ON WRITING (On Writing) by Stephen King

Finally, a book that can actually teach you how to write. If you can follow the guidelines and teachings of Mr. King, not only will you write, but you'll have just as cunning a dialect as the rest of the big shots. There are many great minimalist and simplistic lessons that, in my case especially, keep a writer from becoming "enchanted with his powers of description." and show that what a writer is "not being paid to do is be self-indulgent."

In the part of On Writing that is on writing, King has discussed (through 'telepathy') three elements of fiction (narrative, description and dialogue) that are the focus in the Writer's Craft course I'm taking while we are studying fiction. I'm 500% sure that the author knows exactly what he is talking about.

I most appreciated look at description. In his telepathic lecture, we are taught a great lesson in simplicity, more so; not over detailing. The magic of storytelling is when the reader’s imagination fills in the blanks i.e. how bloody the axe murderers' face is, how short the ravishing red head's skirt is, or how long the eerie long hallway is. If we were giving exact detailing of these kinds of points, the imagining is gone and boredom can arise.