JANuary
      24,
      2006
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Stacey
      Murray
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      this
      non-fiction
      biography/writing
     
     
      guide,
      Stephen
      King
      tackles
      hard
     
     
      questions,
      such
      as
      “How
      do
      you
     
     
      become
      a
      good
      writer?”
     
    

    
     
      His
      main
      advice:
      “Read
      a
      lot
     
     
      and
      write
      a
      lot.”
      The
      book
      consists
      of
     
     
      two
      themes:
      his
      own
      life,
      and
      the
      tools
     
     
      it
      takes
      to
      write.
      Each
      is
      written
      in
      a
     
     
      very
      different
      style,
      yet
      both
      are
     
     
      appealing
      to
      the
      reader.
     
    

    
     
      The
      autobiography
      section
      of
     
     
      the
      novel
      is
      meant
      to
      draw
      readers
      in
     
     
      and
      has
      a
      unique
      way
      of
      narrating
     
     
      funny
      and
      entertaining
      moments
      of
     
     
      Stephen
      King’s
      life.
      From
      his
      mistrust
     
     
      of
      doctors
      who
      insist
      “this
      won’t
     
     
      hurt,”
      to
      one
      of
      his
      first
      writing
      rooms:
     
     
      the
      laundry
      room
      of
      his
      apartment
     
     
      complex.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ARTS
      &
      ENTERTAINMENT
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      Writing
     
     
      Stephen
      King
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Leaving
      out
      nothing,
      King
      told
     
     
      an
      inspiring
      story
      about
      his
      near-fatal
     
     
      accident
      when
      he
      was
      hit
      by
      a
      van
      and
     
     
      how
      it
      has
      changed
      him.
      He
      also
      went
     
     
      into
      great
      and
      shameless
      detail
      about
     
     
      his
      years
      as
      an
      alcoholic
      and
      a
      drug
     
     
      user,
      which
      showed
      a
      dark
      side
      to
      the
     
     
      man
      we
      think
      of
      primarily
      as
      a
      writer.
     
    

    
     
      Stephen
      King
      also
      reveals
     
     
      some
      of
      the
      background
      to
      a
      few
      of
     
     
      his
      novels,
      and
      the
      strange
      ways
      in
     
     
      which
      he
      thought
      of
      them.
      It
      serves
     
     
      as
      a
      behind
      the
      scenes
      look
      at
      many
     
    
   
   
    
     
      bagi
     
    

    
     
      The
      Student
      Union
      is
      now
      accepting
      applications
      for
      the
      annual
      F
     
     
      If
      you
      would
      like
      to
      nominate
      one
      of
      your
      professor’s,
      nomination
     
    

    
     
      forms
      are
      available
      at
      the
      Student
      Union,
      Monday
      to
      Friday,
      from
      9:00am
      to
      4:00pm.
     
     
      The
      deadline
      for
      nominations
      is
      Friday,
      March
      10",
      at
      3:00pm.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      his
      books,
      from
      Carrie,
      to
      The
      Stand.
     
     
      Stephen
      King
      fans
      will
      love
      this
     
     
      commentary.
     
    

    
     
      Although
      the
      technical
      ‘how
     
     
      to’
      section
      of
      his
      book
      wasn’t
      nearly
     
     
      as
      satisfying
      as
      his
      life
      story,
      he
      threw
     
     
      in
      random
      thoughts
      and
      blunt
      humour
     
     
      that
      will
      keep
      readers
      entertained
     
     
      throughout.
      He
      also
      succeeds
      in
      not
     
     
      boring
      readers
      with
     
     
      information,
      and
      tries
      to
      teach
      readers
     
     
      to
      follow
      a
      similar
      rule
      when
      writing
     
     
      fiction.
      While
      using
      his
      own
      examples,
     
     
      as
      well
      as
      examples
      from
      books
      like
     
     
      Be
      Cool
      and
      Lord
      of
      the
      Rings,
      his
      advice
     
     
      is
      practical,
      and
      can
      be
      easily
      described
     
     
      as
      the
      most
      entertaining
      textbook
      Pve
     
     
      ever
      read.
      For
      any
      aspiring
      fiction
     
     
      writer
      or
      fiction
      fan,
      this
      is
      a
      must
     
     
      read.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      useless
     
    
   
   
    
     
      DO
      YOU
      HAVE
      A
      GREAT
     
     
      PROFESSOR?
      st
     
     
      WELL
      THEN,
      NOMINATE
      THEM
     
     
      FOR
      FACULTY
      OF
      THE
      YEAR
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      e
      8
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Arts
      Seminars
      Student
     
     
      Leadets
      Session
      Jan.
      27
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Arts
      Seminars
      Programme
      engages
     
     
      pairs
      of
      third-
      or
      fourth-year
      Arts
     
     
      students
      who
      design
      and
      lead
      credit
     
     
      seminar
      courses
      for
      small
      groups
      of
      first-
     
     
      year
      students.
      Seminars
      explore
      themes
     
     
      in
      the
      humanities
      and
      social
      sciences,
      and
     
     
      emphasize
      critical
      thinking,
      reading,
     
     
      writing,
      and
      presentations.
      Seminar
     
     
      leaders
      enrol
      in
      Arts
      400,
      earning
      six-
     
     
      semester
      hours
      credit.
      If
      you
      like
     
     
      working
      with
      people
      and
      with
      ideas,
      and
     
     
      have
      a
      strong
      academic-record,
      come
     
     
      to
      this
      session
      to
      learn
      more
      from
      former
     
     
      seminar
      leaders
      and
      the
      programme
     
     
      coordinator.
      The
      application
      deadline
      for
     
     
      seminar
      leaders
      (for
      the
      fall,
      2006
     
     
      semester)is
      15
      February.
      For
      more
     
     
      information,
      contact
      Dr.
      Philip
      Smith
      at
     
    
   
   
    
     
      smithp@upei.ca.
      The
      meeting
      will
      take
     
    
   
   
    
     
      place
      in
      Main
      020
      at
      1:30
      January
      27.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      aculty
      of
      the
      Year
      Award.