Getting into the brain of another: it’s a writer’s Mecca. Getting into the brain of a commercially successful author: that’s orgasmic. Today, you have entree (dictionary says “the privilege of access”) into the mind of Stephen King. The first comes from a 1997 airing of television’s “60 Minutes:”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCI3oFn50z8&feature=g-vrec
The second is an interview segment from Bordersmedia 2008:
Very good stuff here. Insightful. Encouraging to us wannabe’s.
Fay Moore: I Want To Be a Writer 
His book “On Writing” is one of my favorite books on the topic. Not just instructional, it goes into the heart of being a writer. Good stuff.
Thanks for making that recommendation.