Stephen King curiosities / Curiosidades de Stephen King

 

 Stephen King curiosities

Stephen and his wife Tabitha own three radio stations. They are the owners of Zone Radio, a company that manages their three radio stations.

At the age of four, he witnessed the death of a friend while they were playing on the train tracks. Stephen returned home telling his mother that the boy was hit by the train

King was hit by a pickup truck not far from his home in Maine in 1999. The incident left King with a collapsed lung, multiple fractures in his hip and leg, and a head injury.

Among the curiosities of Stephen King is the fact that, although he has written several scripts for adaptations of his works, the author has only directed one film in his entire career and decided he would never do it again.

Stephen King dusts off his electric guitar from time to time, and the same fingers that once wrote about the rage of Cujo or the paranoia of Annie in Misery now compose notes. In fact, he had a band in which he played guitar called Rock Bottom Remainders. He also wrote a musical about ghosts with a friend.

Stephen King, John Mellencamp, and T Bone Burnett collaborated on a musical, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, which debuted in 2012. The story is based on a house that Stephen bought in Indiana. Legend has it that three brothers were playing in the woods and accidentally shot one of them. The survivors got into a car to seek help but crashed into a tree and died. The three now haunt the woods near the mentioned house.

The writer stated in an interview, 'The first time I saw The Blair Witch Project, I was in the hospital and I was on medication. My son brought a VHS tape and said, 'You have to see this.' Halfway through, I said, 'Turn it off, it's too strange.

Stephen King's wife has also been a writer since a young age. In fact, they both attended a creative writing course in college, where they met. That's why it was no surprise that their children, Joe Hill and Owen Philip, are also writers.

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Curiosidades de Stephen King

Stephen y su esposa Tabitha poseen tres estaciones de radio, ellos son dueños de Zone Radio, una compañía que sirve para dirigir sus tres estaciones de radio.

A sus cuatro años presencio la muerte de un amigo mientras jugaban en las vias del tren. Stephen volvio a su casa diciendole a la madre que el muchacho fue atropellado por el tren

King fue atropellado por una camioneta no muy lejos de su casa en Maine en 1999. El incidente dejó a King con un pulmón colapsado, múltiples fracturas en la cadera, en una pierna, y una herida en su cabeza.

Dentro de las curiosidades de Stephen King tenemos el hecho de que, aunque ha escrito varios guiones de las adaptaciones de sus obras, el autor tan solo ha dirigido una película en toda su carrera, y decidió que nunca más lo volvería a hacer.

Stephen King desempolva de vez en cuando su guitarra eléctrica y los mismos dedos que antes escribían sobre la rabia de Cujo o sobre la paranoia de Annie en Misery, ahora componen notas. De hecho, tuvo una banda en la cual tocaba la guitarra, llamada Rock Bottom Remainders. Además escribió junto a un amigo un musical sobre fantasmas.

Stephen King, John Mellencamp y T Bone Burnett colaboraron en un musical, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, que tuvo su debut en el 2012. La historia está basada en una casa que Stephen compró en Indiana. Cuenta la leyenda que tres hermanos estaban jugando en el bosque y accidentalmente dispararon a uno de ellos. Los que sobrevivieron se subieron al auto para buscar ayuda, pero chocaron contra un árbol y murieron.
Los tres ahora acechaban en el bosque junto a la casa mencionada.

El escritor declaro en una entrevista "La primera vez que vi El proyecto de la Bruja de Blair estaba en el hospital y estaba drogado. Mi hijo trajo una cinta VHS y me dijo: 'Tienes que ver esto'. A la mitad dije: 'Apágalo, es demasiado extraño'".

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Curiosities about J.K. Rowling part two / Curiosidades de jk rowling parte dos

 

Her favorite characters from Harry Potter were Lupin and Hagrid.

Hermione was based on Rowling herself when she was eleven, which is why Hermione's Patronus is an otter, as it is the author's favorite animal.

Before selling Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, she received government assistance to make ends meet, as she was a woman with a low income.

