Stephen King is by no means a boring writer, I just don't like his books.
He comes to Sarasota to skip winter in Maine and he comes into the Barnes and Noble I work at all the time... though I've missed him every single time. FML.
Hey not trying to steal the spotlight and I am certainly not trying to compare myself to Stephen king. But I am letting everyone know that I am a first time published author. My book Rasciss tells the story of Hollowawk a man who literally defied death and now must face the wrath of petty gods. Come onto my channel and check out the promo video I made for Rasciss. Leave a comment and if you like what you see than please pick yourself up a copy and let me know what you thought about it.
@RottenDoctorGonzo You pretty much said what I wanted to say. I adore Stephen King, but I understand someone might not like his writing. Saying that that person is therefore stupid is immature and condescending.
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Just letting everyone know that I am first time published author. My Book Rasciss tells the story of Hollowawk a man who literally defied death and now must face the wrath of petty gods. Come onto my channel and check out the promo video I made for Rasciss. Leave a comment and if u like what u see than please pick yourself up a copy and let me know what u thought about it.
I found his comment on not treating novels as "an intellectual game" to be very interesting, since that's a fundamental point that many mystery writers hammer on about; making the story a game between the author and the reader. Even Agatha Christie said that's how she constructs her stories, I wonder what he thinks about that.
Dean Koontz and Stephen king are 2 different writers and to different minds, you can't compare them.. they are both really good writers for the stories they tell...
That's why King is so Popular, he's won all these rewards, got minted and has a fan base to be proud of, yet his mind still conceives, his hands still write the words, and the stories keep on coming :3
Basically he's the Terminator of horror/thriller literature XD
@CaninesAreLove Kings stuff is veeery different to Rowling. Their both great writers in their own right, but I dont think they could pull off much together.
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As 1 of his Constant Readers (IMHO) he is The Best Author these days. I'm very glad that 1 of my college classes (Creative Writing) allows me to see thru his eyes. Namely, The Dark Tower saga in all of his books. Only, some are directly related & most are not. Let alone, astronomical & political & sociatal histories.
What he has to say about writing is almost as exciting as his writing itself. In a lot of ways his book, "On Writing" is my favorite Stephen King book.
@fullmetalsaiyan what's wrong with me? Plenty good ol' righteous teaching and living the bible way when young---that's what's wrong with me according to you most likely!
Okay you fucking, yes I said fucking! Pussies, there are cuss words and profanity in the real world so King puts them in his book the book are made for MATURE people so if your not mature enough to read a cuss word well thats your loss..
@Ablossey Really...the mass media (movies & tv) say curse words 24/7/365. They get away w/ it easily. I always get LOL fr/ religious nuts, etc. who say they are shocked that SK puts curse words in his books. Then again, they are used to bs/ non-reality.
Best writer ever. He really knows what he's talking about. I follow his writing strategy of turning out 10 pages a day, and it works marvelously for me.
I am a writer also---but one thing bothers me about SK'S books--too many curse words on dang near every page--Why? I choose not to use profaneness in my stories and don't plan on putting such language in my first novel that I've got planned---
@micmoable: It makes it realistically adult. Would you expect people in an argument to say "Go to heck you dumb nerd!" No, of course not. Also, just so you know, the word "dang" is just soft profanity. It really means "damn", and that's really what you're saying; only in a kid-like way. Therefore, if you use words like "dang" in your novel, it will only make you look like someone who's afraid of the word "damn". King's a man that speaks his mind. He doesn't have the urge to kiddy up his novels.
@SpeCulaTionS101 I know what you are saying--but wouldn't it be great if no one said DAMN and everyone tried to speak with less vulgarity----it's the way it ought to be--BUT BELIEVE ME I KNOW IT'S NOT HOW THE WORLD OUT HERE IS ANYMORE--NO, THEY'D RATHER FALL DOWN IN THE TRAP OF FILTH AND PROFANITY!
@micmoable: I suppose that's a matter of opinion. However, keep in mind that most of S.K's stories revolve around something profane in itself. Cars that kill people, clowns that kill people, diseases that kill people, etc. So, therefore, if he didn't use profanity, it wouldn't make a lick of sense. Still, if you want to write stories without any vulgar words or context I say have a blast! In the end, writing is for you; do it your way. :D
@SpeCulaTionS101 My college English professor told us a story about how his Mom wanted to read a S.K. book but did not want to read all the profanity. My teacher read through the entire book and blacked out every bit of profanity for her. :)
While it is sad that he is going to stop publishing, think of it this way, would you want the Indy Jones 4 equivalent of green mile? GREEN MILE 2: PET SEMATARY. All the outlaws that got fried rise from the dead and chase tom hanks for 90 minutes before he gets pig blood dumped on him by an obsessive fan. But in the end it was actually aliens.
If he stopped publishing, I would understand. He's written lots of books. I think I can live with those he's given us. But if he decided to continue publishing that would be SWEET!
