Stephen King mentioned in this article about drugs and creative types

Daily Mail: So is this proof that the drugs don't work? [Daily Mail (London, England)]
This article explains why creative people tend to use  and abuse drugs.

Stephen King's Real Horror Story: How the novelist's addiction to drink and drugs nearly killed him

This was posted on the SKMB about the above article.  Ms. Mod responded with this comment.

It appears to have taken sections from the book Haunted Heart: The Life and Times of Stephen King a biography by Lisa Rogak. Steve was not interviewed by her for that biography. I haven't read it but from what I understand, there are a number of inaccuracies in the book. Click to see post on SKMB.

***********I had a feeling this is article was without merit.*********

Famous Alcoholics: Stephen King on the Liar’s Disease

Question of the Day #44: Do you have a favorite Stephen King quote(s)?

"Get busy living, or get busy dying."
Stephen King

On Writing  was chosen for this post because SK gives examples on how he got busy living after facing drug and alcohol addiction (mostly with the help of his loving family.)  Also the difficulty, both mentally and physically, of getting back to work after his near-fatal accident.  This book shows the tenacity of an awe-inspiring author. The most awe-inspiring people to me are my husband, my son, Stephen King and J.K. Rowling.  I also want to add that this book has valuable insights for any aspiring writer, hence the name On Writing.  (This book somewhat covered my quote post today.)  Hope everyone had a nice weekend, I did. 


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Question of the Day #29: What Stephen King book(s) are you reading today?

On Writing (20 pages or so left), Duma Key (approx. 100 pages, I haven't read this one at all in about a week), and Rage (about 80 pages left).  I've been caught up in household duties.  I have got to get back to my reading! On Writing is an excellent book which I read while walking on the treadmill.  It is on my nook.(love my nook btw). Best gift I ever got!


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Question of the Day #17: Would you like to be a fly on the wall while SK is writing one of his books?

Heck yeah, watching the master at work would be the ultimate in the Book Of Ultimates. (Not being the fly, though, for obvious reasons.)  I would definitely try to land on his shoulder and try to read what he was writing about.  After having read what he was writing, I would whisper The Plant repeatedly in his ear and hope he would take the bait.  The other thing I would do is try to avoid getting squashed so I could look around his study with great detail to see if there were any other unpublished manuscripts or stories just laying around.   I would love to watch the process from brain to paper to see how naturally it comes to him.  I almost think it is effortless for him.



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On Writing Tenth Anniversary Hardcover

This editon of the book will be On Writing: 10th Anniversary Edition: A Memoir of the Craft Can you believe it has already been 10 years since this book published?  Amazing, how time flys. Pre-Order for July 13, 2010 release.  If you aspire to be an author or just want to get a better understanding of how the master writes.  READ THIS BOOK! :-)