Today, she owns three properties.

Upon graduating from high school, she enrolled in a Modern Languages program, from which many of her character names and spells originated, most of which are Latin words.

She worked as a secretary at Amnesty International, where she learned about the harsh realities faced by people in various countries, which later inspired her to create several organizations to help the underprivileged.

Her favorite author is Jane Austen.

For a time, she stopped being a billionaire and returned to being a millionaire due to all the money she donated to charitable organizations.

 

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Sus personajes favoritos de Harry Potter fueron Lupin y Hagrid.

Hermione fue basada en la propia Rowling cuando tenía once años, por eso el patronus de Hermione es una nutria, porque es el animal favorito de la escritora.

Antes de vender el libro Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal, ella recibía ayuda del gobierno para mantenerse, ya que era una mujer de pocos ingresos.

Hoy en día tiene tres propiedades

Al graduarse de la preparatoria, ingresó a la carrera de Lenguas Modernas, de ahí salieron varios de los nombres de sus personajes y conjuros, que en su mayoría son palabras en latín.

Trabajó como secretaria en Amnistía Internacional, donde conoció la triste realidad que enfrentan las personas en distintos países, por lo que más tarde creó varias organizaciones a favor de los desfavorecidos.

Su autora favorita es Jane Austen.

Por un tiempo dejó de ser billonaria y regresó a ser millonaria por todo el dinero que donó a organizaciones caritativas.

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First chapter of my horror novella. Voices.

Chapter 1: The Girl

I entered my room crying. Darkness accompanied the silence that

was inside. Loneliness burned me.

“My life is horrible,” I said out loud.

"*I know,*" a soft voice answered.

"Ah, you were there."

"*Yes, as always.*"

"I thought you were gone."

"*No.*"

There was total silence. I only heard my tears hitting my pillow as they fell.

"*Tell me, why are you crying today?*" asked the voice.

"Because I am a failure. Let's just say it's the same thing as always."

"*Oh Yes. Knowing you have nothing to live for makes you want to cry.*"

"I wish I'd never been born."

"*How about we do it?*"

"If we do it? If we do what?"

"*We jumped from the roof of the building.*"

"We jump?"

"*Yes, it will be easier.*"

Silence again.

"I really wished to be everything I dreamed of."

Silence.

"Okay, let's jump."

"*Are you ready?*"

Again, silence.

"*Okay, let's go to the roof.*"

I walked barefoot through the hallways of the building. Each step I gave was soft and delicate as if I wanted to leave only an ephemeral trace of my presence in that place. With determination and confidence in my movements, I climb the steps, one by one, without hesitation, braving

the coldness of the ground under my bare feet. The ceramics woke me up while I thought about what would be the last sound I would hear, whether the wind in my ears as I fell or the explosion of my body against the concrete of the street.

I finally reached the door; it was open. It was always open because the neighbors hung their clothes there, after washing them.

"I would have liked someone to care."

"*Are you going to miss you?*" asked the voice behind me.

"You finally answered. Are you going to miss me?"

Silence.

I was alone, there was no one to stop me. I stood on the edge of the

ledge and without thinking about the consequences for others, I jumped. I must have fainted because my question was never answered. The last

thing I heard was a “*Goodbye*” from the voice that's always with me. That voice that's inside my head every day and is my only companion.

 

Voices, release date: Oct 30. Amazon. In English and Spanish.

Kindle 1 dollar. printing 5 dollars.

Términos relacionados con los libros # 2 / Terms related to books # 2

 

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Que es el foxing?
Son las manchas pálidas, cafés y difusas que aparecen en el papel u otras superficies, probablemente ya sea por el crecimiento de hongos o moho, impurezas metálicas en el papel u otras condiciones en combinación con la humedad.

Por que los libros desprenden olor?
Es gracias a la lignina, una sustancia química natural muy abundante en el mundo vegetal.
La lignina es altamente oxidante y cuando empieza a descomponerse desprende un característico olor, que no es nada desagradable. Curiosamente, entre sus peculiaridades, ese polímero tiene una estrecha relación con la vainilla.

