Stephen King's Writing's
Stephen King published his first short story "The Glass Floor" for Starling mystery stories in 1967. In his early years of writing many of Stephen Kings stories appeared were sold to men's magazines, later these stories were gathered into the Night Shift Collection.
Though 1971 Stephen King continued to write short stories but also worked on novels. In 1973 his novel "Carrie" was accepted by Doubleday & Co. and with its success he began to write full time. In 1973 his family moved to southern Maine to be close to his mother who had been diagnosed with cancer, this is were he wrote the novel "Salem's Lot". Stephen King's mother died that year at the age of 59.
In the fall of 1974, the King's moved to Boulder Colorado were he wrote "The Shining". The King's returned to Maine in 1975 were he finished writing "The Stand". The "Dead Zone"was also written during this period.
Stephen and his wife spent a year in England in 1977 and in the fall relocated to Central Lovell, Maine. After one summer the Kings moved to close to Bangor and began teaching creative writing at the University of Maine.They continued to maintain a second home in Central Lovell for the summers.
Stephen and his wife Tabitha now winter in Florida but spend the rest of the year in their Maine homes. Stephen King now applies some of his college drama experience appearing in cameos in several of the film adaptions of his novels. His son,Joe Hill King also appeared in Creepshow, which was released in 1982. Stephen made his directorial debut, as well as writing the screenplay, for the movie Maximum Overdrive (an adaptation of his short story "Trucks") in 1985. Stephen King continues to this day to be a prolific and highly acclaimed writer.
Stephen Kings novels are available for purchase by clicking the link below:
Though 1971 Stephen King continued to write short stories but also worked on novels. In 1973 his novel "Carrie" was accepted by Doubleday & Co. and with its success he began to write full time. In 1973 his family moved to southern Maine to be close to his mother who had been diagnosed with cancer, this is were he wrote the novel "Salem's Lot". Stephen King's mother died that year at the age of 59.
In the fall of 1974, the King's moved to Boulder Colorado were he wrote "The Shining". The King's returned to Maine in 1975 were he finished writing "The Stand". The "Dead Zone"was also written during this period.
Stephen and his wife spent a year in England in 1977 and in the fall relocated to Central Lovell, Maine. After one summer the Kings moved to close to Bangor and began teaching creative writing at the University of Maine.They continued to maintain a second home in Central Lovell for the summers.
Stephen and his wife Tabitha now winter in Florida but spend the rest of the year in their Maine homes. Stephen King now applies some of his college drama experience appearing in cameos in several of the film adaptions of his novels. His son,Joe Hill King also appeared in Creepshow, which was released in 1982. Stephen made his directorial debut, as well as writing the screenplay, for the movie Maximum Overdrive (an adaptation of his short story "Trucks") in 1985. Stephen King continues to this day to be a prolific and highly acclaimed writer.
Stephen Kings novels are available for purchase by clicking the link below:
