Have You Read All Your Favourite Writer’s Works?

It’s a worthy endeavour — and an enjoyable one too!

I asked Midjourney to create an illustration of King. I think it does him justice, even though it’s a little bit scary (and perhaps more fitting because of it). | © Image credit: Nanie Hurley 🌿 with Midjourney — CC-BY.

Stephen King is my favourite author.

It’s not that I don’t read other writers, far from that. It would be boring to read just one person. I read a lot of books, and King’s works make up a small fraction of what I read.

He’s not the only author I admire, either. There are so many writers whose names inspire me to check their new books; it would be boring to name them all here.

Of all the writers I have read in my life, though, Stephen King is the one that comes on top when I look at my favourite stories. I like his style — his vivid characters, encompassing plots, and the wicked (and sometimes horrid) supernatural that is often woven into his tales. And I also fully admire his versatility and originality.

Stephen King has almost 80 published works if you count each title or collection once and include his novels and short-story collections. It’s a lot of reading, and I’m very excited to indulge in all of them! | © Image credit: Nanie Hurley �� with Midjourney — CC-BY.

Stephen King has been my favourite author for a long time. I can still remember the first time I read one of his books — it was love at first sight. Or rather, love at first read. Christine will always hold a special place in my heart. The more I read of his works, the more I liked him as a writer. Until I…