He worked for a dry cleaner and as an English teacher before becoming a professional writer.In 1999, King was hit by a van, which he later purchased for $1,500 in order to destroy it with a sledgehammer.He tries to write a minimum of 2,000 words a day, old-school—using paper and a fountain pen.Who’s that guitar player? He gigged with other authors (including DaveBarry, JamesMcBride and AmyTan) in the charity “supergroup” the Rock Bottom Remainders.A huge fan of the Boston Red Sox, he co-authored Faithful, about the 2004 season when the Sox finally won the World Series.King scored in the 1300s on the SAT.King has won more than 50 literary awards. He received his first when his short-story collection Night Shift was named a 1978 American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults.King published seven novels under the name Richard Bachman but quit when his fans figured it out.King has sold more than 350 million copies of his books.Writing is a family business. Wife Tabitha and sons OwenKing and JoeHill are both novelists as well. Owen also married an author.King’s favorite among his novels are Lisey’s Story, It and 11/22/63.King has a library of more than 17,000 books, and he’s read all but the newest additions.He’s made at least 14 cameos in TV and movie adaptations of his books.He initially threw the first few pages of the manuscript for Carrie in the trash; fortunately, his wife pulled them out and made him finish. It became his first published novel.The King of Horror is afraid of flying and suffers from triskaidekaphobia, a fear of the number 13.He collaborated on the musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County with John Mellencamp and the short film Ghosts with Michael Jackson.He and his wife own three radio stations in Maine: WKIT-FM, WZLO-FM and WZON-AM.
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