A Story Of Great Author
“I have spent a good many years since―too many, I
think―being ashamed about what I write...."
“Fiction is the truth inside the lie...."
- By Stephen King
Stephen King is an American bestselling author who
specializes in science fiction, fantasy, horror and suspense stories. His books
have been adapted into a number of successful Hollywood films like ‘The
Shawshank Redemption’, ‘Carrie’, ‘Secret Window’ and ‘Hearts in Atlantis’. As
of 2013 his books have sold more than 300 million hardbound copies. Stephen has
published a total of 50 novels and 200 short stories out of which 90% of them
have gone on to be positively appreciated.
Stephen was born on September 21, 1947 in Portland Maine. He
attended Durham Elementary School. Stephen was interested in writing from a
very young age. At school he used to contribute articles to the school
magazine. He used to write short stories in a similar pattern to the recent
films he had seen and sell it to his friends for a few cents. He graduated with
a degree in Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maine in 1970. As he could
not find any vacant position as a high school teacher, he began by selling his
short stories to various magazines.
In 1971, he got hired as a teacher in Hampden, Maine. In the
meantime he was thinking about new ideas and stories that he could work on.
Soon he was able to complete writing his full novel called ‘Carrie’. But before
he could finish completing the script he was overcome by depression and had
thrown away the initial few pages he had written. But his wife’s encouragement
helped him overcome his lack of motivation and he persevered to complete the
whole book. In 1973, his book ‘Carrie’ was accepted by publishing house
‘Doubleday’. This was a great achievement for this aspiring writer who had been
struggling to find an audience for his writings ever since his childhood days.
Now Stephen was overcome by a drinking problem which was caused by the immense
anxiety and tension he took upon himself in order to write a great story. In
1977, his book ‘The Shining’ got published. After this Stephen’s work began to
be recognised and receive mild appreciation. By then he had overcome his
drinking problem successfully.
Stephen King Success Story
Stephen Edwin King Stephen King is an American bestselling
author who specializes in science fiction, fantasy, horror and suspense
stories. His books have been adapted into a number of successful Hollywood
films like ‘The Shawshank Redemption’, ‘Carrie’, ‘Secret Window’ and ‘Hearts in
Atlantis’. As of 2013 his books have sold more than 300 million hardbound
copies. Stephen has published a total of 50 novels and 200 short stories out of
which 90% of them have gone on to be positively appreciated. Stephen was born on September 21, 1947 in
Portland Maine. He attended Durham Elementary School. Stephen was interested in
writing from a very young age. At school he used to contribute articles to the
school magazine. He used to write short stories in a similar pattern to the
recent films he had seen and sell it to his friends for a few cents. He
graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maine in
1970. As he could not find any vacant position as a high school teacher, he
began by selling his short stories to various magazines.
In 1971, he got hired as a teacher in Hampden, Maine. In the
meantime he was thinking about new ideas and stories that he could work on.
Soon he was able to complete writing his full novel called ‘Carrie’. But before
he could finish completing the script he was overcome by depression and had
thrown away the initial few pages he had written. But his wife’s encouragement
helped him overcome his lack of motivation and he persevered to complete the
whole book. In 1973, his book ‘Carrie’ was accepted by publishing house
‘Doubleday’. This was a great achievement for this aspiring writer who had been
struggling to find an audience for his writings ever since his childhood days.
Now Stephen was overcome by a drinking problem which was caused by the immense
anxiety and tension he took upon himself in order to write a great story. In
1977, his book ‘The Shining’ got published. After this Stephen’s work began to
be recognised and receive mild appreciation. By then he had overcome his
drinking problem successfully.In the 1970’s Stephen started writing the
incredibly popular ‘The Dark Tower’ series. This book was immensely
successfully and brought Stephen into the limelight. In 1980, his book
‘Firestarter’ sold 100,000 copies. And his popularity grew further as his book
‘Christine’ sold 250,000 copies. Stephen kept coming back with more and more
stories in the same genre to satisfy his ever increasing fan base. The release
of the book ‘The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Tree’ bought him more
success.
His latest books were going on to break his previous sales
records. He reached the peak of his success in 1986 when his book ‘It’ went on
to break all previous records by selling a mammoth 1,000,000 copies. He
continued his success throughout his career writing short stories and novels
which always went on to receive high praise from fans and critics alike.
Stephen was a struggling author without a proper job and faced depression
because of his early failures but he has gone on be successful only by
believing in his skills even when everyone around him left his side. Stephen
King’s life is a lesson that teaches us that believing in yourself is the only
way possible to become the most successful person you can ever be.
“Writing isn't about
making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends.
...
“Let me say it again: You must not come lightly to the blank
page.”
- By Stephen King
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