In this last section of On Writing, King focuses more on how to revise and end with your finished product. One of the first things mentioned in this section, on page 201, says, “... but it seems to me that every book- at least every one worth reading- is about something. Your job during or just after the first draft is to decide what something or somethings yours is about.” This stood out to me because it is such a simple and seemingly obvious statement, but for me at times, is so forgotten. When writing, I often find myself getting easily off topic and then I end up being unsure about that I was writing on in the first place! Then when I go back and revise, I do not realize how off topic I am.
Also, throughout most of this section, King mentions in some way about waiting a while to work on your next draft. This is hard for me because once I start writing something, I feel as though I am “on a roll” and I have to finish all of it right then. I know see how that can be a problem. If I don’t wait at least a day or so, I will still have the same mind set I had while writing and I won’t catch my mistakes.
The last thing that stood out to me was this quote from the section On Living: A Postscript. King says, starting on page 268, "I’d gotten going, there was that much. The scariest moment is always just before you start. After that, things can only get better." I feel as though I can relate to this the most because every time I write, getting started is the hardest and most stressful part. I always sit and stare at a blank page for what seems like hours waiting for my brain to start working. But once I finally have my topic and come up with my thesis, ideas start flowing, and, like King said, things only get better.
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