Even though I have no aspirations to be a writer, I found this to be a fascinating "memoir of the craft." That is because as a huge fan of Stephen King and listening to the audio book version of this, it often times felt like Stephen was talking to me while I was riding in my car (or wherever I happened to be listening). In that way I highly recommend the audio version of this for all fans of his books! My favorite parts were when he gave the background of how he wrote his most popular books, the "back story" so to speak. And what was particularly touching and emotional for me was listening to him (view spoiler)[describe the accident he was in when he got hit by a car, on the date of June 19th, my birthday, yikes! (hide spoiler)] Overall a wonderful experience that left me feeling even closer to my favorite writer!