Stephen King is an American author of horror and suspense novels. He has sold over 350 million books worldwide. Many of his books have been made into movies and television shows. Recently Mister King was kind enough to talk about his life and writings in a candid interview. The results of the interview reveal some interesting facts about one of America’s most successful author. He was born as Stephen Edward King on September 21, 1947, in Portland, Maine. Most of his stories take place in his native state of Maine. When asked about his education, he proudly admitted he graduated from the University of Maine, with Bachelor of Arts degree in English, in 1970. As a child King witnessed his friend being hit by, and killed, a train. He claims that many people credit this traumatizing event as the inspiration for his dark stories, but King denies this. He says that the chief inspiration for writing horror stories came when he discovered a collection of short stories, called The Lurker in the Shadows, in his attic, while rummaging around with his brother. He says while looking at the cover art of the book, he realized what he wanted to do with his life. King revealed that he began writing for fun while in high school. He would sometimes sell writings, about movies he had seen, to his friends. While in high school, King had his first published work. “I Was a Teenage Grave Robber”, was presented in four parts, three of which were published. While in college, King wrote a column for the school newspaper, called “Steve King’s Garbage Truck.” After graduating King supplemented his income by selling stories to different men’s magazines. He revealed that many of these stories eventually reappeared in his novel Night Shift. In 1973, King had his first novel, Carrie, accepted for publishing. He laughingly said that his advance, for the novel, was $2500. Upon