Dear Stephen King,

I'm going to be honest with you, I had never heard of you before my school started trying to get you to come visit us.  Nevertheless, I've always wanted to ask a famous author who they got to there they are.  This type of thing doesn't just happen overnight?  I always assumed that being a writer is something you know you want to do since you were young, but is that true?  Or is it more of a hobby that turns into a job?

In addition to my other questions, what would you suggest is a good way to start if you want to be an author?  I haven't decided what I want to do when I'm older and I was wondering if writing is the right path for me. I do enjoy writing a lot and personally I think I might have some potential but I'm not sure how to start or how hard of a life it is.

I would love if you could come and visit our school and answer my questions.  it would mean so much for someone to come and help me decided on my future. Also I know there is some very big fans here that would love to meet you.  If you could set aside some of your time for our school I know it would be be much appreciated.

Yours sincerely,
Nicole

Dear Stephen King,

I have always wondered what your parents think of your work? Were they supportive and happy that you decided to become an author or were they hoping that you would be something else?  Either way I still think you are a great author.  I enjoyed the movie Misery very much.  I never read the book but after seeing the movie I think the book would be just as interesting and also just as spooky.  I think it would be great to have you come to our school and tell us about yourself and what inspired you to write horror and mystery. You are a very scary man, but in a good way!  It would be an amazing experience to have you at our school.  I have visited your town already now it is time for you to visit ours.

Thank you and I hope to see you soon

Taylor

Dear Mr. Stephen King,

If I had the chance to ask you any question at all, I would ask you why you chose to write horror?  Ever since the first time I read a book written by you, I couldn't stop.  The suspense, the thrill I get with every book I read by you is like no other.  So, what is your story?  What is your reason for these creepy, crazy books I love so much?  Maybe not knowing is why these books speak to me this way.

One huge fan,
Liam

Dear Mr. King,

As you are probably aware of, our school is determined on bringing you to our small community of Sussex, New Brunswick.  At a first glance, you might not think much more of this town than cows and farms (hence "Cow town"); however, perhaps there is more to discover.  Aside from farming, Sussex is famous for its many covered bridges.  Imagine a nightmare where you are driving along an old country back road, when up ahead, you see the entrance to one of these barn-like bridges.  The inside is dark so dark, that you cannot see the other side.  What you imagine to be three to five second of darkness under a roof suddenly becomes a whole new reality.  Then, all the horrors of the old wooden structure are released, interpreted as your deepest, darkest fears. it is a common joke for everyone riding in the car to scream at the top of their lunges while passing through those few moments of darkness, but until now, one never truly realized the origin of this "joke".  After those eternal few moments, you emerge out of the other side, but maybe it is not really you anymore, for you are forever changed and then you hear the screams of the people in the car behind you.  There are many covered bridges in Sussex, but maybe only one of them could create such a story.  It is yours to find if you decided to venture into our little town.

I do hope to meet you at some point in time.

Sincerely,
Andrew

Dear Mr. King,

My name is John and I'm a student at Sussex Regional High School.  As you may know from our bombardment of letters about Sussex, we're a town very driven by dairy farms.  I believe that killer cows would make a great horror story.  First of all, as far as I know, there is no famous horror novel written about cows and originality sells.  Also, cows have the strength and potential to break free each day, yet they settle for being kept in the fence all day.  It wouldn't take much for a couple of 1500 pound heifers to get the best of a farmer and escape.  This story would be unique because since the cows are such an important factor in our economy and our lives, we wouldn't be able to simply kill them all, because that would leave much of the town out of a job.  So if you are blanking on ideas for your next novel or short story, keep Sussex in mind.

Sincerely,
John

Dear Mr. Stephen King,

I am a huge fan of yours, you are an amazing writer and you inspire me.  This is the reason why I'm writting this letter.  My school, Sussex Regional High School wants you to come join our school to talk about your experiences of your years of writing.  Let me tell you a little bit of my small town Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada.  Susses is about four hours from where you are located, we have amazing murals around town that tells you about our rich history as well as our old train stations that we now use for an ice cream shop and a museum.  Recently we lost three of our historic buildings due to a fire; many people were upset about this incident.  Please Mr. King come to the small town of Sussex you might be inspired by the people and the things you will see.

Sincerely,
Courtney

A summer farewell

Dear Stephen King,

As our school year comes to a close we extend to you, a so long for now.  Our students are off for their summer vacation, some will be working on family farms, others will be working around town but they all will enjoy those sweet warm summer days where September appears to be far off. 

                Our school hopes that you enjoyed all the letters, artwork and videos that we have sent you over the school year.  We all had great fun in seeking you to visit our school.  At last, we never heard from you.  We have not given up hope, when our school year starts in September we will be back at it.  We are working under the idea that “It is kind of fun to do the impossible.”

                We hope that you have a great summer and enjoy lots of baseball.

Sincerely,

Ms. SJ Smith