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Writing is a trade built by reading and daily practice
Dek: After a spike of rejection slips and a $35 first sale, King shows aspiring novelists and stuck revisers why writing is a trade learned by volume, not a gift.
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About Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror fiction and has also explored other genres, among them suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. His career spans six decades, and he has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections.
Everything about Stephen King →- Occupation
- television producer, science fiction writer, actor, columnist
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- September 21, 1947
- Website
- https://stephenking.com/