Its briefno more than 100150 wordsand creates interest in the story without giving away major spoilers or the ending. How i found life and freedom on death row oprahs book club summer 2018 selection hinton, anthony ray, hardin, lara love, stevenson, bryan on. Later, he claimed that a crazy woman tried to strangle him. Stephen king the shining so my preamble, ive always been a bit of king fan, randomly picking them up here and there, but id never made the effort to read the older ones, never working through the dark tower line etc. How to get blurbs for your book the startup medium. The unmasking will happen at the stroke of midnight. Print as you go sell one copy at a time and let blurb fulfill the orders or place a large order and sell inperson. Stephen king has also written doctor sleep which is the shining book two. Jack torrance, his wife wendy, and their young son danny move into the overlook hotel, where jack has been hired as the.
But i think ive found a solution that captures their hard work but takes up very little space in our house. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. A blurb is the description of the story found on the back cover of a book. Her gullible nature, her compassion for danny and her husband seems to be her only flaws. Her book will tickle your funny bone, inspire you to move beyond your limitations and show you how to create a supportive community full of love.
A presold prefab blockbuster, what with kings carrie hitting the moviehouses, salems lot being lensed, the shining itself sold to warner bros. Originally released in 1978, the story is about the release of a powerful biological weapon nicknamed captain trips which kills off 99. Then came the dreams the stand is stephen kings postapocalyptic horrorscience fiction epic and largely considered his absolute best work. First, i just want to start by saying this was my first stephen king book. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. Basically, the name of the game with a blurb is to entice readers to buy your book. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers. Doctor sleep won the 20 bram stoker award for best novel the novel was adapted into a film of the same name, which was. Stephen kings the shining is arguably his most renowned book, both due to the novel itself.
While jack slowly gets more violent and angry of his life, his son, danny, tries to use a special talent, the shining. Unlike your average fiveyear olds, danny has a gift called the shining, in which he could sense, experience unnatural phenomena, have dreams about the future, and even read other peoples minds. In simple or layman terms, the shining is not a book, it is trap for bibliophile, you will start and addicted to it, by the time. The shining free pdf, fb2, fb3, txt free download ebook. Unfollow the shining book stephen king to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. And its not going to happen now, not with his star shining more brightly than ever in the highstakes arena of san franciscos software industry. It works as a standalone novel, but king later wrote a sequel entitled doctor sleep. May 31, 2007 with ghosts, visions and psychological horror, the shining by stephen king is a very good horror story, i would say one of his best, right up there with the likes of salems lot which is another sk novel that i recommend if you enjoy horror. One time danny torrance visited this room after a ball strangely rolled to him from its open doors. I wanted to write a column on jumper for this magazine, because i really liked it. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time.
Jun 22, 2012 the shining is the story of jack torrance, who is employed as the caretaker of the gargantuan overlook hotel in colorado one winter. Amazon price new from used from kindle edition please retry. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The shining was stephen kings third book, following carrie and salems lot. My work focuses on modern ruins abandoned, lonely places. Your blurb or bio is a short, concise, effective introduction and description of yourself. Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. In 1997 i worked at glacier park lodge in east glacier, mt. There was more menace behind that, perhaps because king had a long period of time between the two books with which to perfect his craft. Lets take a close look at some of the characters in stephen kings the shining. Sell your book in the blurb bookstore, through amazon, or in the global retail network of over 38,000 retailers, libraries, and schools. Oct 29, 2019 if the family drama at the heart of the shining is what really freaks you out, youll love the haunting of hill housea book that stephen king once called americas finest horror novel. Terrible things happen in the world, and theyre things no one can explain.
Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. Drama analysis of the shining the shining is a 1980 psychological horror film directed by stanley kubrick. Nov 01, 2012 born from a bad dream experienced during a onenight stay at a colorado hotel that was closing for the season, the shining is the first book stephen king wrote from a position of financial. This tale of a troubled man hired to care for a remote mountain resort over the winter, his loyal wife, and their uniquely gifted son slowly but steadily unfolds as secrets from the overlook hotels past are revealed, and the hotel itself attempts to claim the very souls of the torrance family. And anyone interested will find on the interweb a plethora of reasons these were changed from book to movie. The shining is a supernatural horror novel written by stephen king. How to avoid dark images in your printed book shoot your photos with adequate lighting and the proper exposure so your images are bright from the start. Jun 26, 2012 the shining by stephen king, 9780606257619, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. All books are stored locally on the computer you originally used to create the book. You definitely wouldnt want to be a character in this novel, unless you. The setting is the overlook, a palatial resort on a colorado mountain top, snowbound and closed down for the long, long. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. Jun 26, 2012 with ghosts, visions and psychological horror, the shining by stephen king is a very good horror story, i would say one of his best, right up there with the likes of salems lot which is another sk novel that i recommend if you enjoy horror. The shining and millions of other books are available for instant access.
Jack torrance, his wife wendy, and their young son danny move into the overlook hotel, where jack has been hired as the winter caretaker. Once your title and cover have drawn the reader in, the blurb is what is going to make the difference between a missed opportunity and a sale. The overlooks manager, ullman, is concerned about giving jack the job. They are not stored on blurb s site until you upload them for ordering. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Over a period of time, i have noticed certain standard motifs in horror stories. You have one shot at introducing your story to your reader make it count. The shining ebook by stephen king 9780385528863 rakuten kobo. Her work has appeared regularly in the orlando sentinel. How to write a book blurb in 4 steps the opening of your blurb has to be incredibly precise and dynamic, says editor rebecca heyman for a lot of firsttime authors, i think theres an instinct to make sure readers understand everything that happened in the book s universe before the beginning of the actual story. The copious amounts of art that my boys produce is at once precious and overwhelming to me. He was renowned for using supernatural events in many of his stories making them a mixture of horror, gloom, and fantasy. How to write a romance blurb blog author rosalind james. How i found life and freedom on death row oprahs book club summer 2018 selection.
Exchange nabe pinnacle award for inspirational books in spring 2011. King does a good job in all of his books to keep a relatively gloomy sensation while reading them. Sometimes it seems like its only the bad people who stay healthy and prosper. Room 237 was a room in the overlook hotel in the shining. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. This inspiring and compelling book has won ten awards to date, including honorable mentions at the december 2012 new england and london book festivals, october 2012 southern california book festival and june 2012 new york book festival in the category of spiritual books. The room was inhabited in the past, by a lorraine massey who would usually seduce young bellboys who would visit her room. A stephen king fan has published an 80page version of the book which novelist jack torrance obsessively writes during kings the shining, where. He puts the invitation back in the book and starts reading the scrapbook. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. The shining is the third book published by stephen king. The shining mainly takes place in the fictional overlook hotel, an isolated, haunted resort hotel located in the colorado rockies. A simple outline for writing a killer book blurb ink and. Haunted by a persistent writers block, the aspiring author and recovering alcoholic, jack torrance, drags his wife, wendy, and his gifted son, danny, up snowcapped colorados secluded overlook hotel after taking up a job as an offseason caretaker.
The hotel will soon close for the winter, but cant be left unattended. Many authors write the book blurb as an afterthought. If you send 100 queries for a book blurb to popular authors, and you get a single response agreeing to check out your work which is statistically very likely thats half the battle. In the book, king goes to great pains to stress that jack torrance is a good man. The shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. We know that taking a perfectlyexposed photo isnt always possible, so you may need to do. This book is about the overlook hotel and, the caretaker who looks after it. The book is more psychologically disturbing, thrilling, and all of those are sprinkled with touches of spooks. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
The main character jack torrance is a violent, recovering alcoholic who has broken his son, dannys arm while drunk before. It makes us wonder if somehow, just somehow, it was danny who lets jack out, rather than grady but thats just too big of a stretch even in a book like the shining. More information about this seller contact this seller. Are you looking for a book to get you in the halloween spirit. One of our detectives here takes issue even with the story given out about why the number was changed. Stephen king characters wendy torrance she is jacks wife. Hardcover paperback trade kindle audio movie tv miniseries dvd. Avoid dark images in your printed book help center. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20. The shining, pet semetary and misery occur, as do most of kings books, in the same universe. Which means that writing blurbs for my books was a piece of cake, right.