@JohnNewton27 King's become such a legend that to compare him to another legend of a entirely different category is just not worth it. King is the King of writing. That's all that needs to be said. Not just because it rings and makes sense. He is the himeself of writing I guess. King Stephen if you will. ;)
Oh, my God, it`s like he`s reading my mind! Damn, he`s good! No, seriously, a lot of people have praised my writing and told me I have talent and it`s my goal now to write and publish this (i think) amazing novel I`m currently working on. And if someday a copy of it gets into this guy`s hands, ... Well, I can only hope that he`ll like it as much as I do, because he is one of the authors I admire the most. Keep up the good work, Stephen, I wish you all the best
i apologies for my poor behavior. i can assure you that im not ignorant dogmatist. i would have never spoken ill of meyer aloud but was very upset by the comments against king. which seem to be gone. although i do not regret what i have said. it was my opinion and ill stand by it. for all those meyer fans, well ok. but to say king sucks and is jealous is ridiculous. and yea, people do think of him of being BORING but hes number one author for a reason. not to mention highest pay.
oh shut up. after all the other rude comments, you just happened to notice my (rude) but true comment. all those other fans of meyer just wish the'd find the same kind of love. there all teens who need to grow up. (although im a teen myself, i find myself more mature). and for people to think hes a boring writer is just stupid.
I bought "On Writing" for the writing advice and was pleasantly surprised that the memoir in the first half of the book was better than the advice in the second half. The second part was great but the memoir was a page turner. I will read it all again.
If he's come to the end of his rope than so be it. Like a true artist he won't compromise his standard. It will be like an old boxer staying in the game too long...he will only embarrass himself and get carried out on a stretcher. He is still the best in my view.
When was this interview????? AGGG! I can't figure it out!
Anywho, yes. Every story should be approached with cation. It's the writers role to keep the story alive in the reader's mind. The story that gives you nightmares perhaps, or the story that inspires you in life...those are the alive stories. There are many kinds, Stephen, however, has mastered them all!
You're missing the point, like the AP teacher who tells you that you can write about anything you want. He means to say that when you're reading you "should approach it with caution" and make the story "alive." That is, don't accept that there's already a meaning behind it. First, see it for what it's worth as a narrative. Then, if that happens to be thought provoking, this is what will bond reader and writer. Hence, making a good writer.
lol, dude. seriously. king? jealous? of what??? you obviously dont know anything. why dont you go read another LAME book by stephanie since it seems you all over her. oooohhhh, wait. she only has like five, lol. sorry to disappoint you kid but little writer doesnt have anything on king and go cry about it while writer how she suxs and king is right!!!
What kind of ignorant dogmatist are you? I have never read a book by Stephenie Meyer, but there are obviously millions of readers out there who love her writing. Even people who write a lot better than King would agree with me. Yes, it's true. There are a lot of readers who regard King as a boring writer. So, live with it.
@Biochips1 the ones who say stephen king is a boring writer should not be reading books in the first place because whatever they are reading is trash that dumbs down one's IQ. I read both twilight and new moon (i only read new moon to see if she had done a better job the second time around). Those books are atrocious, so much so that i refused to read the other books in the series. I felt so dumb after i read those books. Stephen King, Mark Twain, Arthur Conan Doyle, and HP Lovecraft ftw!
@generosos87 I think it's because of the metaphor. People can't relate with intangible ideas. I don't know if it means they're dumb. But if they prefer Twilight over Stephen King and say it's better, then yeah they're dumbshits. Good books suck you in and transport you, books like Twilight tell a story. And not a very good one in this case.
@generosos87 I don't know what is worse - your ignorance, or that twenty-something people gave your comment the thumbs up.
So, for you, anyone that finds King boring (I'm not necessarily one of those people) should not read books at all because what they read is trash that dumbs the IQ? Do you ever reflect on the things you say?
Ooh, and aren't you clever mentioning Conan-Doyle and Mark Twain?
Grow up. One thing worse than an elitist is a wannabe-elitist.
@generosos87 NOw I Agree with you that stephine myer is an atrotiouse writer, i can do better then that and im 14, but i also dis agree with you that people who think stephen king is boring are killing their brain cells on that crap. I know i am going to get killed virtualy by saying this but i think that the stephen king books are boring at the beginning and thats as far as i got, given the only one i really tried was IT and im trying to start salems lot and i might not even know anything....
@AwsomeSinger2B I would suggest that you try the Eyes of the Dragon, some of his short stories and some of his writings as Richard Bachman. I've read Stephen King works since I was little and even though I love it I still find sometimes that some of his endings are unsatisfying, but there are many of his books that I love all the way through. So please don't give up on him, he is one of the best. Try out some of his other work.
@generosos87 because i only read IT but i also read classic works like dracula and frankenstine and sherlock holmes hell i read adult fiction and i thinnk that the MISERY book sounds very good and i do want to get it on my new kindle. Now scince yopu seem like such a stphen king fan do you know which one i could really get into becaus ei would really love to read one of his books all the way through. Thank you :)
@AwsomeSinger2B I would suggest that you try the Eyes of the Dragon, some of his short stories and some of his writings as Richard Bachman. I've read Stephen King works since I was little and even though I love it I still find sometimes that his endings are unsatisfying, but there are many of his books that I love all the way through. Also his short stories are some of his best, so don't give up on him just yet. Oh and if you can look for Kingdom hospital miniseries, great show he worked on.
@Biochips1 Well those people who calls King a boring writer is if im gonna be truly honest probably not that smart.... I mean every1 who have read a book by King can notice that the books are very deep, complicated and at some points a little confusing though i think that's 1 of the things that makes him great!
screw you you couldnt write if yourn life was at stake your just jealous dont f******** deny it lay the f*** off her she a great writer and you just suck
You argue in ad hominems and platitudes. Nothing that you said has any grounds. If you're trying to prove anything, you're only proving that you're stupid.
screw you you couldnt write if yourn life was at stake your just jealous dont f******** deny it lay the f*** off her she a great writer and you just suck
I think that eloquent and elaborate statement proves our point. :)
I don't think he should stop publishing, I think he NEEDS a break, and just live a little more; have his heart broken, and have some new experiences. I'm sure the world wants more good King over more King, and definitely over no King at all.
