Stephen King, a Favorite Author and Literary Influence →
Stephen King is an author who is addictive, and I admit I am addicted. In addition to being a master of plot, just reading his books is an education on writing. He is also clearly a literary influence in his genre and his approach to writing.
Stephen King said years ago: "When he went home from the hospital he watched the Titanic and he knew his IQ had been damaged." If thinking is the requirement for writing to have "merit" then no one can say that King's Horror Genre doesn't make you think. The problem for some may be what you wind up thinking about!
See in “Writing Genre Section”: Why Stephen King is referred to as a polymorphous writer?
These books below are ones that have been reviewed on this site. Click the book to see the review.
Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King is a collection of 20 short stories and an introduction
Pet Sematary by Stephen King: Kings said he felt this was his scariest book.
Stephen King says on page 106 of his book “On Writing”:
"You can approach the act of writing with nervousness, excitement, hopefulness, or even despair-the sense that you can never completely put on the page what's in your mind and heart."
King’s books are marketed as literary fiction, and for the past four decades, no single writer has dominated the landscape of genre writing like him. To date, he is the only author in history to have had more than 30 books become No. 1 best-sellers and are on the New York Times Best Selling List
King says:
"Let me repeat it: you must not come lightly to the blank page."
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“Some still may haggle over the "merit" of the writing. Merit can be such a snobbish tool.”
Stephen King reads from his book, “If It Bleeds” for a YOU TUBE presentation, and he refers to this Edward Hopper painting, “Room in New York” as he references the painting, he says: Edward Hopper is known as the “Patron Saint of Social Distancing.
Stephen King Facts
· Net Worth $400 Million, · Height 6’4”, Wife’s name: Tabitha, Birthday September 21, 1947,
He is a hardcore RedSox Fan · He hates Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of The Shinning, He has the most film adaptations by a single author, His first novel was Carrie, He wrote The Running Man in 10 Days, His son, Joseph Hillstrom King, a writer who writes under the pen name Joe Hill
Categories for Stephen King
20th & 21st century American Non-Fiction Writer, American Horror Novelist, American Short Story Writer, American Thriller Writers, Ghost Story Writers, Weird Fiction Writers, Writers From Main, Writers about Castle Rock
A Favorite Quote by Stephen King
Writers remember everything...especially the hurts.
Strip a writer to the buff, point to the scars, and he'll tell you the story of each small one. From the big ones, you get novels.
A little talent is nice if you want to be a writer, but the only real requirement is remembering every scar’s story.
Art consists of the persistence of memory.”