Lessons From Stephen King - Part 1

I finished reading the first half of Stephen King's On Writing. Memorable quotes on the craft of writing thus far in the book include:

• "Verbs come in two types, active and passive... You should avoid the passive tense. I am not the only one who says so; you can find the same advice in The Elements of Style." (Ah, here he is pushing Strunk & White again. Yes, Stephen, I will get to it eventually.)
  
  
• "The adverb is not your friend... I believe the road to hell is paved with adverbs, and I will shout it from the rooftops." (Really? Oop, did I just use an adverb?)

So in a nutshell, Stephen advises using strong, active verbs and limiting adverbs to the rarest of occasions. Lessons learned! The first half of On Writing is more autobiography than writing lesson. Perhaps the second half of the book is where writing advice takes center stage. We shall see.