@MistyAngel1990 The gist of it is that if your only goal is to turn the reader in a circle with your wit then you shouldn't be writing. Literature (or fiction), is meant to take a reader somewhere they haven't been before and to show them something they can relate to. This can be something thought-provoking or mindless; but the emotion, the connection with the reader and the writer is what is sought. Not the argument of right and wrong, that is for essays. The argument should be subtext
I was answering a question from another comment and elaborating on Stephen Kings statement. I'm not lecturing, simply answering a question. If you don't like my answer then that's your problem, not mine.
How am I trying to tell people what to do and how to write? Did you read her comment? She asked what he meant by saying not to try to be intellectual and said what he meant, I was rephrasing his term in a way that is easier to understand. I was in no way trying to give my own piece of advice and nothing I said had anything to do with my personal beliefs, opinions or thoughts on writing.
Furthermore I myself am a writer, maybe not published, but writers have the right to give each other advice
Finally, how am I trolling by responding to a comment directed at me? Would you rather I sit idly by? Do you even know what a troll is? I bet you don't.
You should reat It, in the extrapolation that talks about Bill Denborough taking a creative writing class in college. When you're writing, the point is to tell a good story; if you turn it into "some intellectual game"--are more concerned with it being thought-provoking than it being any good--your writing is going to suck. You'll notice that those classic thought-provoking novels are thought provoking BECAUSE they tell good stories, not in spite of it.
Very good and Yes under the Dome is out for a month i think. I got it for Christmas and it is an awesome book, but my Favoriten is still needful thinks^^
He must not stop. lol. i will disturb him somehow; and he will be moved very quickly to write about it. I can hear the thrumming of the word processor coming up from stand-by in his gaudy gated house as i type this.
He sounds a bit bored. No way can he be done. Make a list of words/sentences. ideas-and tear then into suggestions, put them in a jar, pull one out and write a paragraph on the chosen one. Do this with three or five. Think about which one you want to continue with & write a page. Create characters, scenes, conflict, protagonist & an antagonist. Now write a short story. See it continuing or not. Then do it again until u find the one that trips your trigger. Keep the rest in the jar/add to it!
My mom always had stephen king books around the house, but I wasn't a big reader. My sister and I watched The It television movie and it scared the you know what out of us, and we LOVED it. Then Mom says " the book is even better." I was probably 10 at that time, and I set off on my mission to read that dictionary of a book and haven't stopped reading his books since. Thanks Mr.King for terrifying me since childhood.
He says he feels like he's already written most of what he thinks he has to say, all the monsters, etc. This is so sad, I think. Come on Stephen, don't give up yet!
@salicifam5 He wasnt giving up, he was just saying he has said all he had to say, that doesnt mean he is quitting. I dont think he realizes how great his imagination is though. I dont think he will run out of any ideas soon. Since he said this hes published a bundle of books.
I will worship him if he wants me to. But I know he doesn't, and I'm not any sort of idolism anyway. So I'll just continue my writing and reading. Hopeing he won't die before my success happens in my first published. And I also remember wanted him to be my old man back when I was 16.
I was never a reading person, until i first read Stephen King's ''Pet Semertary'', god i loved that book, but still to this day, the ONLY books i read are the ones by Stephen King.
I loved the character Layland Gaunt from Needful Things. Also the opening chapter of Rose Madder with her at the foot of the stairs bleeding is terrifying.
Which one is your fave? Has to be Shining with a name like redrum.
Oh awesome , um no actually its not the shining, my favorite would have to be probably ''Tommy Knockers'', the characters Bobbi and Gardner are so well put together =].
I never read that one as we have a little loch at the bottom of my house that looks on to a 400 year old castle. I'd be scared something rises out of the lake. Have you read the Duma key?
That's my favorite book of all time. I just noticed something funny, though. Ruth's husband died in 1972, yet he and Ruth have a conversation about Hilly Brown's fear of her dolls. But the story takes place in 1988---if Ralph were around to know Hilly even at Hilly's youngest, that would make Hilly 16 by the time Bobbi stumbles upon her find. And he's only about ten.
I am a budding author longing to be famous in my hometown of Picayune, Mississippi. I have several horror short-stories in print in a local anthology. I am a die-hard fan of Stephen King. I cite him as an influence.
Stephen King is by no means a boring writer, I just don't like his books.
He comes to Sarasota to skip winter in Maine and he comes into the Barnes and Noble I work at all the time... though I've missed him every single time. FML.
Zimnyification 9 months ago
"a little bit on the scary side" fiction, lol
wedingo 9 months ago
Horror novel see video book trailer
dltanner99 10 months ago
I've read The Shining, Misery and Rose madder. All great books. He is definetly my favorite author!
linkfan160 10 months ago
i like richard bachman better
FoShoYo008 10 months ago 2
@FoShoYo008 I see wut yu did thar.
Hybrid8807 10 months ago
SO, it only took 35 years for Stephen King to realize that his stories are all carbon copies of each other, with slightly altered protagonists.
highguy9900 10 months ago
@highguy9900 but then again It probally took his fans longer to figure that out
domino9133 10 months ago
Stephen King wakes up in the morning, looks in the mirror, and thats how he gets his ideas for stories.
