Stephen King's Life
Stephen King is a 'New York Times' bestselling author, known as the "King of Horror", for his famous horror novels, and stories. He was born in 1947, in Portland, Maine. He grew up poor, and his father left his family when he was little, leaving just him and his single mother. His writing started in his high school's newspaper, and he graduated from the University of Maine in 1970, with a Bachelor's in English. He taught English classes in Hampden, Maine, and produced short stories, and worked on his novels in his free time. He wrote short stories, and supported himself by being a janitor, and a laundry job. His first major success was 'Carrie' in 1962. Then, Salem's Lot (1975), The Shining (1977), and It (1986). Overall, King sold more than 350 million copies. Many of his novels have become notorious, with his extraordinary writing skills, able to create an atmosphere of fear, and terror in his words, with such creative talents, his plots never became boring. Most of his stories are taken from his own experiences. For example, most of the novels he wrote were in Maine. He was very passionate about his writing. In fact, he wrote numerous books every year, between the 1980s and 1990s. Many of his books have been adapted into films, and successfully won awards based on his novels.
Stephen King Struggles/Accomplishments
Stephen King grew up poor, and his father left him and his mother when he was little. He also had to work multiple jobs to support his writing. Even though he had to work very hard, he never gave up on his dreams. Stephen King has won many awards. He has won and/or been nominated for over 178 awards. In 2015 he won the National Medal of Arts. The film adaptation of his novel 'Misery' won an Oscar in 1990. Even though, he may come from a very poor family, he pushed past it, and became one of the best authors in the world.
What Stephen King means to me:
Stepehn King shows me that no matter where you come from in life, you can grow up to be just as successful as anyone else. Just because you grow up poor, does not mean you cannot become rich. Stephen King has shown that your social status doesn't define you, but your mind, and your brain, and what you produce, defines you. Stephen King has written some of my favorite novels, and he means a lot to me as an author, able to entertain me, and many other people.How Stephen King inspires me:
Stephen King inspires me as his works of writing are brilliant, and I aspire to have as great of writing skills, not neccesarily be an author of a book, but be a good writer. He inspires me to never give up, and always follow your dreams, and what you want to do. It may take time to start following your dreams, and that is okay, you don't become successful overnight.