Stephen King’s name is synonymous with horror and suspense writing. His books are used as textbooks on how to write. And yet, King’s first novel, “Carrie”, which went onto to become a cult classic, was rejected by 30 publishers! King was about to give up and threw the manuscript in the trash. His wife, Tabitha retrieved it and urged King to resubmit it. The rest is history. King has since then published more than 80 books, many of which became bestsellers.
His mother did so many odd jobs to raise them and she even worked as a care taker in a nursery to meet the financial requirements of the family. The hardships faced by his mother left a strong impression on his mind which can be seen on his novels. In 1970’s, when he was working as a teacher at Hampden Academy, he became addicted to alcohol and his lifestyle changed. Though he was writing stories, his personal life was affected and his health condition too became worst.
Suffering like this for ten years, he finally gave up drinking and concentrated on his career. On 19th June 1999, he was involved in an accident and his situation became critical. Multiple fractures and the lung injuries forced him to take rest for more than three months and it took more than six months for him to become normal. He wanted to announce retirement during this period but the support from his family made him recover quickly and his successful writing career is still continuing.
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