Stephen King - Part II

May 21, 2010

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In his sophomore year he wrote a weekly column for his school paper called: The Maine Campus.

It was here at college while working at the Fogler Library on campus as a student he met whom was to be his wife Tabitha Spruce (who was also a student working at the library as a student).

For Stephen Edwin King to find success was a long, hard journey. In order to be able to pay his studies he had to take strange jobs, including one at an industrial laundry for years while writing in his "spare" time. After this he became a janitor, then, finally he became an English teacher at Hamden Public School in Maine in the Fall of 1971. He didn't earn enough money, and had trouble paying the bills.

There were many times when he was desperately tempted to throw his work away. Actually he did so with a short story about a teenager, a girl name Carietta White. After writing a few pages, and re-reading them he decided they were nonsense. He, (I guess not feeling happy or well-humored), crumpled the pages up and tossed them into the trash. But her wife Tabitha had another opinion, and by fortune, or by fate, (who knows?) took the pages out and read them. She liked the story and encouraged Stephen to continue writing it. He did, yes he did. !!! Because of this sole decision "Carrie" was born. That novel marked the limit. After this novel Stephen could leave his teaching job. And the rest, as they say, is history.

The same publishers who had ignored him, during several years began to change their minds. After so much time of tenancy and determination, he touched his dreams. He became a best-sellers' author.

The truth is, when he took his &#&scholarship&#&, he wasn't looking for wealth, the sole thing he wanted so much, since he was young, was to make a living out of his creations; he wanted recognition. That was the meaning of "success" for him.

Today Stephen King is an extremely wealthy man, but he prefers living a "simple" life. His office is a small little room in the back of an old factory. He sends his kids to the local school, and they attend the local church. He used his money to build a new baseball field for the &#&community schools&#&. This is the life he enjoys.

Finally I wonder: things can begin hard, can't they? It doesn't mean they will continue that way all along our lives. And remember, you may be eligible for &#&scholarships&#&, based on financial need, academic merit, talent or other criteria. Search all available resources; you never know what you may find. In you don't believe me, as Stephen.