Post your questions for Stephen King
It's hard to know where to even start when it comes to asking him about his life and career. Which is why we're giving you plenty of time to get in your questions as King prepares to take the reader interview chair for an expanded edition ahead of the release of The Life of Chuck starring Tom Hiddleston, based on his 2020 novella. His only notes so far are: no 'lemon' questions, such as where he gets his ideas from. But where does he get his ideas from? How does he feel about being one of the bestselling US authors of all time? Does he really suffer from triskaidekaphobia – an irrational fear of the number 13? And does he really hate interviews as much as he says he does?
Please pose your questions in the comments below by 6pm on Monday 4 August and we'll print his best replies in G2 and online later that month – but not on the 13th, we promise, Stephen.
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