Author: Lisa Rogak
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429987979
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
A fascinating look at the life of the author who created such modern classics as Carrie, IT, and The Shining. One of the most prolific and popular authors in the world today, Stephen King has become part of pop culture history. But who is the man behind those tales of horror, grief, and the supernatural? Where do these ideas come from? And what drives him to keep writing at a breakneck pace after a thirty year career? In this unauthorized biography, Lisa Rogak reveals the troubled background and lifelong fears that inspire one of the twentieth century's most influential authors. King's origins were inauspicious at best. His impoverished childhood in rural Maine and early marriage hardly spelled out the likelihood of a blossoming literary career. But his unflagging work ethic and a ceaseless flow of ideas put him on the path to success. It came in a flash, and the side effects of sudden stardom and seemingly unlimited wealth soon threatened to destroy his work and, worse, his life. But he survived and has since continued to write at a level of originality few authors could ever hope to match. Despite his dark and disturbing work, Stephen King has become revered by critics and his countless fans as an all-American voice more akin to Mark Twain than H. P. Lovecraft. Haunted Heart chronicles his story, revealing the character of a man who has created some of the most memorable---and frightening---stories found in literature today. Stephen King on Stephen King: "I'm afraid of everything." "As a kid, I worried about my sanity a lot." "I am always interested in this idea that a lot of fiction writers write for their fathers because their fathers are gone." "Writing is an addiction for me." "I married her for her body, though she said I married her for her typewriter." "When you get into this business, they don't tell you you'll get cat bones in the mail." "You have to be a little nuts to be a writer." "There's always the urge to see somebody dead that isn't you."
Haunted Heart
Author: Lisa Rogak
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429987979
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
A fascinating look at the life of the author who created such modern classics as Carrie, IT, and The Shining. One of the most prolific and popular authors in the world today, Stephen King has become part of pop culture history. But who is the man behind those tales of horror, grief, and the supernatural? Where do these ideas come from? And what drives him to keep writing at a breakneck pace after a thirty year career? In this unauthorized biography, Lisa Rogak reveals the troubled background and lifelong fears that inspire one of the twentieth century's most influential authors. King's origins were inauspicious at best. His impoverished childhood in rural Maine and early marriage hardly spelled out the likelihood of a blossoming literary career. But his unflagging work ethic and a ceaseless flow of ideas put him on the path to success. It came in a flash, and the side effects of sudden stardom and seemingly unlimited wealth soon threatened to destroy his work and, worse, his life. But he survived and has since continued to write at a level of originality few authors could ever hope to match. Despite his dark and disturbing work, Stephen King has become revered by critics and his countless fans as an all-American voice more akin to Mark Twain than H. P. Lovecraft. Haunted Heart chronicles his story, revealing the character of a man who has created some of the most memorable---and frightening---stories found in literature today. Stephen King on Stephen King: "I'm afraid of everything." "As a kid, I worried about my sanity a lot." "I am always interested in this idea that a lot of fiction writers write for their fathers because their fathers are gone." "Writing is an addiction for me." "I married her for her body, though she said I married her for her typewriter." "When you get into this business, they don't tell you you'll get cat bones in the mail." "You have to be a little nuts to be a writer." "There's always the urge to see somebody dead that isn't you."
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429987979
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
A fascinating look at the life of the author who created such modern classics as Carrie, IT, and The Shining. One of the most prolific and popular authors in the world today, Stephen King has become part of pop culture history. But who is the man behind those tales of horror, grief, and the supernatural? Where do these ideas come from? And what drives him to keep writing at a breakneck pace after a thirty year career? In this unauthorized biography, Lisa Rogak reveals the troubled background and lifelong fears that inspire one of the twentieth century's most influential authors. King's origins were inauspicious at best. His impoverished childhood in rural Maine and early marriage hardly spelled out the likelihood of a blossoming literary career. But his unflagging work ethic and a ceaseless flow of ideas put him on the path to success. It came in a flash, and the side effects of sudden stardom and seemingly unlimited wealth soon threatened to destroy his work and, worse, his life. But he survived and has since continued to write at a level of originality few authors could ever hope to match. Despite his dark and disturbing work, Stephen King has become revered by critics and his countless fans as an all-American voice more akin to Mark Twain than H. P. Lovecraft. Haunted Heart chronicles his story, revealing the character of a man who has created some of the most memorable---and frightening---stories found in literature today. Stephen King on Stephen King: "I'm afraid of everything." "As a kid, I worried about my sanity a lot." "I am always interested in this idea that a lot of fiction writers write for their fathers because their fathers are gone." "Writing is an addiction for me." "I married her for her body, though she said I married her for her typewriter." "When you get into this business, they don't tell you you'll get cat bones in the mail." "You have to be a little nuts to be a writer." "There's always the urge to see somebody dead that isn't you."
