What is the theme in On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King?

Inspiration is another theme in the book. A great deal of this book is about the things that made Stephen King a writer and how to be a competent writer. However, Stephen King also offers blunt advice and inspiration. This is not a common, grammar-filled book on the mechanics of writing. Stephen King shares with his reader moments of his childhood that have shaped the man he became, his early success with his writing, and the alcohol and drug addiction that he believed fueled his creativity. These are personal stories, things that did not have to be shared with the reader in order for Stephen King to share advice on writing. Stephen King offers these stories in order to build a rapport with his reader, to show the reader that he is a normal person with normal frailties, not some superhero who knows the secrets of the publishing world.