Fendertastic 10 months ago
Lovercraft,King,Tolkien,Rowling > Stephenie Meyer
MrConredsX 10 months ago
Hey not trying to steal the spotlight and I am certainly not trying to compare myself to Stephen king. But I am letting everyone know that I am a first time published author. My book Rasciss tells the story of Hollowawk a man who literally defied death and now must face the wrath of petty gods. Come onto my channel and check out the promo video I made for Rasciss. Leave a comment and if you like what you see than please pick yourself up a copy and let me know what you thought about it.
theabominationuknow 11 months ago
Stephen King and JK Rowling are my idols I wanna to have a tenth of the talent they have.
devilshomie 11 months ago
@RottenDoctorGonzo You pretty much said what I wanted to say. I adore Stephen King, but I understand someone might not like his writing. Saying that that person is therefore stupid is immature and condescending.
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theabominationuknow 1 year ago
I found his comment on not treating novels as "an intellectual game" to be very interesting, since that's a fundamental point that many mystery writers hammer on about; making the story a game between the author and the reader. Even Agatha Christie said that's how she constructs her stories, I wonder what he thinks about that.
Letters2324 1 year ago
i have a dark woman inside :3
mat2th 1 year ago
My dark man and dark woman inside do digusting things to each other........
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Lunage1 1 year ago
MAINE, on his shirt :p thats where his born :)
Polkkagris 1 year ago
Stephen King's a legend.
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ThirteenVolumeOne 1 year ago
@ThirteenVolumeOne follow you where
Draculetta365 1 year ago
Dean Koontz and Stephen king are 2 different writers and to different minds, you can't compare them.. they are both really good writers for the stories they tell...
I like them both....
W32Code 1 year ago
That's why King is so Popular, he's won all these rewards, got minted and has a fan base to be proud of, yet his mind still conceives, his hands still write the words, and the stories keep on coming :3
Basically he's the Terminator of horror/thriller literature XD
HeinrichKonig 1 year ago
@HeinrichKonig Hahahaa.Terminator.
So Dean Koontz is Universal Soldier?!
reinforcedpenisstem 1 year ago
@reinforcedpenisstem hmm, i don't know, what kind of writer is Dean Koontz? whoever he is he sounds quite charismatic XD
HeinrichKonig 1 year ago
no one in modern history compares to stephen king when it comes to fiction writing of any kind... he has a ship, everyone else has a dingy
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Lunage1 1 year ago
LONG LIVE THE KING OF HORROR!!!!!
commentaryisgood 1 year ago
Don't give up Stephen, I'm sure you have something more to share with us and we're waiting impatiently!
890slay 1 year ago
I don't see how anybody can write so many great stories. I just don't understand how people come up with stories like that
clay10h 1 year ago
I wonder what would happen if Stephen King and J.K Rowling were to write a story together..........holy shit.
CaninesAreLove 1 year ago
@CaninesAreLove Kings stuff is veeery different to Rowling. Their both great writers in their own right, but I dont think they could pull off much together.
darrin42 1 year ago
@darrin42 True....but if they're skills were combined that would be pretty awesome :)
CaninesAreLove 1 year ago
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Nope, Meyer's "skills" would definetely ruin King's if they combine :S
DJMikeFunk 1 year ago
@CaninesAreLove that would be EPIC
commentaryisgood 1 year ago
I absolutely love his prospective and the words he chose when describing his books and what draws people to them.
He is such a gentleman and an all around amazing person.
God Bless You Stephen King.
ronvins 1 year ago
No, no, no! Please, I beg you, DON`T stop publishing, please!!!
ancifiregigibow 1 year ago
he looks quite spooky, wouldt not like to meet him at night
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stephenkingaddicted 1 year ago
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theknightsgameing 1 year ago
As 1 of his Constant Readers (IMHO) he is The Best Author these days. I'm very glad that 1 of my college classes (Creative Writing) allows me to see thru his eyes. Namely, The Dark Tower saga in all of his books. Only, some are directly related & most are not. Let alone, astronomical & political & sociatal histories.
davemelnick 1 year ago
What he has to say about writing is almost as exciting as his writing itself. In a lot of ways his book, "On Writing" is my favorite Stephen King book.
SPRPhilly 1 year ago
I love him...
lineth67 1 year ago
@fullmetalsaiyan what's wrong with me? Plenty good ol' righteous teaching and living the bible way when young---that's what's wrong with me according to you most likely!
micmoable 1 year ago
Okay you fucking, yes I said fucking! Pussies, there are cuss words and profanity in the real world so King puts them in his book the book are made for MATURE people so if your not mature enough to read a cuss word well thats your loss..
Ablossey 1 year ago
@Ablossey Really...the mass media (movies & tv) say curse words 24/7/365. They get away w/ it easily. I always get LOL fr/ religious nuts, etc. who say they are shocked that SK puts curse words in his books. Then again, they are used to bs/ non-reality.
davemelnick 1 year ago
He should really take his own advice. The man hasn't had a decent book in over two decades. His early shit is still the bomb, though...