Haunted Heart
Author: Linda Dahl
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472032730
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Beginning as a disciple of Billie Holiday, Susannah McCorkle carefully crafted her own unique singing style, performing in New York and venues around the world. However, she struggled with bipolar disorder. Unable to overcome crippling bouts of depression, McCorkle committed suicide in 2001. Author Linda Dahl offers a revealing portrait of one of America's greatest yet misunderstood singers. 8 page photo insert.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472032730
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Beginning as a disciple of Billie Holiday, Susannah McCorkle carefully crafted her own unique singing style, performing in New York and venues around the world. However, she struggled with bipolar disorder. Unable to overcome crippling bouts of depression, McCorkle committed suicide in 2001. Author Linda Dahl offers a revealing portrait of one of America's greatest yet misunderstood singers. 8 page photo insert.
Haunted Heart
Author: Francine Craft
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 9781583143018
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
When psychologist Annice Steel accepts a position at a school for troubled kids on Paradise Island, she is stunned to discover that Lucas Jones, the man who broke her heart years ago, runs the school, and as they form a tentative bond that leads to passion, his past threatens to destroy their second chance at love. Original.
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 9781583143018
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
When psychologist Annice Steel accepts a position at a school for troubled kids on Paradise Island, she is stunned to discover that Lucas Jones, the man who broke her heart years ago, runs the school, and as they form a tentative bond that leads to passion, his past threatens to destroy their second chance at love. Original.
The Haunted Heart
Haunted Hearts
The Hummingbird Heart
Author: Anita G. Howard
Publisher: Golden Orb Press
ISBN: 9780997687453
Category : Amusement parks
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
A man seeking to change, a lady desperate to stay the same . . . as they cross the Atlantic, pent up passions crash over them like the ocean¿s waves. But will the ghosts of her past end their lives before love can begin?
Publisher: Golden Orb Press
ISBN: 9780997687453
Category : Amusement parks
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
A man seeking to change, a lady desperate to stay the same . . . as they cross the Atlantic, pent up passions crash over them like the ocean¿s waves. But will the ghosts of her past end their lives before love can begin?
Haunted Hearts
Author: Aundrea Methvin
Publisher: Book Venture Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1640690743
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
What could make a person become a poet? It wasn’t my first idea, originally I wanted to be an archeologist specializing in Egyptology when I was in middle school I studied everything I could about the culture the history and even how to read hieroglyphs but for all my studies and hard work fate had a twist to throw into my well planned life, I developed seizures at the age of 14 which got worse when I turned 15. I was shaken to the core when my doctor said that I would have to change my dream because my medication would be unavailable where I wanted to attend college in three years. I started going to the school library and reading Edgar Allen Poe and all mythologies that I could get my hands on. Even after all my seizures I can still remember my love for myth and legends even if the rest should come back in pieces like a puzzle. I took a creative writing course in high school and that is when I found that I have a true spark for writing poetry. watched many friends graduate including my high school sweetheart but I kept working for my diploma until I received it in 2004. Now though my seizures are not controlled and none of my doctors know what causes them I write to keep the worries at bay and because I love to write. If you are going through the same thing or just a health issue that you don’t know how to cope with you just need to focus and remember even the small dreams come true if you help them.
Publisher: Book Venture Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1640690743
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
What could make a person become a poet? It wasn’t my first idea, originally I wanted to be an archeologist specializing in Egyptology when I was in middle school I studied everything I could about the culture the history and even how to read hieroglyphs but for all my studies and hard work fate had a twist to throw into my well planned life, I developed seizures at the age of 14 which got worse when I turned 15. I was shaken to the core when my doctor said that I would have to change my dream because my medication would be unavailable where I wanted to attend college in three years. I started going to the school library and reading Edgar Allen Poe and all mythologies that I could get my hands on. Even after all my seizures I can still remember my love for myth and legends even if the rest should come back in pieces like a puzzle. I took a creative writing course in high school and that is when I found that I have a true spark for writing poetry. watched many friends graduate including my high school sweetheart but I kept working for my diploma until I received it in 2004. Now though my seizures are not controlled and none of my doctors know what causes them I write to keep the worries at bay and because I love to write. If you are going through the same thing or just a health issue that you don’t know how to cope with you just need to focus and remember even the small dreams come true if you help them.
Haunted Hearts
Haunted Hearts. By the author of “The Lamplighter” Miss M. S. Cummins
Author: Maria Susanna CUMMINS
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description