Stephen King's work ethic

Stephen King is one prolific guy.  This may seem obvious as he has written about sixty novels and a plethora of short stories, but it bears stating for the record.

Not only has he written a lot of books, but they are really thick.  It boggles my mind.  I mean he has a few regular sized novels like Carrie and The Shining.  A bunch of them, however are gargantuan door stoppers.  The Tommyknockers was about 800 pages, The Talisman was over 700, it's sequel Black House was like 650 while Bag of Bones was about 750.

As if those tomes weren't lengthy enough, It is well over a thousand pages.  His other epic, The Stand also exceeds the thousand page mark.  The Stand was later re-released in an "extended and uncut" edition which was even lengthier.  His upcoming Under the Dome is going to be a massive read as well.

I had to tip my hat to the guy.  As a writer myself, that sort of work ethic is inspiring.  I'll openly admit that I can get rather lazy and procrastination is one of my bad habits.  I've gotten better, but it's still something I struggle with on a daily basis.

That sort of devotion to his craft is an inspiration.  I hope it is for others, not just writers, but artists, filmmakers, or even actors.  I know that Stephen King is a titan in the industry and that careers like his are one in a billion, but at the same time he was a guy struggling to make ends meet as most of us are.  It was through hard work and determination that he got where he is today and I think that says something about the American dream, a concept which many think is either outdated if not flat out dead.  His humble beginnings haven't been forgotten.  As I was listening to the forward to Salem's Lot (yes, I finally started the book) you could tell by his tone and mannerisms that he was a laid back, humble, and likable guy.  He found something he was passionate about and made that his dream, which he pursued harder than a lot of us do.

Getting one novel done is a pretty big achievement in my humble opinion.  Getting over 50, especially ones as lengthy as King's work, is just mind blowing.