Has Stephen King ever had a writer's block?

[Bill Kendich]

It might sound like a dumb question, taking into consideration the amount of books he's written in his career, but I was just wondering if he'd ever struggled with a particular story or with the absence of one... He may have addressed that question in On Writing, but it's been a long time since I'd read the book and I no longer have it.

 

[kingricefan]

He had it one time but wrote about it and that solved the problem.....
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[Kingfisher]

I've read that during his struggles with alcoholism he found himself either unable to write for long or writing to a quality he didn't admire.

 

[king family fan]

Welcome!

 

[GNTLGNT]

...yes, he certainly has...but to quote specific sources of when is beyond my recall...

 

[Kingfisher]

Some of his short story collections have snippets of information at the end of each story to explain how he was feeling when writing certain things. I know it's the case in Everything's Eventual, if you're interested you should check it out because I'm very sure I remember him explaining his writer's block on finishing certain stories in it. I can't quote an exact story though, you're going to have to do the legwork yourself.

 

[Neesy]

It might sound like a dumb question, taking into consideration the amount of books he's written in his career, but I was just wondering if he'd ever struggled with a particular story or with the absence of one... He may have addressed that question in On Writing, but it's been a long time since I'd read the book and I no longer have it.

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[mjs9153]

I think he had some difficulty with The Stand,at some point,I forget if it was in On Writing or where I read that,but he was taking long walks at that time,I believe he was living in Colorado then..anyhow,am sure he had roadblocks at several junctures,but luckily for us he soldiered on!