The Secret Behind Stephen King’s Massive Success as a Writer

It’s already living inside you, waiting to be unleashed

Frank McKinley
Publishous

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Stephen King has been writing for over fifty years. In that time, he’s published 54 novels and sold over 350 million books.

He was probably the best selling author in the world until J.K. Rowling surpassed him with her Harry Potter books.

You might be thinking, “That’s great. But there is no way I can be like Stephen King.”

Maybe not. But you can become the writer you were meant to be. Do you believe that?

If you do, read on.

Stephen King wasn’t born into a rich family. He grew up poor. His father left when King was only two years old, leaving his mother to struggle to take care of him and his brother. After college, he taught high school English for a whopping $6400 a year. That means he had to work part-time jobs to pay the bills. And he didn’t live lavishly — he and his wife lived in a trailer.

Now he’s worth over $400 million and owns three huge houses.

In this post, we’ll look at the one thing that drove King to keep writing through every obstacle imaginable. When you see what this trait is, and start using it yourself, your potential will begin to become your reality.

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Frank McKinley
Publishous

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