Even human writers need to be readers if they hope to write well, according to King. Uploading the works of others to computers, or "state-of-the-art digital blenders" as he put it, can teach AI how ...

Joanna Goodman is a fan of Stephen King's book On Writing. (Joanna Goodman, Scribner) This interview originally aired on May 4, 2019.

At the same time, he accompanies the example of his craft and ambition with the practical wisdom of basic common sense. He advocates writing at least 1,000 words a day (he habitually cranks out an ...

Stephen King has had different cameos in many movies and TV shows, including Sons of Anarchy, which hilariously referenced his writing career, too. In 2008, Kurt Sutter took the audience into the ...

Hodder & Stoughton will publish a 25th anniversary hardback edition of Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft on 17th July 2025.

As for Stephen King’s comfort reads, he said he turns to Michael Connelly, John D. MacDonald and Ed McBain. “You find people that you’re at ease with that are sort of talking your language.