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The first author to have three simultaneous titles on the publishers weekly list: Firestarter, The Dead Zone, and The Shining. All three of his children as well as his wife have followed his footsteps into writing.
His favourite way of relaxing is to take a bath while smoking a cigarette, and listen to a Red Sox game on the radio, propped on the sink. He would also drink a beer during the days when he was an alcoholic. King played guitar badly in a high school band. He would often change the lyrics into something gross but funny on the spot. In later years, movie studios and production companies snapped up the film rights for King novels before the books saw print, e.
Delores Claiborne. King writes for hours a day. He used to write words a day, now he can only manage King once flew on a plane that ran into turbulence. The oxygen mask came out, and his seat was ripped from the floor and he landed on his side, still strapped in.
It was a while before he could get on a plane again. Against abortion because he likens it to abandonment, something his father did to him when he was a child. He will never co-author a book with his wife, because he feels that if they ever did, it would lead to divorce court. In , King played with the Rock Bottom Remainders to sell-out arenas. King has a deal with Castle Rock; they can have his work for a dollar, but he gets script approval, he approves the director, cast approval, and he can pull the plug anytime, no matter how much money was spent.
King gets depressed when people say The Stand is his best book because that was written three decades ago and implies he hasn't written anything as good since. When King was hit by a van in , he was lucky not to have been killed outright. While in recovery, one of his lungs had collapsed, he had four broken ribs, a gash to the head that needed 20 stitches and his spine was chipped in eight places.
His right leg almost had to be amputated but doctors managed to save it. The only thing undamaged in the accident were the lenses in King's glasses; he later replaced the frame. During King's recovery after being knocked down by a van in , he was appalled when he was hooked up to a morphine drip, what with his former past as a drug addict. He didn't become re-addicted by doctors keeping him below the recommended dose. He could feel the craving bubbling to the surface, but this time experience prepared him to recognize the danger signs.
By the time he came home, he had lost 40 pounds. None of the nurses cracked any "Misery" jokes but he said he would have appreciated the dark irony. He could only write for up to an hour and a half every day, so he spent the Winter in Florida; the warm weather would aid his recovery.
He still needs to walk with a cane though. After accepting a literary award in , he had a relapse and had to spend another month in hospital. He weighed pounds and nearly died. Tabitha took the opportunity to refurbish his office. The one thing King is reluctant to write is an autobiography. The nearest he's ever come to that is the CV section of his non-fictional book On Writing. Has a fear of therapists. He had to conquer that fear during the worst stages of his alcoholism and drug addiction.
Has a fear of flying. He once suffered an injury on an airplane when it flew into turbulence, which no doubt exacerbated his fear. Since the publication of Carrie in , his books have never been out of print; a rare feat for an author.
On the night King's mother died, his son had a terrible choking fit at home. He's had a fear of choking ever since. His mother's death drove him further into drink. Because The Shining came from a very personal place, King managed to write the book very quickly. The subject matter hit so close to King that he took time out from it to work on his next novel, The Stand. King invented the pseudonym Richard Bachman to see if he could market books without the attachment of his more famous name.
King used to listen to rock and roll when drafting a novel; now he doesn't need to. The bomb squad were called in and incinerated it. It turns out it was King's novel, It. King has a library made up of 17, books; he's read them all except for any new additions. When touring with the Rock Bottom Remainders, they needed extra security because of King's presence. Before he wrote Carrie his first published novel , King wrote a few practice novels first under his pseudonym Richard Bachman.
He called them "trunk novels". Regularly listens to audiobooks, because he believes no book exists until its done in audio. King owns two neighboring houses in Bangor. He wanted to build an underground tunnel with a trolley you could ride between them.
When asked why, he replied, "because I can". Would like to write a novel about the thing that scares him the most, spiders. Hit the No 1 bestseller list 36 times, and is still disappointed when he doesn't. The one question King hates to be asked more than any other by the fans is "Where do you get your ideas? By , the King family lived in a room restored Victorian mansion. King is critical of people who write about Maine and didn't grow up there. Bryan Smith, the van driver who hit King in , had a history of driving offenses and his license had been suspended three times by the time of the accident.
He was indicted for aggravated assault and driving to endanger. He later died of a drug overdose. Had the idea for the Dark Tower series before he was an established author. Suffers from high blood pressure, limited vision, flat feet, and punctured eardrums. These spared him from being drafted into Vietnam. King's first novel Getting It On was sent to an editor and then sent back for revisions four times.
In the end it was still rejected, but it taught him much about the editing process. His second attempt The Long Walk failed as well. It wasn't until his third novel, Carrie, that he finally got a book published. People will often camp outside King's house to get a view of the great author.