Por que los tejuelos tienen diferentes colores?
Muchos paises utilizan diferentes colores de tejuelos para diferenciar las edades recomendadas de los libros. Por ejemplo, el color amarillo indica que el libro es para niños de hasta los 6 años; azul de 7 a 9 años; rojo de 9 a 14 años y a partir de esa edad el tejuelo es de color blanco.

El verano de 1935 salieron a la venta los primeros ejemplares de libros de bolsillo de la editorial Penguin Books. Los autores elegidos fueron Ernest Hemingway, André Maurois y Agatha Christie.
Los libros iban catalogados por colores: naranja para la ficción, azul para los biográficos y verde para el suspenso.

Primera obra literaria firmada de la historia / First signed literary work in history

 

Primera obra literaria firmada de la historia

Enheduanna fue una mujer que vivió en el siglo 23 a.C. en la antigua Mesopotamia, y fue la primera persona en la historia en crear una obra literaria.
Además de escritora de prosa y poesía, fue una princesa y sacerdotisa; su nombre significa ornamento del cielo. Inspirada en su nombre y profesion, sus primero escritos fueron dos himnos dedicados a Inanna, la diosa del amor.
También se le adjudica la autoría del mito de Inanna y Enki, una colección de 42 himnos.
En sus himnos, Enheduanna comenta los desafíos de encapsular las maravillas divinas en el mundo de la palabra y describe las largas horas que pasaba trabajando sobre sus composiciones durante la noche, para que fueran interpretadas en el día.
Los frutos de su trabajo están dedicados a la diosa del amor. Su poesía tiene una calidad reflexiva que enfatiza las cualidades superlativas de su musa divina, mientras también resalta las habilidades que se necesitaban para las composiciones escritas.  
A pesar de sus logros, es bastante desconocida para la historia. Aun asi, por sus alabanzas a deidades celestiales fue muy reconocida en la astronomia moderna. Sus descripciones de las medidas y movimientos estelares se consideran posiblemente como las primeras observaciones científicas del cielo.
Gracias a internet pude encontrar un trozo de el himno a Inanna

Señora de todos los poderes divinos,
Luz iridiscente, mujer justa vestida de esplendor, amada de Ab y Urac
Duela del cielo, con el pectoral de grandes joyas,
la que ama el buen tocado propio de la sacerdotisa
la que se ha apropiado de los siete poderes divinos.
Mi señora, eres la guardiana de las grandes escencias
tu has colgado los poderes divinos en tu mano.
Los reuniste, los abrochaste en tu seno.
Como un dragon que echa fuegos sobre tierra extranjera.
Cuando como Ickur ruges a la tierra,
no hay vegetacion que te pueda hacer frente.
Como un torrente que descendio sobre tierras desconocidas,
poderosa del cielo y la tierra, tu eres Inanna.

Términos relacionados con los libros / Terms related to books

 

Términos relacionados con los libros

Tejuelo: Cuadro de papel o piel que se adhiere al lomo del libro a modo de etiqueta para indicar el título, autor o signatura. Su función es la de identificar rápidamente la obra sin necesidad de extraerla del estante o abrirla.

Intonso: Es el ejemplar de una edición al que no le han sido cortadas las uniones de sus hojas que conformaban el pliego situadas en los cortes. Los libros intonsos adquieren por su escasez un grado de rareza que los hace más apetecibles para algunos bibliófilos ya que mantiene sus márgenes completos. El vocablo proviene del latín  intonsus, ‘sin cortar’, y antiguamente hacía referencia al cabello o barba que estaba sin cortar.

Colofón: Anotación manuscrita situada al final del libro, dedicada a dar información acerca de las circunstancias en las que fue producido, como el lugar de impresión o copia, nombre del impresor o copista, fecha, etc.  El término proviene del latín tardío colophon y este del griego kolophṓn, que hacía referencia a una cumbre o cima.