77montana77 1 year ago
Best writer ever. He really knows what he's talking about. I follow his writing strategy of turning out 10 pages a day, and it works marvelously for me.
taokiomi93 1 year ago
Stephen King! =D
vampireluvr111294 1 year ago
I am a writer also---but one thing bothers me about SK'S books--too many curse words on dang near every page--Why? I choose not to use profaneness in my stories and don't plan on putting such language in my first novel that I've got planned---
micmoable 1 year ago
@micmoable: It makes it realistically adult. Would you expect people in an argument to say "Go to heck you dumb nerd!" No, of course not. Also, just so you know, the word "dang" is just soft profanity. It really means "damn", and that's really what you're saying; only in a kid-like way. Therefore, if you use words like "dang" in your novel, it will only make you look like someone who's afraid of the word "damn". King's a man that speaks his mind. He doesn't have the urge to kiddy up his novels.
SpeCulaTionS101 1 year ago
@SpeCulaTionS101 I know what you are saying--but wouldn't it be great if no one said DAMN and everyone tried to speak with less vulgarity----it's the way it ought to be--BUT BELIEVE ME I KNOW IT'S NOT HOW THE WORLD OUT HERE IS ANYMORE--NO, THEY'D RATHER FALL DOWN IN THE TRAP OF FILTH AND PROFANITY!
micmoable 1 year ago
@micmoable: I suppose that's a matter of opinion. However, keep in mind that most of S.K's stories revolve around something profane in itself. Cars that kill people, clowns that kill people, diseases that kill people, etc. So, therefore, if he didn't use profanity, it wouldn't make a lick of sense. Still, if you want to write stories without any vulgar words or context I say have a blast! In the end, writing is for you; do it your way. :D
SpeCulaTionS101 1 year ago
@SpeCulaTionS101 My college English professor told us a story about how his Mom wanted to read a S.K. book but did not want to read all the profanity. My teacher read through the entire book and blacked out every bit of profanity for her. :)
DAB0690 1 year ago
@DAB0690: I bet it was...empty. LOL
SpeCulaTionS101 1 year ago
@SpeCulaTionS101 NO, IT WAS BETTER!
micmoable 1 year ago
@SpeCulaTionS101 IT PROBABLY WAS--CAUSE EVERY OTHER WORD IN HIS BOOKS ARE PROFANE WORDS
micmoable 1 year ago
@micmoable It is only filth and profanity because you see it that way. To me, they are just words. Although I do not use any of them often.
DAB0690 1 year ago
this guy has creative mind.........
TheUndertakerSaysRIP 1 year ago
While it is sad that he is going to stop publishing, think of it this way, would you want the Indy Jones 4 equivalent of green mile? GREEN MILE 2: PET SEMATARY. All the outlaws that got fried rise from the dead and chase tom hanks for 90 minutes before he gets pig blood dumped on him by an obsessive fan. But in the end it was actually aliens.
4ta2r 1 year ago
If he stopped publishing, I would understand. He's written lots of books. I think I can live with those he's given us. But if he decided to continue publishing that would be SWEET!
Bennet009 1 year ago
This brilliant intellectual is the reason why I got into horror (:
Stellar195 1 year ago
Stephen King is the writing Jesus. Just throwing that out there.
JohnNewton27 1 year ago 81
@JohnNewton27 neah. Stephen king is real.
TheMajinTrunks 1 year ago
@TheMajinTrunks True, true.
JohnNewton27 1 year ago
@JohnNewton27 you should read, Looking for Alaska, by John Green
uniforchrist 1 year ago
@uniforchrist What's it about?
JohnNewton27 1 year ago
@JohnNewton27 King's become such a legend that to compare him to another legend of a entirely different category is just not worth it. King is the King of writing. That's all that needs to be said. Not just because it rings and makes sense. He is the himeself of writing I guess. King Stephen if you will. ;)
ProRanting 1 year ago
Oh, my God, it`s like he`s reading my mind! Damn, he`s good! No, seriously, a lot of people have praised my writing and told me I have talent and it`s my goal now to write and publish this (i think) amazing novel I`m currently working on. And if someday a copy of it gets into this guy`s hands, ... Well, I can only hope that he`ll like it as much as I do, because he is one of the authors I admire the most. Keep up the good work, Stephen, I wish you all the best
ancifiregigibow 1 year ago
he has a a wierd face, a face of a maniac, but damn, he is a legendary writer!
Elanhyer 1 year ago
@biochips1
i apologies for my poor behavior. i can assure you that im not ignorant dogmatist. i would have never spoken ill of meyer aloud but was very upset by the comments against king. which seem to be gone. although i do not regret what i have said. it was my opinion and ill stand by it. for all those meyer fans, well ok. but to say king sucks and is jealous is ridiculous. and yea, people do think of him of being BORING but hes number one author for a reason. not to mention highest pay.
tiffdepp 1 year ago
biochips1
oh shut up. after all the other rude comments, you just happened to notice my (rude) but true comment. all those other fans of meyer just wish the'd find the same kind of love. there all teens who need to grow up. (although im a teen myself, i find myself more mature). and for people to think hes a boring writer is just stupid.
tiffdepp 1 year ago
He is so great!!! I freakin' LOVE this guy!!!! =D
nicoleakalilqueenie 1 year ago
fucking great writer
chkdsk1991 1 year ago
Bella reflects upon herself through the entire novel to tell important plot developments. Hey Meyer, ever heard of "Show, don't tell"?
HawkPrince87 1 year ago
I bought "On Writing" for the writing advice and was pleasantly surprised that the memoir in the first half of the book was better than the advice in the second half. The second part was great but the memoir was a page turner. I will read it all again.
bttalbot 1 year ago
Stephen King.
is the best !
king of horror.
