Stephen The Constant Writer

[jimi-donohue]

I am a British reader, i am 25 and I am down to my last four King books. I started reading King at 16 and have devoured all of his work ever since. I used to love the smell of the page of a new King book. Now, I have all but run out of fresh King novels. I wonder how many more (if any) King will write. Does anyone have any idea what his plans for future writing are?

[Moderator]

Under the Dome will be out in November. There is an announcement at the top of the Forum pages that gives the plot synopsis. He's still writing new work including some short stories.

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

And he's said (thankee Bev and Lilja) that he and Peter Straub will start work on Talisman 3 'in one or two years'.

And there's the musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County to come, hopefully next year.

Long days and pleasant nights

[Wendybird]

Hi jimi and welcome!

You are not running out of Sai King books because we all know that you will read them over and over again!

There is no end to Sai King. Every time you re-read a book you find something new and wonder why you never spotted it before!

Glad to have you on board, I can't answer the "future plans" part of your post but I know of a woman who can! lol :wink2: (side note - I bet she gets in here before I do! Bets anyone? lol)

Again, welcome to the board jimi (is it ok if I call you that?)

Birdy

[jimi-donohue]

ok, now i've seen, thanks for that. King has'nt got let in his life to write (sorry to say it). We all know his master work was dark tower (unbeatable ending), but i hope he give us one more slice of brilliant work before the end. Duma Key was NOT an example of this. Don't get me wrong, i adore King (thats why i'm here) but I long for something new that is magnificent, i have been waiting a while. Koontz still has it

[jimi-donohue]

ok, now i've seen. Is it enough? not for me. i want something more. I know Dark Tower was his master work, but i want one work of brillience before it is too late. Where is it going to come from. Or more to the point, does he still have it in him?..... heres hoping

[Srbo]

ok, now i've seen. Is it enough? not for me. i want something more. I know Dark Tower was his master work, but i want one work of brillience before it is too late. Where is it going to come from. Or more to the point, does he still have it in him?..... heres hoping

Hi there.

Dude, what is that supposed to mean ?
Before what is too late ?

I hope you are not thinking what I think you thought...

As to where is it going to come from and is it still in him :

Another King, this ones name is BB King...he is 83 years old and he just released a new, brilliant blues album.
What does that tell you ?

Don`t you worry about the Kings of this planet...:smile2::wink2:

[Bryan James]

I'm sure he already has some dusty shorts (joke intended) rattling around the office.

Kinda like we guys had that special sock we kept coming back to...

He's not nearly done, unless he pulls a Crighton on us.

I hope not.

BJS

[Mr Nobody]

'Devoured his work', eh? You ought to try reading 'em. Much better than way! :wink2:

But seriously, I was a bit disturbed by 'one work of brilliance before it's too late'.
I'm not saying all SK's stories are fantastic, but there are surely works of 'brilliance'. And just how do you go about quantifying 'brilliance'? What's brilliant to you might be dull as dishwater to me, and vice versa.
Now if you meant 'one more work of brilliance'...then all's cool enough. I mean, how anyone could read Bag of Bones and not consider it brilliant is beyond me - but then, like I said it's all subjective.

[GravemakersAndGunslingers]

I believe King still has great novels in him (lets hope Under The Dome is one such) but I think it would be asking a lot for him to emulate his The Dark Tower series at this stage of his career.

[gclark]

Hi jimi and welcome!

You are not running out of Sai King books because we all know that you will read them over and over again!

There is no end to Sai King. Every time you re-read a book you find something new and wonder why you never spotted it before!

Glad to have you on board, I can't answer the "future plans" part of your post but I know of a woman who can! lol :wink2: (side note - I bet she gets in here before I do! Bets anyone? lol)

Again, welcome to the board jimi (is it ok if I call you that?)

Birdy


SO TRUE!!!!!! lol... i've read the dark tower books like 30 times each... (would start with 1, go all the way to 7, and then back to 1...)

But you see something new, or figure something out that was lost to you in the last reading...

[tillyn]

I'm sure as long as he thinks he has some thing to offer us he will keep on writing. Or sure i say as long as he thinks he wants to write for us he will.

[Roseasharn]

Under the Dome will be out in November. There is an announcement at the top of the Forum pages that gives the plot synopsis. He's still writing new work including some short stories.

BRING ON THE SHORT STORIES!!!
I still haven't read Just After Sunset. I'm trying to stretch the short stories as far as I can go. I just love Sk's short stories.
They make me happy.

[RJMiller]

Now it's just plain creepy to be talking like the man is 90 years old with one foot in the grave. Before it's too late? Does he have it in him? Good writers always have it in them. It's whether or not they choose to let it out.
I think you will see more work from him for sure. I doubt he has published everything he has written. To say that he won't achieve the brilliance of this work or that work again is just plain silly. Brilliance doesn't just vanish in a puff of smoke. You either got it or you don't. Mr. King definitely has it.
Now children, let's stop with the silliness.:eyebrow:

[michal]

All these discussions about the end of careers is lovely guys, but please - will you give me a break? I didn't even think The Dark Tower was his best work, and until I read "Wolves of the Calla" I couldn't wait for him to get the series over with.

And it's true - every new book is a promise, and when I hold each one for the first time it can be the best story yet - they can all be, and the greatest thing is that books change as you grow up, or grow older. Some become "better" because you either learn to understand them better or you understand them differently because you have changed.
I've reread most of Mr. King's books (as well as other books) and it's like the saying about the rive - you really can't read the same book twice, because at the second time you're a different person and so the book hold other promises for you, other mysteries and other lies.

I hated Roland when I was 15 because he reminded me of my own cowboy father (yep, horses and all), and now I feel love and sadness for him for exactly the same reasons. The words stayed the same, but their meaning FOR ME has been altered.

Hey maybe I'll even learn to like "Cell" one day...

[jalexbrown]

I'm something of an amature writer; I've been writing since I was six years old. Writers who love what they do and who are good at what they do will never run out of ideas. So I'm figuring King will be writing as long as he's capable of doing so, regardless of rather or not he throws the word "retirement" out of his mouth.

[phidgt]

You kids have it so easy these days. You can just go down to the local bookstore or library and pick up whatever Stephen King book you feel like reading.

How many folks on this board remember the agonizingly long periods of time in between new novels? It took something like 20 years to get through a first reading of the entire Dark Tower series.

I think he has become more prolific ever since he announced his "retirement".

[Wendy Capps]

I think Sai King has plenty left in that brillant brain of his. Or should I say locked away waiting for us constant readers! I can't wait for "Under the Dome". I am sorry you did'nt like Duma Key, Jimi D. I loved the idea that upon losing a limb gave Edgar an artistic "gift" that lead him to discover the past. Very creative. I would love to see the movie!!!:love: