THAT’S RIGHT. The First Introduction THAT'S RIGHT. I know it sounds like an ad for some sleazy writers’ school, but I really am going to tell you everything you need to pursue a successful and financially rewarding career writing fiction, and I really am going to do it in ten minutes, which is exactly how long it took me to learn. It will actually take you twenty minutes or so to read this essay, however, because I have to tell you a story, and then I have to write a second introductio… In 1988, The Writer’s Handbook reprinted an article by novelist Stephen King entitled Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully – in Ten Minutes.In it, King told the story of the fateful 10 minutes to which he credits his success as a writer. THAT'S RIGHT. You can learn much more about Stephen King's writing style in his book On Writing, a Memoir of the Craft. I. Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully: in Ten Minutes Written by Stephen King (from greatwriting.co.uk) I. The essay largely takes the form of a list: the dos and do nots of creative writing. Back in 1964, King got in big trouble during his sophomore year in high school. "THAT'S RIGHT. The First Introduction. Everything You Need To Know About Writing Successfully In Ten Minutes This is the title of a famous essay on writing by Stephen King. I know it sounds like an ad for some sleazy writers' school, but I really am going to tell you everything you need to pursue a successful and financially rewarding career writing fiction, and I really am going to do it in ten minutes, which is exactly how long it took me to learn.