'Sunday Morning': Writers on writing

Enjoy a look back at "Sunday Morning" conversations with some of the most popular writers of our time, including John Blackstone's 2006 profile of Anne Rice; Martha Teichner's 2017 interview with Louise Penny; Anthony Mason's 1999 visit to the home of Umberto Eco; Rita Braver's 2006 conversation with Neil Simon; and Jane Pauley's 2021 interview with Stephen King.

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[janices]

I clicked for Stephen King, which was saved for last. However, it was a pleasure hearing the stories of the other authors. Thanks!

[catherinecrawford]

When Carrie came out, I was a miserable teen. Years of bullying and being gaslighted had gutted me emotionally and mentally. The book validated my experience like nothing else before. While I never agreed with the violence she wrought, I understood it.

[jeanneratterman]

My mom and I read IN THE NAME OF THE ROSE to each other until we completed reading it. We’d stop and discuss it while reading and in between readings. I was in my 40’s and she in her late 70’s. It is still one of my favorite memories with Mom. We’d be so excited each night to get to reading it together. Thank you, Umberto.

[jeanmank]

I never found the spark. I cried when Jane said it was so rare to find it. The passion in her voice!

[lesal.]

Anne Rice and Stephen King, two of my favorite authors! Great interviews with a few stories not heard often.

[Shadowfax]

I wish CBS would put together more author interviews like this.

[dougmoring]

Read a ton of King's books. Loved almost all of them. But this story about what he did for his mom moved me more than any of them.

[TheSouthIsHot]

I love the interaction between Anne and her son Christopher. It's obvious that Anne was a great Mom!

[FeralMutiny]

After having read countless books from almost every genre at age 49, I write stories myself these days more for myself and the pure joy of it. I will say that I concur with Stephen King when he once said during an interview that I watched that writing is like capturing lightning in a bottle. For me, I just allow my thoughts to wander and eventually an idea will surface that I can use. Regardless, even if I never get my work published, I will create stories until I take my last breath. There is nothing else that comes close in my life to the feeling of creating something from pure imagination...❤

[kt]

Anne was quite the writer, and is missed. Rest well, Anne.

[tiredofit]

I was carrying a Stephen King book most all my junior high and high school years. Anne Rice was also a large influence on my life. Her books were so deep but I didn’t discover her until I was in my 20’s. My mother took me to watch horror movies at the drive in. I saw The Omen, The Exorcist. I still can’t get enough of writers like these.

[LoyaFrostwind]

King makes his characters very relatable, and his writing style is very fun and easy to read.

[annasahlstrom]

Neil Simon is one of my all-time favorites.

[ThePricipleOfParsimony]

Stephen is the BEST thing on Twitter. He's so "normal", sane, and smart he gives me hope for humanity on the worst of days.

[doughnutzz]

All of these interviews were excellent. I really connected to the King interview though. In addition to his talents as a writer, he is a nice man. I didn't know about the car accident that almost took his life and I teared up when he talked about what he did for his mother.

[judynblackwell]

What a wonderful video. I enjoyed hearing all these writers stories. Louise Penny's section made me cry. I came here for King but boy did her section take me away. She's doing exactly what I want to do as a writer- touching the lives of others and enriching them by creating a harbor from the darkness of life. Just truly touching.

[Sumermak]

King is #1. I can pick up anything of his and I’m lost…regardless of how many times I’ve read it.

[filmcourage]

Thank you! This was great to watch. We appreciate you editing this together.

[dominicwyartt]

Stephen King needs to be protected all costs I’ve love this guys work and hes an all over nice guy

[melaniamonicacraciun]

Minute 23, the Umberto Eco vision, he is the one treating a language like music, using a slang as best marketing strategy because the writer's goal is communication, is bringing the stories to a large audience and get in touch directly with readers, being charming cute and funny for... having more customers and selling books. He knew how cinema is powerful, it happened to me so many times, after watching a movie getting curious reading the book...I still have Stephen King in three different languages at home and still the best one is... the movie script version