All About King

    I have a love for Stephen King... Seriously. I have found property to purchase in Maine just so that I could "bump" into him, his wife, and their son (author of Horns). Some might call it "stalking", I call it a justifiable approach to meeting my all time favorite author and his family. Alas, I can't afford property in Maine, and we're military so I don't have a really good reason to head up that way (one day though... one day). I will just have to make do with my fantasy. 
    What is my fantasy you ask? I have had the same one for years lol! No, it's not blush worthy, or anything close to resembling some soft porn on any of the movie channels. Basically I am at a cozy little bookstore/cafe (the kind with giant super comfy couches and tons of pillows) surrounded by the smell of books and an fabulous cup of espresso. Sitting all around me are: Stephen King, Robert Englund (the ORIGINAL Freddy Krueger for those of you who are too young to remember), and Wes Craven. We are discussing our favorite scary movies, books, and nightmares. This is my "wet" dream ;-) 
    Occasionally the characters in my fantasy change, depends on my mood, but more often than not it's these three and me. I have grown up with these men and I cannot imagine my life, or my reaction, if they were suddenly no longer with us. *If anyone could arrange this fantasy for me, you have no idea how much I would love you! I would bow down and kiss your feet every time you walked by* 

    So, for today's blog I am talking about Stephen King, if I kept going with Wes and Robert we would be here all day. More specifically Stephen King's book Under The Dome becoming a tv series (click link for teaser). 
If you haven't read this book I strongly urge you to! It has tons of imagery, and a lot of pretense leading you into the story. Some parts might seem a bit long, but it is so worth it! I will warn you though, it is a big book. I'm sure you can imagine my surprise when I saw the preview for it during a Super Bowl commercial. Oh yea, I'm setting that baby up to record! I love watching anything Stephen King writes turned into a movie or series. I also get ridiculously excited when I see his cameo appearance (this has led to my game of "Where's the King?" when watching anything by him). 

    Quick breakdown of Under the Dome, small town suddenly gets covered by this "dome". No explanation, no reason, no way out (government conspiracy?, war?). Death, drugs, and drama in my opinion is a good summary. There are some other key factors in there but I am not going to spoil this for you guys. This book stays true to Stephen Kings' writing style and I loved every minute of it! Granted... I am biased, I love Stephen King. He could write a book about snails and I'd love it. This book is a great read though, which is why I'm super excited it will be a series soon! 

    I have been collecting Stephen King's books for years now. The first one I ever read I still have. Rose Madder, definitely still one of my all-time favorites! If we have to move, my Stephen King books get priority above all other books. No if's and's or but's about it. Anytime I'm at a thrift store, book swap, or something I look for anything by Stephen King. I have quite a few paperbacks, but have been trying to get all of his books in hard cover. I'm doing pretty well so far. I have also considered trying my hand at writing, I have tons of ideas. For my 27th birthday (I'm only admitting this now, I still state that I will remain 25 forever!) my hubby, Kris, bought me Stephen King's "On Writing". It's a memoir as well as a guide to writing. One of these days maybe you guys will see something I've written worthy of being shelved next to Stephen King. 

   Anyone have a favorite Stephen King story you'd like to share? How about anything background-wise that the average person may not know about Stephen King or any of his books? For example: Did you know that his wife, Tabitha, is pretty much the reason that Carrie didn't get trashed? Stephen balled it up and tossed it, thinking it wasn't any good. Tabitha pulled it out of the trash can, read it, and convinced him to finish writing it. Thank you Tabitha! 
Did you also know that Stephen King was hit by a van while he was out running one day? Once he was pretty well recovered he bought the van that hit him and burned it. All of this can be found in his book "On Writing" if anyone is interested!