'Read a lot; write a lot"

 

"As a writer, one of the things that I've always been interested in doing is actually invading your comfort space.  Because that's what we're supposed to do.  Get under your skin, and make you react."  -  Stephen King You’d be hard-pressed to findsomeone in America and perhaps the world who has not heard of or read StephenKing.  His books have sold upward of 400million copies; many movies have been made from his works; and he’s won dozens of major writing awards.  Amongthem are the Mystery Writers of America’s Grand Master Award, and the NationalBook Award Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
Born on Sept. 21, 1947 Kingcontinues to reside in his home state of Maine and along with his wife Tabithais one of Maine’s greatest philanthropists. The Kings annually contribute some $3 million to charitable causes.    And, he has been unafraid to share his writingtalents with others, including authoring the book On Writing, one of thebest books written on the craft of writing.              His advice to would-be writers:  “If you want to be a writer, youmust do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There's no wayaround these two things that I'm aware of, no shortcut.   If you don’t havethe time to read, you don’t have the time or the tools to write.”