When I purchased the book I was expecting to find a guide through my first steps of realizing how a writer works. And I wasn't disappointed at all. But it wasn't till I finished half of the book when I actually felt like it was worth the shot. I choose this book because I wanted to be a writer, and when I started it all I could read about was Stephen's childhood story. I was kind of disappointed, to be honest. But when I finally got to the real topic of the book I found myself enjoying it. Stephen King gives a lot of advice on how to work as a writer- mostly how HE works as a writer- and I found it pretty educating. I finally found a place where I could begin from and I thank him for that. His book may be mostly about himself, considering the fact that he writes about his methods, his ideas, his lifestyle etc., but through his experiences and his work I learned so many things about the author world that it made me fall for it even more.