The novel about a bullied teenager who gets revenge gained a stream of popularity from its readers, making 100,000 on the copy rights alone. Then, unexpectedly, in 1973, he sold his first book, Carrie. Meanwhile, continuing to receive rejection letters from publishers, he grew frustrated with his failings as a novelist. Like your brain was a battery.” – Stephen King | The Guardian “Battery cables were hooked up to your head. He explains that the level of stress and pressure to keep moving forward during this period was borderline unbearable. In an interview with Stephen King by the Guardian, he touches on how he felt during this time in his life. ‘You have to stay faithful to what you’re working on.’ĭuring the school holidays, King worked in a laundry mat again to assist in paying the bills. When his second child was born in 1972, King and his wife struggled to get by on his minimal income as a school teacher. Near the end of 1971, King started working at Hampden Academy as an English instructor. That following January, the two married and eventually had two more children. In the summer of 1970, King had his first child with Tabitha Spruce, a fellow writer from the university. Forced to take a job in a laundry mat, he continued to use any spare time to write his stories. In 1970, he graduated from UM with a degree in English, but he struggled greatly to find a job in the field. ‘The nail in my wall would no longer support the weight of the rejection slips… I replaced the nail with a spike and went on writing.’

Such an arrest seems certainly innocent however, this was a clear-cut warning of the more concerning behavior to come. He began taking drugs such as Speed, Marijuana and LSD, which only resulted in drug addiction. About a month prior to his graduation, King was arrested after binge drinking at a nearby bar and stealing traffic cones. It is common for people with emotional and psychological problems to turn to drugs and Alcohol, especially in response to childhood trauma. When it comes to Alcohol or recreational drug use, there is typically an inescapable risk of developing a drug addiction. During his time there, he discovered that mind-altering substances helped him to escape from his terrifying mental reality. Unfortunately, Alcohol and drugs would also become a part of his coping and entwined with his writing practice.Īfter graduating high school, King studied for an English degree at the University of Maine. As he grew older, King discovered that he was only able to deal with these horrors in his mind through writing about them. By the time he was 7, King started to write his own stories.Īn insecure child, plagued by nightmares and anxieties, he feared everything from falling down the toilet pipes to clowns and deformity. ‘From a very early age, I wanted to be scared…I wanted an emotional engagement with something that was safe, something I could pull back from.’Īs a young boy, King found a box of his father’s fantasy and horror fiction books, and he soon was enjoying science fiction as well as monster films. He developed deep rooted emotional distress in childhood which continued to haunt him in adulthood. King became convinced that his mother would one-day abandon him and his brother as well. He grew up in poverty and his family was abandoned by his father. His father walked out on the family when he was only 2 years old. King was born in Portland, Maine on Sept.

So much so, King claims to have no recollection of writing some of his novels during that period. In a new biography, King reveals that during the 80s he spent most of his time binging on drugs and Alcohol. Although King is very successful and is estimated to have a net worth of 400 million dollars to date, the author has had his ups and downs along the way. Over a span of 35 years, King wrote a total of 63 novels his stories, including Carrie, The Shining, IT, Misery and The Green Mile, quickly became best-sellers and turned into Hollywood and television films. He wasn’t the first writer or artist to be tormented by addiction. Throughout his journey to fame and during his career, King battled with Alcohol abuse and drug addiction. The American novelist, Stephen Edwin King, is one of the world’s most recognized and successful horror authors of all time. Stephen King’s Addiction and Horror Stories Co-Occurring / Dual Diagnosis Treatment Programs.60 Days (Two Months) Addiction Treatment Program.

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