Did you know? William Shakespeare / Sabias que? Willian Shakespeare

 

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Did you know? William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's real name was Gulielmus Shakspere, which is the Latin word for William. He called himself 'Will' in his Sonnets and people referred to him as William Shakespeare, so it's safe to say that this was his name.

Shakespeare's death is a mystery. It's been speculated that he died of syphilis or even that he was murdered. People say he likely died 23rd April 1616 – his 52nd birthday.

His father was John Shakespeare, a leatherworker who specialized in the soft white leather used for gloves and similar items.

In 1582, William married a farmer’s daughter called Anne Hathaway. She was 26 and three months pregnant with Shakespeare’s child when they married. They had three children together – a daughter called Susanna, and twins, Judith and Hamnet.

Written on Shakespeare’s gravestone in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, is a curse written by the famous wordsmith himself. It reads:
‘Good friend for Jesus’ sake forbear,
To dig the dust enclosed here.
Blessed be the man that spares these stones,
And cursed be he that moves my bones.’

He was also an actor who performed in many of his own plays as well as those of other playwrights. There is evidence that he played the ghost in Hamlet and Adam in As You Like It.

Rumour has it that poet John Keats was so influenced by Shakespeare that he kept a bust of the Bard beside him while he wrote, hoping that Shakespeare would spark his creativity.

Shakespeare’s original grave marker showed him holding a bag of grain. Citizens of Stratford replaced the bag with a quill in 1747.

The plays performed at his theater, The Globe, featured unique special effects such as trap doors, actors lifted with wires, smoke, and fire. One of the special effects included firing a cannon, which set fire to the roof. The Globe theater was burned to the ground.

The shortest play by Shakespeare is The Comedy of Errors, at 1,770 lines long. His longest play is Hamlet which is 4,042 lines long.

Words related to the world of literature / Palabras relacionadas con el mundo de la literatura

 

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Words related to the world of literature

Agoraphobia: Fear of writing in general or handwriting specifically.

Librocubicularist: Person who reads in bed.

Logophobia: Unreasonable fear of words.

Metrophobia: Fear or unhealthy hatred of poetry.

Papyrophobia: Pathological fear of paper.

Scriptophobia: Fear of writing in public

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia: Fear of long words.

Verbophobia: Synonymous with logophobia, therefore, it is the fear of words.

Tsundoku: Japanese word indicating the act of leaving a book unread after purchasing it, usually in a pile with other unread books.

Did you know? J.K. Rowling / Sabias que? J.K. Rowling

 

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Did you know? J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling lived with her sister while she was completing the first book of Harry Potter. She was struggling to get by financially as she was unemployed and a single mother.

The idea of the Dementors is based on Rowling's experiences of clinical depression in her 20s. Rowling's depression even went so far as to consider suicide in those early days.

She has the same birthday as Harry Potter. For those of you wondering, the date is 31st July.

Her first Harry Potter manuscript was rejected by 12 publishers. Bloomsbury, the publishing house that eventually published her first Harry Potter story, was a small indie publisher back in the 90s.

She is a philanthropist and has donated millions to different charities and organisations. In 2009, she donated the proceeds of the two Potter companion books to Comic Relief  — a total estimated at over £17 million and counting.

Rowling was a producer for most of the film adaptations of her book. Initially she was only a consultant for the film scripts.

Words related to the world of literature / Palabras relacionadas con el mundo de la literatura

 

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Words related to the world of literature

Abibliophobia: Irrational fear of being without books. Many people feel it when they cannot get a much-desired book, or they leave a book forgotten in a hotel.

Bibliobulimic: Someone who reads too much.

Bibliographer: A person who knows about books, especially old ones, dedicated to locating them and writing about them.

Bibliopola: It is the person who is dedicated to selling books, a bookseller, book dealer.

Bibliomancy. Form of divination that consists of opening a book to a random page and interpreting what is said there.

Bibliophile: A person who is fond of books, especially rare editions. It is a form of collecting both for its physical beauty and the content.

