King probably inherited his love for the written word from his parents. His mother often read aloud to the boys. His favorite was Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde and when he was around seven Stephen began writing horror stories of his own. When he was a little older he found some stories Donald King, his father, had written with hopes of publication in a trunk along with some hopefull rejection slips and some Horror fiction novels. Soon he would have rejection slips of his own.

Stephen and Tabitha have three kids, Naomi, Joe and Owen, and three grandchildren as well. Now that their children are grown, Stephen and Tabitha spend now spend winter in florida and the rest of the year in Maine. They now provide scholarships for local high school students.

In 1971 Stephen got a job teaching at Hamden Public High School in Maine wher he made $6,400 a year. He still managed to produce many short stories and even novels, though none were accepted for publication until 1973.

Since then he has published countless novels and short stories, over half of which have been made into movies. His books have been translated in over thirty different languages and are published around the world. There are over 300 million copies of his works in publication and his name is known in households around the world.

Carrie was fished out of the trash can by Tabitha and she pursuaded King to finish it. The novel was accepted by Doubleday publications and Stephen recieved an advance check for $2,500. Carrie was a huge success

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