SECRET WINDOWS
Essays and Fiction on the Craft of Writing 
By Stephen King 
Book of the Month Club - 2000 
ISBN: 0965006439  - Hardcover
Book Club Edition www.bomc.com
Nonfiction / Writing

Reviewed by: Tracy Farnsworth, MyShelf.Com
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Written exclusively for the Book of the Month Club, Stephen King's "Secret Windows" is a companion book to his latest release "On Writing". Both are non-fictional works that discuss the books he has written and offer tips on writing itself. 

"Secret Windows" contains essays and some fictional shorts that show his early attempts at writing and his writing through the years. While On Writing seems as if it were written for a group, "Secret Windows" gives you the feeling that Mr. King is speaking only to you. It did not strike me as being as warm and inviting as "On Writing" felt. While some of the essays deserve some kudos, there is a bit of repetition between the books.

Highlights in this book are the stories written for Dave's Rag (his brother' s attempt at a town newspaper). The two stories- Jumper and Rush Call- were written when Stephen King was still in Middle School. Very well written stories considering his young age that demonstrate the promise for a grand future. "Great Hookers I Have Known" was my favorite of the essays and not what you are thinking, either. 

This book will still have appeal to his biggest fans because it does offer more insight into the author whose books scare us time and again. But if I had to choose between the two books, I have to go with "On Writing" as being the better book to own.