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Stephen Meets His Wife
He met his wife during the summer of 1969 while working at a work-study job in the University of Maine library. "Also, heavy reading, or no heavy reading, she swore like a mill-worker instead of a coed. Her name was Tabitha Spruce. We're still married, and she has never let me forget that the first time I met her I thought she was Eddie Marsh's townie girlfriend" (61). -
Job as English Teacher
He found a job as an English teacher at a public high school, Hampden Academy, in 1971. -
'Carrie' is Published
The novel ‘Carrie’ was finally published in 1974. It told the story of a teenage girl who uses her telekinetic power to exact revenge on the people who had humiliated her. The novel was a hit. "...but on that Mother's Day of 1973 I was completely speechless. I hadn't heard him right. The idea allowed me to find my voice again, at least. "Did you say it went for forty thousand dollars?" "Four hundred thousand dollars," he said" (86) -
'The Shining' is Published
In 1977, he released the novel ‘The Shining’ which revolves around a young boy who possesses psychic abilities that allow him to witness the past horrors that had happened in the hotel he is staying in with his parents. This novel established King as a popular horror writer. -
'Misery' is Published
King published a psychological horror novel ‘Misery’ in 1987, which is about a writer who is abducted by a crazy fan who is upset with the ending of one of his books and forces him to rewrite the story, torturing him in the process. -
'The Green Mile' is Published
'The Green Mile’, telling the story of a death row supervisor’s experiences with an unusual inmate, was published. Set in the 1930s, the book is a great example of magical realism.