Stephen King admits, "It scares the hell out of me." on NPR

Stephen King talks about how collected data is not good for an author. 





See below for a related article about ebooks.


Read this article The Wall Street Journal:  Why Ebooks Aren't Scary

OCTOBER 29, 2010

King discusses the pros and cons of ebooks vs. physical books.  He explains how researching is easier on the Kindle.  He talks about how he has thousands of books already but has been known to buy a physical book when he already has the digital copy.  He likes to have the real book to place on his shelf.  (This is something I have been guilty of doing myself for example Justin Cronin's The Passage.)          

Stephen King Reads From His Book "On Writing" And Answers Questions

Stephen King: The 'Craft' Of Writing Horror Stories
Just found this audio clip from Jul 2, 2010 from previous interviews.

25 minute audio clip talking about his accident and Gerald's Game

(First time I have heard this audio.)

NPR National Public Radio Lists Top 100 Killer Thrillers

Stephen King had 6 novels, count them 6, chosen out of 600 novels with over 17,000 ballots cast.  Here I listed the results for Stephen King.  One of the authors whose books Stephen King reads religiously,  Lee Child got a few nods.  For the full article and  to find out the other 94 novels on the list visit NPR.

# 7.    The Shining
# 12.  The Stand
# 22.  IT
# 37.  Salem's Lot
#44.   Pet Sematary
#45.   Dead Zone