Stephen King: The Glass Floor By Startling Mystery Stories

Stephen King was born in 1947, Portland, Maine. As a young boy; King adored scary comic books for example, Tales from the Vault. King also, enjoyed science-fiction movies with monsters such as, Creature from the Black Lagoon. By high school; King was writing strange short stories, he would send them to science-fiction magazines; but none were published. In his short stories; he liked using small towns as settings for strange, daunting events. In fact, King himself always had lived in small towns. Furthermore, during and after college; King made a living doing odd jobs such as, washing dishes, pumping gas and working in a launderette. At the age of 20 (1967) his first story had been published, “The Glass Floor” by Startling Mystery Stories magazine;

King was paid $35. Despite, having his first book published, King got a job as a high-school English teacher in Hampden, Maine; he continued to write in his free time. Contrary, to popular belief King was making very little money from writing; he decided to send a manuscript of his his first full length book Carrie. In spite of, King himself not having a devotion for the book; it got published in 1974, later on in 1976 the movie version came out, became an even more enormous hit than the actual book. With the success of Carrie; King was able to quit teaching, and began writing full time. As a result, King began turning out books at a expeditious rate; all of his book became successful by 1991, 89 million paperback copies of his books existed. For example, of some of King's best known works; The Shining, The Dead Zone, Pet Sematary, Misery. King is very modest, he says that his books are “the literary equivalent of a Big Mac and a large fries from McDonald.s”