Favorite Writer?

To be completely honest, I have no favorite writer. The closest person I would call my "favorite writer" would be Stephen King. I love his Fiction, and who knew that a book "On Writing" would actually be interesting? That's probably one of my favorite things about him actually, the fact that he can take something boring and bring it to a new level. One of my favorite works by him, though, would have to be "The Dark Tower Series." He pulls elements from other books he's written, places, characters and incorporates them wonderfully into a book. And, considering the fact he wrote the first book in the series early in his career and built on it, it gives us a picture into his writing world, and how he's changed. I also love the fact that he can scare me out of my pants when he needs to with realistic depictions of, well, just about anything.

Actually, I lied too now that I think about it. My favorite writer other than Stephen King would be Michael Crichton, who recently passed away this February. He was not only a writer, but a director, creating the show E.R. and directing some of his own movies. He brought us the book, and helped make the movie version of Jurassic Park. The way he adds twists to his books, causing you to truly not know what happens next is an ability I enjoy. Predictability: something I hate in movies, books, anything really (which is way I detest romance novels). Now the fact that he went to college and became a Doctor brings something else to the table: His ability to research. He wrote a book called "Airframe" and he actually researched airplanes instead of just making up random things about it. Good information in a fiction novel is something I find to be a nice little surprise.

These two are probably my only "friends." Mainly I like to focus on books themselves. Some authors write books that are fantastic, but then when I read another it's total garbage. So, I read books as they come, unless the book is over-the-top wunderbar. Then maybe, just maybe I'll see what else that author has to say.