HsMFrEaQQQy 1 year ago
He can't stop writing, besides, he needs to finish the third Talisman book!
jmatforce 1 year ago
king is the greatest writer of the 20th century
smoothcriminal28 1 year ago 3
If he's come to the end of his rope than so be it. Like a true artist he won't compromise his standard. It will be like an old boxer staying in the game too long...he will only embarrass himself and get carried out on a stretcher. He is still the best in my view.
luvinwhitewomen 1 year ago
I friggin love him as a writer :)
Deppforlife 1 year ago
stephen king is friggin awsome and way better then myers
sweetnitemare103 1 year ago 4
In some way, he looks like Pat Cassel in College Humor.
bigheadbang 1 year ago
When was this interview????? AGGG! I can't figure it out!
Anywho, yes. Every story should be approached with cation. It's the writers role to keep the story alive in the reader's mind. The story that gives you nightmares perhaps, or the story that inspires you in life...those are the alive stories. There are many kinds, Stephen, however, has mastered them all!
lunedelumiere 1 year ago
@MistyAngel1990
You're missing the point, like the AP teacher who tells you that you can write about anything you want. He means to say that when you're reading you "should approach it with caution" and make the story "alive." That is, don't accept that there's already a meaning behind it. First, see it for what it's worth as a narrative. Then, if that happens to be thought provoking, this is what will bond reader and writer. Hence, making a good writer.
hapolian 1 year ago
Mr. King has a beautiful mind.
jadathestrange 1 year ago 4
lol, dude. seriously. king? jealous? of what??? you obviously dont know anything. why dont you go read another LAME book by stephanie since it seems you all over her. oooohhhh, wait. she only has like five, lol. sorry to disappoint you kid but little writer doesnt have anything on king and go cry about it while writer how she suxs and king is right!!!
tiffdepp 1 year ago 4
@tiffdepp
What kind of ignorant dogmatist are you? I have never read a book by Stephenie Meyer, but there are obviously millions of readers out there who love her writing. Even people who write a lot better than King would agree with me. Yes, it's true. There are a lot of readers who regard King as a boring writer. So, live with it.
Biochips1 1 year ago
@Biochips1 the ones who say stephen king is a boring writer should not be reading books in the first place because whatever they are reading is trash that dumbs down one's IQ. I read both twilight and new moon (i only read new moon to see if she had done a better job the second time around). Those books are atrocious, so much so that i refused to read the other books in the series. I felt so dumb after i read those books. Stephen King, Mark Twain, Arthur Conan Doyle, and HP Lovecraft ftw!
generosos87 1 year ago 40
@generosos87 I think it's because of the metaphor. People can't relate with intangible ideas. I don't know if it means they're dumb. But if they prefer Twilight over Stephen King and say it's better, then yeah they're dumbshits. Good books suck you in and transport you, books like Twilight tell a story. And not a very good one in this case.
Cajaroto 1 year ago
@generosos87 Isnt it true that Mark Twain is highly claimed as the best american writer/story teller in history?
swartsanager2 1 year ago
@generosos87 I don't know what is worse - your ignorance, or that twenty-something people gave your comment the thumbs up.
So, for you, anyone that finds King boring (I'm not necessarily one of those people) should not read books at all because what they read is trash that dumbs the IQ? Do you ever reflect on the things you say?
Ooh, and aren't you clever mentioning Conan-Doyle and Mark Twain?
Grow up. One thing worse than an elitist is a wannabe-elitist.
RottenDoctorGonzo 1 year ago
@generosos87 agreed. Lovecraft, you beautiful psychopath!
tjones590 11 months ago
@generosos87 NOw I Agree with you that stephine myer is an atrotiouse writer, i can do better then that and im 14, but i also dis agree with you that people who think stephen king is boring are killing their brain cells on that crap. I know i am going to get killed virtualy by saying this but i think that the stephen king books are boring at the beginning and thats as far as i got, given the only one i really tried was IT and im trying to start salems lot and i might not even know anything....
AwsomeSinger2B 10 months ago
@AwsomeSinger2B I would suggest that you try the Eyes of the Dragon, some of his short stories and some of his writings as Richard Bachman. I've read Stephen King works since I was little and even though I love it I still find sometimes that some of his endings are unsatisfying, but there are many of his books that I love all the way through. So please don't give up on him, he is one of the best. Try out some of his other work.
chabella16 9 months ago
@generosos87 because i only read IT but i also read classic works like dracula and frankenstine and sherlock holmes hell i read adult fiction and i thinnk that the MISERY book sounds very good and i do want to get it on my new kindle. Now scince yopu seem like such a stphen king fan do you know which one i could really get into becaus ei would really love to read one of his books all the way through. Thank you :)
AwsomeSinger2B 10 months ago
@AwsomeSinger2B I would suggest that you try the Eyes of the Dragon, some of his short stories and some of his writings as Richard Bachman. I've read Stephen King works since I was little and even though I love it I still find sometimes that his endings are unsatisfying, but there are many of his books that I love all the way through. Also his short stories are some of his best, so don't give up on him just yet. Oh and if you can look for Kingdom hospital miniseries, great show he worked on.
chabella16 9 months ago
@chabella16 thank you for the help i will for sure look it up :)
AwsomeSinger2B 9 months ago
@Biochips1 Well those people who calls King a boring writer is if im gonna be truly honest probably not that smart.... I mean every1 who have read a book by King can notice that the books are very deep, complicated and at some points a little confusing though i think that's 1 of the things that makes him great!
emil9412 1 year ago
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screw you you couldnt write if yourn life was at stake your just jealous dont f******** deny it lay the f*** off her she a great writer and you just suck
-skycullen04
skycullen04 1 year ago
You're an idiot.
