STEPHEN KING Presented by Cade Kinzel ABOUT STEPHEN
STEPHEN KING Presented by: Cade Kinzel
ABOUT STEPHEN KING • He is a contemporary horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction and fantasy American author born on September 21, 1947 • Attended Durham Elementary School, Lisbon Falls High School, and University of Maine (graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree) • His family recalls Stephen witnessing the death of his friend by being hit by a train, although King himself did not recall the incident and many believe that this became the grounds for King’s work including inspiring some of his darker works • 30 million copies of his novels have been published around the world
ABOUT STEPHEN KING CONTINUED… • Born on September 21, 1947 in Portland, Maine • His father abandoned him when he was little • His mother passed away in 1974 • Married Tabitha Spruce in January of 1971, who worked together as college students • The Kings have three children: Naomi Rachel, Joe Hill, and Owen Phillip
SOME OF KING’S WORKS-? ?
ON WRITING • I chose this reading because I believe it is a good representation of why not to be worried in terms of finding your talent • I learned and could relate to the mistakes Stephen King was making on the pieces about the basketball game • Stephen King was one of the authors I was most familiar with
QUOTES • “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There’s no way around these two things that I’m aware of, no shortcut. ” • “Fiction is the truth inside the lie. ” • “Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. ”
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• “Stephen King. ” Minnesota Opera, www. mnopera. org/biography/stephen-king/. • " Stephen King. " 2012. Famous. Authors. org 24 November, http: //www. famousauthors. org/stephen-king • “Stephen King Books. ” Stephen King Books | 10 Best Selling Stephen King Books, stephenkingbooks. net/index. html.
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