A man named Erik Keene broke in April 20, at am. He threatened Tabitha with a bomb, claiming King stole the idea for Misery from Keene's aunt. She ran to a neighbour and called the police. They found Keene in the attic and the bomb was a dud. He was arrested and sentenced to 18 months in jail before he was extradited to Texas for a parole violation. The King's increased security by extending a wrought-iron fence around the yard gates with access codes as well as CCTV.
King is down to three cigarettes a day. He's kicked alcohol, cocaine, painkillers, but he's still addicted to work and goes into similar withdrawal when he's not working.
Has named J. Rowling as his favourite author. Has declared that this will be his last year of writing novels. His books will be published for the next few years, but he has vowed to quit the job in numerous publications on numerous occasions. Petersburg, Florida. Has denied rumors of retirement saying that "The Dark Tower" series made him want to retire but he loves writing and cannot retire. Is preparing to release a new novel "The Colorado Kid" in October Fellow author Neil Gaiman is a big fan of King.
The recipient of the National Book Foundation Medal for distinguished contribution to American letters. In his novel Doctor Sleep, he uses the line "the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world"; Rebecca De Mornay was the star of the movie of the same name and played Wendy Torrance in the miniseries version of King's The Shining King writes his fear of flying into some of his stories, Eg The Langoliers. King mentions The Simpsons in Doctor Sleep.
King novels are criticized for having a lot of swearing. This is commented on ironically by King himself in Misery and The Tommyknockers.
King has never understood why people find The Shining so scary. King wrote the dedication to Doctor Sleep in Bangor, Maine where he lives.
When King wrote The Shining, the lead character was struggling with alcoholism just as King was at the time. Claimed that he realized he was an alcoholic when he began to save bottles for recycling. The piles of empty bottles made clear how much he drank regularly. One of the only times he has scared himself with his own writing is when Patrick Hockstetter of "It" gets trapped in a refrigerator with leeches. He has has said that "Lisey's Story" is his favorite of his own novels. Has the distinct privilege of being blocked by Donald Trump on his Twitter account [].
Started writing "Misery" in a London Hotel, using a desk that used to belong to Rudyard Kipling , at which Kipling died. Stephen King's 10 Writing Tips: 1. If you don't succeed, get a bigger nail This is a fancy way of saying you need to keep at it. Don't put all your hopes and dreams into one thing, write many. Write six pages a day For a novelist, that's not too much.
For a screenwriter, I think we can adapt that to writing one to two pages a day. The point is, always be honing your craft. Go where the story leads you Sometimes the best-laid plans don't go your way. Let the story guide you and take your characters where they need to be. Sometimes it can surprise you. The good ideas will stay with you What are the lingering stories you know you need to get out in the world?
The ones that make your heart beat fast? Those are the ones you should be writing. First you read and copy other writers, then little by little, you develop your own style It's okay to imitate in the beginning.
Learn how someone describes things on the page or the way they introduce characters. You will find your own voice through practice and repetition. Writing is self-hypnosis, you need to have a routine Are you a morning or night writer? Do you have a certain time of day you've set aside to help yourself grow? Make sure you do it daily so you don't have rust to shake off.
Start with short stories and let them develop into novels or screenplays We like to say you should practice by writing outlines or treatments. Really develop the kinds of stories and beats you like, and then build from there.
You can get to scripts later, just learn structure first. Learn to write for different mediums There are a lot of writing jobs out there, so don't limit yourself to just film or TV or video games. Be open to exploring lots of different options and you'll have more shots at booking lots of different jobs. Look for ideas that you would really enjoy writing for longer period In film, we always say that you should chase an idea you think you'd be okay writing for three to five years, because that's how long the process of writing, shooting, and editing can be.
So think about the stories that matter and that last. Get immersed in your writing process until the outside world is gone So much of writing is getting in the zone, shutting things out, and chasing a dream. Allow yourself to sink in and enjoy the process so much you want to return day in and out. Born on exactly the same date as Nick Castle the original Michael Myers; how apt of "Halloween" fame.
I'm a salami writer. I try to write good salami, but salami is salami. When asked, "How do you write? I recognize terror as the finest emotion and so I will try to terrorize the reader. But if I find that I cannot terrify, I will try to horrify, and if I find that I cannot horrify, I'll go for the gross-out.
I'm not proud. For every six crappy poems you read, you'll actually find one or two good ones. And that, believe me, is a very acceptable ratio of trash to treasure. People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy Rob Reiner , who made Stand by Me , is one of the bravest, smartest filmmakers I have ever met, and I'm proud of my association with him.
I am also mused to note that the company Mr. If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time or the tools to write. Like anything else that happens on its own, the act of writing is beyond currency. Money is great stuff to have, but when it comes to the act of creation, the best thing is not to think of money too much.
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