You argue in ad hominems and platitudes. Nothing that you said has any grounds. If you're trying to prove anything, you're only proving that you're stupid.
Zimx02 1 year ago
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@skycullen04
screw you you couldnt write if yourn life was at stake your just jealous dont f******** deny it lay the f*** off her she a great writer and you just suck
I think that eloquent and elaborate statement proves our point. :)
LL45 1 year ago
@skycullen04 hahuahauhauhahuaehaueahuaehuaeuh nice joke
brenoobr 1 year ago
rabble rabble rabble! im on the internet so im gonna talk shit!
thevaliant123 1 year ago
my fav books/movies from him is cojo and IT
nik10hedgehog 2 years ago
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gotta tell ya... he IS ugly.
brenoobr 2 years ago
Shallow person: If you want to see something pretty go and watch Twilight. This is what mature readers read.
GazzaGlitta 1 year ago
@GazzaGlitta No thanks... I rather read the King and keep my brain intact
brenoobr 1 year ago
@GazzaGlitta
"Twilight" is just Nicholas Sparks as a bloody teen-ager!
Candyliz2003 1 year ago
So true.
Mournerable 2 years ago
I don't think he should stop publishing, I think he NEEDS a break, and just live a little more; have his heart broken, and have some new experiences. I'm sure the world wants more good King over more King, and definitely over no King at all.
MrLemex 2 years ago
@MistyAngel1990 The gist of it is that if your only goal is to turn the reader in a circle with your wit then you shouldn't be writing. Literature (or fiction), is meant to take a reader somewhere they haven't been before and to show them something they can relate to. This can be something thought-provoking or mindless; but the emotion, the connection with the reader and the writer is what is sought. Not the argument of right and wrong, that is for essays. The argument should be subtext
frozenmorale 2 years ago
@frozenmorale Who are you to tell somebody how or when to write?
iRaveRobot 1 year ago
I was answering a question from another comment and elaborating on Stephen Kings statement. I'm not lecturing, simply answering a question. If you don't like my answer then that's your problem, not mine.
frozenmorale 1 year ago
Have a hissy fit why don't ya lmao
iRaveRobot 1 year ago
Yes, because I'm really having a hissy fit. Why don't you go bug someone else troll.
frozenmorale 1 year ago
Because you're trying to tell people what to do and how to write, don't respond if you aren't the troll here.
iRaveRobot 1 year ago
How am I trying to tell people what to do and how to write? Did you read her comment? She asked what he meant by saying not to try to be intellectual and said what he meant, I was rephrasing his term in a way that is easier to understand. I was in no way trying to give my own piece of advice and nothing I said had anything to do with my personal beliefs, opinions or thoughts on writing.
Furthermore I myself am a writer, maybe not published, but writers have the right to give each other advice
frozenmorale 1 year ago 2
Regardless of whether the advice is taken. So STOP trolling.
frozenmorale 1 year ago
Finally, how am I trolling by responding to a comment directed at me? Would you rather I sit idly by? Do you even know what a troll is? I bet you don't.
frozenmorale 1 year ago
im halfway through under the dome its great but thats funny needful things is my favorite still
chrispti 2 years ago
You should reat It, in the extrapolation that talks about Bill Denborough taking a creative writing class in college. When you're writing, the point is to tell a good story; if you turn it into "some intellectual game"--are more concerned with it being thought-provoking than it being any good--your writing is going to suck. You'll notice that those classic thought-provoking novels are thought provoking BECAUSE they tell good stories, not in spite of it.
Stonegolem42 2 years ago
well said, thanks!
SOYUNPINCHEBOY 2 years ago
Very good and Yes under the Dome is out for a month i think. I got it for Christmas and it is an awesome book, but my Favoriten is still needful thinks^^
5*
Ragnarock555555 2 years ago
This man is truly the legend. Just like Bruce Lee in the martial arts world, he's the legendary figure in the world of literature.
FullmetalLakers824 2 years ago 18
He looks like horror...
TheBrettsWorld 2 years ago
you think so? you obviously haven't seen his wife
PeanutsDotCom 2 years ago
haha, yeah. you're right.
crnndrn 2 years ago
I'm sure you don't look better, you asshole. It's not ALWAYS physical beauty, damn!
jodelleferlandfan1 1 year ago
Didnt his latest book, the dome, come out last month? And Duma Key 2 keys before that?
jessehardy 2 years ago
He must not stop. lol. i will disturb him somehow; and he will be moved very quickly to write about it. I can hear the thrumming of the word processor coming up from stand-by in his gaudy gated house as i type this.
Nightermare09 2 years ago
In my house we have his books and movies,along with over 200 other movies!
Stephen was scaring the shit out of my kids and now grand kids...I LOVE IT!
Stephen is a damn good writer,and I hope he keeps his work coming!
Hecata 2 years ago 2
King dutch ovens his wife.
hatersfate2 2 years ago
He sounds a bit bored. No way can he be done. Make a list of words/sentences. ideas-and tear then into suggestions, put them in a jar, pull one out and write a paragraph on the chosen one. Do this with three or five. Think about which one you want to continue with & write a page. Create characters, scenes, conflict, protagonist & an antagonist. Now write a short story. See it continuing or not. Then do it again until u find the one that trips your trigger. Keep the rest in the jar/add to it!
