On writing essay

     Throughout his book, King emphasizes that in order to become a good writer, one must write a lot. Not only does he express this opinion, but he also supports it by showing the way he wrote continuously throughout his life, showing how he persevered through many rejections, and by showing how he continued writing after his almost fatal accident.
     Although King is a successful writer now, he was not always supported in his work. At a young age, when King wrote and distributed his book, The Pit and the Pendulum, he was rejected and put down by a teacher at his school for "wasting his God-given talent." While I'm sure this lowered his self confidence some, he did not let it stop him from doing what he loved: entertaining people with his writing. In the case of The Village Vomit, his writing got him in serious trouble, but through it, he was still able to make others laugh and do what he loved, so he didn't let the rejection of some stop him. Another example of his rejection and perseverance is shown when his story was rejected from Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, and he nailed his rejection slip to his wall. Soon he had created a collection of rejection slips on his wall, but instead of being discouraged by them, he let them motivate him to become a better writer. King's young writing life was filled with rejection, but he used that same rejection to improve his skills and he ultimately gained from it. 
     It seems that King knew that his life's passion would be writing, even from an early age. At first, he copied comic books word for word until his mother gave him the inspiration to actually write his own. Although he started with a very small and insignificant piece of work, he continued to improve his talent and progress through the years. Examples such as Dave's Rag, The Pit and the Pendulum, and even his school newspaper show his love and dedication for the art of writing throughout his adolescence. Whether he was writing for his brother, submitting amateur stories to magazines, or eventually selling his first novel, his choice to write continuously throughout his life clearly shows his dedication. While it would be easy for King to say, "A good writer should write a lot," and not actually live it out, his book shows that he really does practice what he preaches. 
     One of the most obvious and final things in this book that shows King's dedication to writing is his choice to continue writing after being hit and severely injured by a van. In this case, King could have easily given up and chosen to stop writing because it was just too hard and the pain was just too much to bear with. However, he made the decision to fight through the pain and sit down and start writing again because it's what he loved to do most. He was willing to forfeit his physical comfort in order to return to his passion in life and to continue writing. He pushed through the pain and the sloppy writing in order to get back to the level of writing he was at before his accident. When King committed his life and himself to writing, he was serious about it and dedicated enough to push through his terrible accident. This shows true dedication
     If it is said that a writer must write a lot to be successful, then King has gone above and beyond that. He wrote when it was hard, and he wrote when he really didn't want to, but in the end it paid off for him. These aspects of his life show his dedication and desire to be the best writer he can possibly be, and the way he lives his life still reflects that.