Stephen King: Author

by James Robert Parish

Explores the life and works of novelist Stephen King, master of the horror genre, and includes tips on how to become a writer.

139 pages, Library Binding

First published November 1, 2004

About the author

James Robert Parish, a former entertainment reporter, publicist, and book series editor, is the author of many published major biographies and reference books on the entertainment industry including Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You; The Hollywood Book of Extravagance; It’s Good to Be the King: The Seriously Funny Life of Mel Brooks; The Hollywood Book of Breakups; Fiascos: Hollywood’s Iconic Flops; The Hollywood Book of Love; Jet Li; The Encyclopedia of Ethnic Groups in Hollywood; The Hollywood Book of Death; Gus Van Sant; Whoopi Goldberg; Rosie O’Donnell’s Story; The Unofficial “Murder, She Wrote” Casebook; Today’s Black Hollywood; Let’s Talk! America’s Favorite TV Talk Show Hosts; Prison Pictures from Hollywood; Prostitution in Hollywood Films; The Great Cop Pictures; Ghosts and Angels in Hollywood Films; Pirates and Seafaring Swashbucklers on the Hollywood Screen; Gays and Lesbians in Mainstream Cinema; Hollywood’s Great Love Teams; and The Fox Girls. Mr. Parish is a frequent oncamera interviewee on cable and network TV for documentaries on the performing arts. The author resides in Studio City, California.

Reviews

[Indah Threez Lestari]

"Menulis itu gampang," kata Arswendo Atmowiloto.

Tapi jadi novelis ternama seperti Stephen King tidak gampang. Perlu kemauan dan disiplin yang kuat untuk menciptakan karya-karya bermutu dengan produktivitas tinggi. Perlu mental baja untuk menghadapi periode penolakan dari penerbit buku di awal karirnya.

Bagi mereka yang mengira semua novelis punya banyak waktu luang dan santai, pasti belum tahu cara kerja Stephen King, seperti yang dikisahkan dalam buku ini.

[Ira]

How incredible to find out Mr. King efforts in keep pursuing his dream to become a famous writer, which he had finally made it after years! -www.iralennon.blogspot.com