King and Leroux

Today my topic is Stephen King and Gaston Leroux. Many have heard of the first one, but what about the second?
Leroux started out writing as a theatre critic. Then he became a journalist, however he loved the writing of ones like Poe, Dumas, and Doyle. He decided to write his own thrillers. They were very successful. One was entitled The Mystery of The Yellow Room. It was one of the first 'locked-room' mysteries. His most famous title though seems to fade out his name with another, Andrew Lloyd Webber. Leroux was the original author of 'The Phantom of The Opera.' Contrary to my other authors who have since died, his death was more of the normal variety. Unfortunately, he lived high of the high life and because of it he died from it.

Stephen King
He started out writing to help pay off his school loans. He wrote short stories for mens magazines. His first professional one was 'The Glass Floor' written for Starting Mystery Stories. He soon started his teaching job and continued to write short stories on the weekend. His first novel, Carrie, was accepted in the springtime. The rest is history.
I hope that I've been able to express my thoughts. It doesn't matter where an author gets their start. Talent comes from all sources.
Next time, I'll be starting my series on Publish America authors. I believe that they are extremely talented and people need to hear more about them. I'll be starting with Phil Whitley. Hope to see you then.