What are your Stephen King Reading Rituals?

**Chatterbox** · April 9th, 2009

A few years ago, when I was reading IT (my first SK, I was 13) I closed the book when the sun disappeared it was too scary to read it at night, now that's different I read everywhere and the whole night^^

**Bryan James** · April 9th, 2009

I have not been scared by any writer in ....15 years?

"IT" was the last one that got me, and that's been a while.

When I was in law school I was so miserable I would eat a handful of mixed nuts before going to sleep (old wives tale) so I'd have nightmares. Didn't work. Feel free to use that in a story (I have, but I won't sue you).

I read many different types of books. I have one with me everywhere.

I hate the King books with his picture on the back, though...I look like him. That's caused a few odd conversations.

If the book grabs me, I let it take me. I'll blast through it.

If it doesn't, I give it some time, and it's relegated to a Bathroom Reader. I'll eventually finish it.

Most of King's books I carry with me and zip through. There have been a few that, let's just say "sit" for a while.

BJS

**LadyDelphia** · April 9th, 2009

I like to lay on my bed or sit in my rocking chair, usually at night with the shades drawn (thanks to Salem's Lot, I do this on a regular basis now, so as not to attract the vampires) and my lamp on. I like it to be completely silent when I am reading anything, but especially Stephen King.

**Queen Judia** · April 10th, 2009

well, i just read it with or without lights. that's how i enjoy reading SK books... and i take them anywhere... and let my friends borrow it. currently, "christine", "misery", and "cujo" are out of my shelf and off to my friends. whew. im just worried if they'll (my books) ever come home to me.

**Queen Judia** · April 10th, 2009

i read sk books even on a moving vehicle, or in the train, in the comfort room, in the dining area... but i love to read it where i find it hard to read... in my dar room with just a little light on... lying in the bed and just there with sk...

**BlackThorn** · April 13th, 2009

Get all lucid. This step, I can't say how you'd achieve. It's comes and goes like a tide with me, and I don't really seem to be in charge of it...

Fire up an amazing trance... you know, like when you've sunk so deeply into your favorite wonderful and powerful music... that the fast forward button on the random playlist stops even needing to exist for you.

Hopefully, so tranced out, that the morning paper has a a non threatening news headline, directly relating to conversation you were having moments before. (today with me, it was talking about the sunset in here and on my web page, and how beautiful it was, and then the front page had a sunset right on it, and people talking about what their celebration meant to them)

Then pick up the King. The story will be tailored specifically to you, although, you'll have to be a touch more open minded than the next guy to really be able to read for enjoyment and scry the story simultaneously, but hell, if you're reading King, you're already a step above the rest, in my world. =0)

Candlelight before bed works too. I started on 'The Stand' when I was about 14, reading a few chapters in the dark.

In the dark, really helps with King. Broad daylight doesn't do most of his works any justice.