It’s not every day that I watch a series and my eyeballs are glued to the screen, not wanting to miss a beat.
But I’m the type of nerd who will sit and break down what makes an episode of a show, a movie or even a few sentences in a book stand out like a freshly amputated thumb.
Bloody gore and all. But in ol’ nerd-fashion I reveal all these little juicy psychological triggers and overall story concepts that suck us in…
All while trying to figure out how to use it to make us write better and sell more of our own warez. It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Stephen King.
I mean… We share the same name. So it must count for something.
The thing is. I stumbled across a crime novel he wrote and it’s good. I mean real good. It’s by his own admission his first hard-boiled detective novel.
Now I didn’t find it googling. I found it on amazon prime cause low and behold.
It's a damn series.
I watched the first episode and all I can say is that it is pure mayhem.
I've picked up the book though so far. It doesn't disappoint.
The style of writing is way different than King's usual work.
And in that vein, the message or lesson would be. Don't be afraid to experiment.
Writing doesn't have to be perfect. It just has to be done.
Whether it's an email or a tweet or you're sending a friend a snippet of your life via text.
Mix it up. Write it a different way. You'll be pleasantly surprised.
And if you want to get whisked away by some weird and wonderful prose. Mr Mercedes will do it.
Stephen Walker