Bibliognosta: With Latin roots. Its meaning is someone who knows the smallest details about the publication of a book such as the number of editions, its dates and places of printing or who printed it.

Bibliokleptomania: Like kleptomania, subjects that tend to take an object that doesn't belong to them, in this case, books.

Did you know? Edgar Allan Poe / Sabias que? Edgar Allan Poe

 

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 Did you know?  Edgar Allan Poe

His birth name was Edgar Poe, but when he was three, his parents died, and he was adopted by Virginia businessman John Allan, who renamed the kid Edgar Allan Poe.

Poe was an accomplished boxer, long jumper, rower, and swimmer. He held a local record for swimming seven miles against the current up the James River in Richmond, Virginia.

For decades, he worked as a freelancer. He edited poetry anthologies, worked as a literary critic, wrote a textbook, and published works of scientific theory.

He Published His First Book At the age of 18 years old.

In 1849, he disappeared for five days. When Edgar was found by a friend, he was in a confused and incoherent state, desperate for medical attention. Four days later, he died, having never regained lucidity and after calling out the name “Reynolds” multiple times hours before he died.

Poe joined the United States Army as a private in 1827. He enlisted in the First Regiment of Artillery and moved up the ranks to Sergeant Major for Artillery, having impressed his superiors in only two years.

Edgar Was The First American Professional Writer.

He Married His 13-Year-Old Cousin, While it was common for first cousins to marry, it was less common for them to have a 14-year age gap because Poe was 27 when they married.

In the winter of 1847, Poe's wife, Virginia, died of tuberculosis. She was 24. He never recovered from her death; many of Poe's stories and poems about dying and dead women were written during the period of Virginia's illness.

Edgar Allan Poe's 1841 story The Murders in the Rue Morgue is known as the first detective fiction story.

What is fanfiction? / Que es ficción de fans?

 

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What is fanfiction?

Fanfiction, also called fanfics, are fiction stories written by fans of a particular work. That original work can be anything: a book, TV show, movie, video game, even a gaming podcast. People write fan fiction because they are big fans of their chosen story, and want to create more of it.
People say it's a great way to get started with writing, because a lot of the work has been done for you. Characters, settings and plots are already there to be customised, changed and adapted.
This tecnique has encountered problems with intellectual property law due to usage of copyrighted characters without the original creator or copyright owner's consent. While many authors (for example, Neil Gaiman, J.K. Rowling, D.J. MacHale, Stephenie Meyer, and Terry Pratchett) do not take issue with authors of derivative works, a number of authors do. They may request that fan-fiction archival sites remove and ban any pieces of fan fiction based on their original works. “City of Bones” by Cassandra Clare is inspired by “Harry Potter.” “The Love Hypothesis” by Ali Hazelwood is inspired by “Star Wars.” “Beautiful Bastard” by Christina Lauren is inspired by “Twilight.” “We'd Know by Then” by Kirsten Bohling is inspired by “Star Wars.” But Disney's copyrighted material, such as fan fiction, remixes, or adaptations, without obtaining permission, can be considered copyright infringement. This can also include creating new stories or characters within Disney World without authorisation.

Did you know? Agatha Christie / Sabias que? Agatha Christie

 

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Did you know? Agatha Christie

The first story she wrote was The House of Beauty back when she was young. She wrote it from the bed, bored, recovering from influenza.

She was a Trained Pharmacist. Before she became a successful author, Agatha Christie learned about poisons and drugs, which later proved useful in her writing. She even wrote some of her early mysteries while working in a hospital pharmacy during World War I.

When she published The Mysterious Affair at Styles, she was forced to use the spelling "coco" instead of "cocoa" due to the insistence of an editor.

Agatha Christie wrote over 30 plays during her lifetime. "The Mousetrap,” which premiered in London's West End in 1952, "Want to catch it?" and  "You’re in luck" are among the most famously known. She is also the only female playwright to have three productions running simultaneously in London's West End.

Miss Marple was inspired by her maternal grandmother and her friends.  

In her early years she didn’t go to school but was educated by her mother and a succession of governesses.