On Writing
Stephen King

Stephen King's "On Writing" is a book that sucks you in. Not only dose it have the charm of watching someone grow up but you learn allot about writing. right now I am watching Stephen struggle to make ends meet with his young wife and 2 children and also trying to be a writer. He had just quit his job as a wash man to become a high school teacher. Surprisingly to him this doesn't lighten the load it strengthened it with all the grading and the late staff meetings he feels like he would be better off at the mill, where he would get payed for his extra time. In this part of the book i think he is trying to say that writing is hard and not for the faint hart, i wont be handed to you on a silver platter. Next when King is older he starts to abuse drugs and alcohol. This point in his life is the darkest but he produces some of his most famous works like the shinning. these years are painful to watch as king struggles with his addictions. king is describes his feeling when he was on drugs was that he wouldn't be the writer he is without them. King realizes (after a intervention by his friends and family) that he doesn't need these things to make him a better writer the books were in him the whole time.


King, Stephen. On writing: a memoir of the craft. New York: Scribner, 2000. Print.

An Internal Monologue Of Sherekan The Cat



"what was that...."
"was it a mouse?"
"maybe....i could go for something to eat."
"i can't believe that Sophie for got to feed me again...."
"shes been really distracted lately"
"maybe its that man's fault"
"i never liked him!"
"well Sherekan maybe that's because of his dog"
"so!? its a filthy beast that should be put down! hes always coming and looking for Sophie!"
"are you jellos Sherekan?"

"NO! Its just that shes MY human NOT HIS!!"

"......"

"sounds like you are"

" grrr...."

"well maybe shes distracted because of those post cards"

"o yeah the other day she was talking about being a book...."

"???????And WHY are you protective of her again?!"

"she's not that strange..."
"she was talking about how she was a book?!"
"well it wasn't that SHE was a book but that she was a CHARACTER and the author was the man in the postcards"
"you know i have been feeling as if i was being watched..."
"I KNOW RIGHT!!!"
"o my that means..._"
"means what?"
"...."
"MEANS WHAT!?!?!?!"
"that this isn't between me and my self but somone's writing it!"
"..........oh........."
"STOP MAKING ME SEEM LIKE A CRAZY AT THAT TALKS TO ITS SELF AUTHOR!!!"

Dear Diary, 
 Today is a nice day i had some nice milk that the man brings to the door but when Sophie's mom found out she put me outside and told me i was naughty! excuse me but i pretty sure that the man wouldn't leave it on the door step unless it was for me! down here is my territory! well after that silly incident i had a nice nap in the garden den but i was woken up by the front door shutting. it was Sophie...she has been acting wired lately so to make sure she was ok i followed her. she went to this church and met an old man and that filthy beast that sometimes comes to the den!! she was with that thing agan! i was so mad i left her!!!!! huph!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
                                                         from,

                                                           Sherekan

                                                         

Gaarder, Jostein. Sophie's world: a novel about the history of philosophy. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994. Print.

dear sophie

dear person who provides food,

  I have noticed you have been acting strangely as of late and i wanted to know if you were ok, (i cant have the food bringer not ok now can I) talking about white rabbits, Plato, big brass mirrors, learning about pholosophy and if i can wonder about the world (that i assure you i can) and also why are you letting this dog come in to my territory!? it keeps me in a tizzy! why i don't know when that beast is going to show up and whats worse you put out sugar for it! you encouraging this beast to come i say! letting him in to our secret den! I tell you! but Sophie i do implore you to tell your mother more than what you have even if you did tell her about Alberto this Hilde stuff has me all spooked and us cats pride ourselves on our judgement.
                                           your devoted feline,

                                                                           Sherekan



PS. i would appreciate a extra bowl of milk at your birthday party

Gaarder, Jostein. Sophie's world: a novel about the history of philosophy. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994. Print.