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Are "A Writer on Writing" books useful for learning

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2017-03-27 12:57:31 Post No.
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Anonymous 2017-03-27 12:57:31 Post No. [Report]
Are "A Writer on Writing" books useful for learning to write well?

Books like King's "On Writing" and Atwood's "Negotiating with the Dead"

Are they only useful for people looking into those writer's styles or could another writer learn tips and tricks from these?
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Anonymous 2017-03-27 12:58:58 Post No.9297220
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Anonymous 2017-03-27 12:58:58 Post No.9297220 [Report]
Couldn't be less useful than reading this board.
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Anonymous 2017-03-27 01:03:19 Post No.9297235
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Anonymous 2017-03-27 01:03:19 Post No.9297235 [Report]
>>9297212
Ive always heard good things about on writing specifically
But i think the genre itself is to be avoided
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Anonymous 2017-03-27 01:03:46 Post No.9297241
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Anonymous 2017-03-27 01:03:46 Post No.9297241 [Report]
King "On Writing" is like McDonald's on gastronomy.

If you want to write pop shlock slop, go ahead.
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Anonymous 2017-03-27 01:49:22 Post No.9297432
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Anonymous 2017-03-27 01:49:22 Post No.9297432 [Report]
>>9297235
>But i think the genre itself is to be avoided

In favor of...
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Anonymous 2017-03-27 02:27:29 Post No.9297612
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Anonymous 2017-03-27 02:27:29 Post No.9297612 [Report]
>>9297235
Say what you want to about Stephen King (I also think he's a hack) but On Writing genuinely gives some good writing tips.
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