RubyStandingDEER 2 years ago
My mom always had stephen king books around the house, but I wasn't a big reader. My sister and I watched The It television movie and it scared the you know what out of us, and we LOVED it. Then Mom says " the book is even better." I was probably 10 at that time, and I set off on my mission to read that dictionary of a book and haven't stopped reading his books since. Thanks Mr.King for terrifying me since childhood.
sbc650mike 2 years ago 4
I adore Stephen King's books.
FloxXxi 2 years ago 3
Stephen King is one the best writers I know. ^^ I hope he never stops writing books! :D
Lenguason 2 years ago 10
He says he feels like he's already written most of what he thinks he has to say, all the monsters, etc. This is so sad, I think. Come on Stephen, don't give up yet!
salicifam5 2 years ago 21
@salicifam5 He wasnt giving up, he was just saying he has said all he had to say, that doesnt mean he is quitting. I dont think he realizes how great his imagination is though. I dont think he will run out of any ideas soon. Since he said this hes published a bundle of books.
2007blazedale 1 year ago
What a man
neonselleri 2 years ago 4
this dude inspired me to write thanks Stephen King!
babaoriley8 2 years ago 38
@babaoriley8 too bad your stories are shit
iDraw3G 1 year ago
@iDraw3G true.
babaoriley8 1 year ago
@babaoriley8 same here
StephenKingFan100 1 year ago
I read Thinner by Bachman three years ago. It was extraordinary insecure inside. but I love Stephen King.
ToUnfortunate 2 years ago
he doesnt look ANYTHING like "IT" the clown...
xSelenaGomezHeartx 2 years ago
i hope he will someday write 'Misery's Return' :D:D
shadowofanight 2 years ago 3
yeah he might get costrained to write it by a mad nurse...lol.
marcogugo 2 years ago
He's a great writer, sometimes they wreck them when there made into movies but he's a great writer
crazyrainbowlover 2 years ago 7
He's not just a great writer, he's the BEST WRITER EVER!!!
jodelleferlandfan1 1 year ago 4
I will worship him if he wants me to. But I know he doesn't, and I'm not any sort of idolism anyway. So I'll just continue my writing and reading. Hopeing he won't die before my success happens in my first published. And I also remember wanted him to be my old man back when I was 16.
BarlowEnter 2 years ago
good luck then.
marcogugo 2 years ago
just read running man By Bachman aka Stephen king
cranman40 2 years ago
I seen cults worshipping stephen king. But since I'm catholic I cant believe I'm saying this but he actually deserves that
MamaLuigiXYZ 2 years ago
I was never a reading person, until i first read Stephen King's ''Pet Semertary'', god i loved that book, but still to this day, the ONLY books i read are the ones by Stephen King.
He is a God at writting.
Redrum326 2 years ago 3
I loved the character Layland Gaunt from Needful Things. Also the opening chapter of Rose Madder with her at the foot of the stairs bleeding is terrifying.
Which one is your fave? Has to be Shining with a name like redrum.
seonidh 2 years ago
Oh awesome , um no actually its not the shining, my favorite would have to be probably ''Tommy Knockers'', the characters Bobbi and Gardner are so well put together =].
Redrum326 2 years ago
I never read that one as we have a little loch at the bottom of my house that looks on to a 400 year old castle. I'd be scared something rises out of the lake. Have you read the Duma key?
seonidh 2 years ago
That's my favorite book of all time. I just noticed something funny, though. Ruth's husband died in 1972, yet he and Ruth have a conversation about Hilly Brown's fear of her dolls. But the story takes place in 1988---if Ralph were around to know Hilly even at Hilly's youngest, that would make Hilly 16 by the time Bobbi stumbles upon her find. And he's only about ten.
moonrice555 2 years ago
ooo i love him,my 6th grade teacher actually knows him
bostongurl32 2 years ago
no writer can top him in my oppinion
Nastymofo13 2 years ago 7
yeah Maine lol i live in maine to, i saw he at a gas station once. haha he's bit odd lol
Tdogg447 2 years ago
you have to be a bit odd to write that well
ironwolg 2 years ago 2
what book is he talking about in the beginning??
awesomeseghute 2 years ago
idk maybe its IT
marceloyanez111 2 years ago
Stephen King has to sleep with the light on at times I have heard... just saying... :D
ricuw11 2 years ago 3
I've heard him say that he never has nightmares because he gives them all to us.
invisiblebears 2 years ago 6
Stephen King and Joe Lansdale are the best writers of the world!!!!I really love them!!!!
Kikitwiggy 2 years ago
i like it but one think doesn't make sense; The small rock with a design so incredible it could have been made by god himself.
But in fact everything was made by god. don't you see?
ThePassionforwriting 2 years ago
I am a budding author longing to be famous in my hometown of Picayune, Mississippi. I have several horror short-stories in print in a local anthology. I am a die-hard fan of Stephen King. I cite him as an influence.
601lowkey 2 years ago 5
Stephen King kicks ass
zombieninja28 2 years ago 7
man i first rad his book when i was 8 i pissed my pants how scared i was... i love Him
00omg000 2 years ago
I just discovered Stephen King's work sometime early this year. I was blown away. Wow.
jrmmf 2 years ago 5
The Dark Tower series is probably his best work in my opinion, and it also makes you want to read his other books.
Arthedain29 2 years ago 3