Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin Kingis an American author of contemporary horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television shows, and comic books. King has published 54 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and six non-fiction books. He has written nearly 200 short stories, most of which have been collected in book collections. Many of his stories are set in...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth21 September 1947
CityPortland, ME
If you don't have time to read, then you have more time to write. Simple as that.
I'm delighted to know that my future with Scribner, Pocket Books and Simon & Schuster Audio is secure.
I think for many people there'll be no middle ground.
I can function and I couldn't have ever done that before this treatment,
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.
I'm curious to see what sort of response there is and whether or not this is the future,
I don't think my books would've have been as successful as they are if the readers didn't think they were in the hands of a true crazy person. When I start a story, I don't know where it's going.
If you're just starting out as a writer, you could do worse than strip your television's electric plug-wire, wrap a spike around it, and then stick it back into the wall. See what blows, and how far. Just an idea.
Sometimes human places, create inhuman monsters.
The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there... and still on your feet.
God wiped snot out of his nose and that was you.
Wanting more is just a recipe for heartache.
Alone. Yes, that's the key word, the most awful word in the English tongue. Murder doesn't hold a candle to it and hell is only a poor synonym.
The town kept its secrets, and the Marsten House brooded over it like a ruined king.