Could you help me learn more about Stephen King?
Could you help me learn more about Stephen King?
user
Certainly, what would you like to know?
assistant
First could you tell me a bit about his early life?
user
Sure! Stephen King was born on September 21, 1947, in Portland, Maine. He was the second of three sons and is a graduate of the University of Maine, with a BA in English. King lived in Brooklyn, New York, for many years, and eventually moved to rural western Maine, where he has lived for much of the past twenty years.
assistant
What was his first professional story sold?
user
In 1966 King's first professional story, "I was a Teenage Grave Robber", was published in the magazine Whispers. This was followed a year later by "The Glass Floor", published in Startling Mystery Stories. A year after that King's first novel, Carrie, was published by Doubleday.
assistant
Did Stephen King ever use a pen name?
user