If you have never read the shining, please give yourself a gift and read it if you enjoy horror. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his. Stephen king fan publishes shinings jack torrances novel. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king. The room was inhabited in the past, by a lorraine massey who would usually seduce young bellboys who would visit her room danny torrance visited this room after a ball strangely rolled to him from its open doors. The overlook hotel is their last chance to make it as a unit, or so they believe. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20 summary. The shining novel the shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. The shining, even though might not be the one to deliver an extremely frightening tale, it manages to provide us a pool of drama, thrills, disturbance, and everything you could think of in a good horror story for us to dive into.
How come in the shining the room number used in the book. But as the harsh winter weather sets in, the idyllic location feels ever more remote. Stephen king is not okay with a shining prequel movie mtv. Moving his wife, wendy, and their son, danny, into it for the. When jack is locked in the pantry, dannys empathy with his dire isolation is touching and frightening at the same time. Jack is blown away, imaging the scene of wealth and splendor. Oct 11, 2015 first published in 1977, the shining quickly became a benchmark in the literary career of stephen king. To find your book on the computer you created it with, open booksmart on that computer and you should see your book in the list under open a book or open book project.
Sep 24, 2016 21 september2016 before writing anything, happy birthday to stephen king i wish you great health and hope you will continue to take the horror to further levels. The shining by stephen king meet your next favorite book. That year a movie crew was filming for what dreams may come and they were staying at our hotel, and using glacier national park as a backdrop for the movie. Born from a bad dream experienced during a onenight stay at a colorado hotel that was closing for the season, the shining is the first book stephen king wrote from a. He was a teacher, and he developed a problem with drink just as. As somebody who is a massive fan of the movie, i was certain that i. Room 237, not to be confused with the documentary of the same name, was a room in the overlook hotel in the shining. The documentarys title is a reference to the scariest, bloodiest room in the hotel. Jack torrance, a loving father when sober, is a temperamental alcoholic and. Blurb definition is a short publicity notice as on a book jacket.
The shining begins with jack torrance being interviewed for the caretakers job at the overlook hotel. Hes intelligent, adventuresome, forgiving, loving and kind. When i was in high school one of my teachers told me it was the scariest book he ever read, and after one part he threw the book across the room and slept with the lights on. As the cavernous hotel shuts down for the season, the manager gives jack a grand tour, and the. The book reached the first position on the new york times best seller list for print and ebook fiction combined, hardcover fiction, and ebook fiction. I didnt believe him that a book could be scary until i was in the bathtub and i started reading the part about the woman in 217 and the shower curtain brushed up against me. The world dont love you, but your momma does and so do i. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. See all 58 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The shining is a novel published in 1977 by stephen king, a wellknown american author. The story of this film is based off the book, the shining by stephen king. Quite simply put, the shining is the best horror story i have ever read. Stephen king writing styles in the shining stephen king this study guide consists of approximately 58 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the shining.
The shining how a red book could explain everything. The ultimate news source for music, celebrity, entertainment, movies, and current events on the web. The critics didnt, but since im not one, that didnt bother me. In the case of danny torrance, he got to be one of the richest child characters ever. Mar 05, 2015 in fact, i much preferred the shinings sequel, doctor sleep, which follows the story of the now grownup danny. The shining is violent from its first moments and has violence on just about every page. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. The shining splitvolume the shining, doctor sleep, and the shining doctor sleep. The shining is a story of a desperate family, made up of jack and wendy torrance and their son, danny. Years ago, when dash started bringing home adorable artwork from daycare, i quickly realized that the pages of construction.
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