Dear Stephen King- It’s Your Time To Buy Lunch

Dear Stephen King,

I don’t mean to air our dirty laundry but it is your turn to pick up lunch or at least a cup of coffee. Been far too long since we last spoke in person, feels like forever.

Hell if you force me to deal with reality I’ll concede we have never spoken in person and that is as they say a damn shame.

Yeah I know you have lots of things to do and am sure that there are plenty of people you enjoy spending time with besides me. I suspect you receive lots of requests from people you have never met and I don’t expect that my saying it’s your turn to buy lunch is going to magically make you call me out of the blue to set a date.

That is ok.

I Am Not Your Biggest Fan

I am a fan of your work but I don’t claim to be your biggest fan. I wouldn’t know how to measure it so I couldn’t begin to offer a valid argument for why I should be granted such a title.

Nor am I aware of it bequeathing any special status, privilege or license so I am not even sure if I really would want the title. I think I might prefer to be number 87, 131 or 283.

Hell, now that you are on Twitter I am one of almost 200,000 followers. I don’t particularly mind that title, it is better than minion or groupie.

Thought I might share that I have this partially formed idea for a story floating around the back of my mind. It started last summer when I was reading 11/22/63.

I was midway through the book and listening to Johnny Cash sing Hurt when it came to me.

Been sort of mulling it over ever since.

I can feel it sitting in the back of my mind and can almost see it but I can’t quite make it out. Sort of reminds me of holding water in the palm of your hand.

You don’t dare it squeeze it too tightly or most of it will slip between your fingertips and go elsewhere leaving you with a wet hand but nothing to show for it.

How Do You Collect Your Story Ideas?

I suppose if we were to grab that lunch I mentioned I would ask you about how you come up with ideas for stories and whether you collect or gather them in a file.

I read your book On Writing and suspect you shared that information there but I don’t remember. Got so much going on right now I can barely remember my own name so trying to pull together your method/suggestion regarding this is hard.

Truth is even if I could recite every word from the book I would still want to ask you questions. I would still want to hear what you said in person because I am certain I could learn a lot.

I like hearing/reading what writers have to say about their business and how they go about their work. I find it interesting but at the same time it is clear to me that we all have to do it our way.

We can only borrow so much from others before we have to focus on our methods and our voice. That is just how it works or at least my perception.

Since I haven’t published any novels yet I suppose I have to be open to other possibilities.

About Twitter

I suppose I should confess that I am curious to see what happens when this post is shared online. It will be tweeted and maybe now that you are on Twitter you might come across it.

Maybe you’ll see it and want to check out the blog, follow me on Twitter or engage in some sort of manner before lunch. I don’t have any expectations of anything but I figure if you don’t take the shot you’ll never make a basket so what the hell.

See you around.

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  1. TheJackB – Someone complained that this page doesn’t tell you what to expect to find here in this blog so I aim to rectify this with the next line. I am a father who writes about life, parenting, business, politics and fiction. I don’t use an editorial calendar because I don’t map out what I am going to write that far in advance. The primary focus will be on things that relate to children and parenting. But the nifty thing about that is that encompasses a wide range of things. Sometimes I work with companies on their PR/Marketing efforts. If they provide products or services I will disclose it. Here is an incomplete list of companies that I am currently or have recently worked with: Nintendo, Philips Norelco, Subway, Frigidaire and Mattel. Want to know more about me, keep reading. If I wanted to provide a professional description it would looks similar to this: Jack has a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from California State University Northridge. He has been writing for print and web publications for more than twenty years, covering a wide range of topics including: business, technology, parenting, politics, education, sports and religion. That is far too serious so I prefer to use something like: The Jack B. is a writer and author of 39 unpublished books and three screenplays. A former athlete and would be superhero he still fights for truth, justice and the American Way. Though he may look like a grown man, don’t fool yourself he is still a boy at heart. When he is not engaged in Walter Mitty like fantasies he is a husband, father and friend and blogs at TheJackB. Hmm…obviously I have since moved from Random Thoughts over to this place, but that is ok. This page is a work in progress which is a good description for me. I’ll probably tweak this on a regular basis so feel free to keep checking back in because you never know what might show up. I am a prolific writer and update frequently so don’t forget to scroll down the page to see what nugget of wisdom you just might have missed. Here is a short selection of posts to get you started. A Father Describes Parenting A Father’s Burden How Sister’s Helped to Train A Father of “Daddy’s Girl” Inside the Blogger’s Studio- A Dream, Er Nightmare The GermoPhobe What I Dream About I am In Love Becoming a Dad Dad’s Most Important Job A Decade of Dad Grandpa Donuts Why Your Post Sucks and Everyone Hates Your Blog A Letter To My Children- Things That Matter A Letter To My Children-2011 Dad Balances Fear Versus Reality Q&A With Daddy Blogger JackB Save The Last Dance For Me- 75 Years of Marriage An Uncertain Certainty Four Generations & A Wedding The Best Thing My Father Ever Said To Me 1 Foolproof Way To Become a Better Writer The Story Of A House- The Final Days He Died A Hero Twenty-Five Links That Will Make You A Better Writer/Blogger Thanks for coming by, I hope you like it. If you want to reach me use the contact form or try talk-to-jacknow-at-gmail-dotcom You can also find more information by clicking About Me and reading my profile there. Also, I encourage you to sign up for my newsletter using the form on the top right hand side of the page.
    Joshua Wilner/A Writer Writes says:

    LardavbernIt
    is an excellent book and I really enjoyed it. I thought that 11/22/63
    was outstanding and it didn’t read to me the same way as some of his
    other writing has done.

    Reply
  2. TheJackB – Someone complained that this page doesn’t tell you what to expect to find here in this blog so I aim to rectify this with the next line. I am a father who writes about life, parenting, business, politics and fiction. I don’t use an editorial calendar because I don’t map out what I am going to write that far in advance. The primary focus will be on things that relate to children and parenting. But the nifty thing about that is that encompasses a wide range of things. Sometimes I work with companies on their PR/Marketing efforts. If they provide products or services I will disclose it. Here is an incomplete list of companies that I am currently or have recently worked with: Nintendo, Philips Norelco, Subway, Frigidaire and Mattel. Want to know more about me, keep reading. If I wanted to provide a professional description it would looks similar to this: Jack has a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from California State University Northridge. He has been writing for print and web publications for more than twenty years, covering a wide range of topics including: business, technology, parenting, politics, education, sports and religion. That is far too serious so I prefer to use something like: The Jack B. is a writer and author of 39 unpublished books and three screenplays. A former athlete and would be superhero he still fights for truth, justice and the American Way. Though he may look like a grown man, don’t fool yourself he is still a boy at heart. When he is not engaged in Walter Mitty like fantasies he is a husband, father and friend and blogs at TheJackB. Hmm…obviously I have since moved from Random Thoughts over to this place, but that is ok. This page is a work in progress which is a good description for me. I’ll probably tweak this on a regular basis so feel free to keep checking back in because you never know what might show up. I am a prolific writer and update frequently so don’t forget to scroll down the page to see what nugget of wisdom you just might have missed. Here is a short selection of posts to get you started. A Father Describes Parenting A Father’s Burden How Sister’s Helped to Train A Father of “Daddy’s Girl” Inside the Blogger’s Studio- A Dream, Er Nightmare The GermoPhobe What I Dream About I am In Love Becoming a Dad Dad’s Most Important Job A Decade of Dad Grandpa Donuts Why Your Post Sucks and Everyone Hates Your Blog A Letter To My Children- Things That Matter A Letter To My Children-2011 Dad Balances Fear Versus Reality Q&A With Daddy Blogger JackB Save The Last Dance For Me- 75 Years of Marriage An Uncertain Certainty Four Generations & A Wedding The Best Thing My Father Ever Said To Me 1 Foolproof Way To Become a Better Writer The Story Of A House- The Final Days He Died A Hero Twenty-Five Links That Will Make You A Better Writer/Blogger Thanks for coming by, I hope you like it. If you want to reach me use the contact form or try talk-to-jacknow-at-gmail-dotcom You can also find more information by clicking About Me and reading my profile there. Also, I encourage you to sign up for my newsletter using the form on the top right hand side of the page.
    Joshua Wilner/A Writer Writes says:

    LardavbernIt
    is an excellent book and I really enjoyed it. I thought that 11/22/63
    was outstanding and it didn’t read to me the same way as some of his
    other writing has done.

    Reply

  3. I really enjoyed that book on writing and would also like to be able to remember it better. Maybe, I have to reread it. At the time, it was the only book I had ever read by King. Afterwards, I picked up one of his books. Liked it, didn’t love it. Despite that, you have to respect all that he has done.

    Reply

  4. I really enjoyed that book on writing and would also like to be able to remember it better. Maybe, I have to reread it. At the time, it was the only book I had ever read by King. Afterwards, I picked up one of his books. Liked it, didn’t love it. Despite that, you have to respect all that he has done.

    Reply

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