is a white rabbit with a pink nose and pink-rimmed eyes. [...] On its back, clearly marked in blue ink, is the numeral 8. [...] The most interesting thing here isn't even the carrot-munching rabbit in the cage, but the number on its back. Not a six, not a four, not nineteen-point-five. It's an eight. This is what we're looking at, and we all see it. I didn't tell you. You didn't ask me. I never opened my mouth and you never opened yours. We're not even in the same year together, let alone the same room... except we are together. We are close. We're having a meeting of the minds. [...] We've engaged in an act of telepathy. No mythy-mountain shit; real telepathy.”

― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

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Gabe Charbonneau, MD
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Jun 29, 2022Liked by Omar Shaker

I love “On Writing”. Such a good book for creators. I especially love how he talks about creating an environment and putting characters in it to see what they will do.

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RIitta Kivela
Jun 29, 2022Liked by Omar Shaker

Very interesting 🤔

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