Dr. Sleep Is Next!
At the ceremony, King revealed (and read from) the book he is currently writing -- Dr. Sleep! King said, "I've always wondered what happened to that kid in The Shinning." Well, over 30 years later, we'll find out! I am really, really looking forward to this book.
Where Do Idea's Come From?
Larson says that King related that King did not intentionally become America's boogie-man. This lead him to share some thoughts on why he writes what he writes. Of course, there is his usual answer, he doesn't really get to chose what he writes. He shares the basis for IT was distantly related to the Three Billy Goats gruff. IT was intended to be his final word on kids and monsters. He also notes that he doesn't know where some ideas come from.
"In some ways the mother force [of my writing] comes from the horror comics of the 1950's," he said. He also cited such influences as Edgar Allan Poe (Tell Tale Heart in particular) and H.P. Lovecraft's "The Rats In The Wall." (I shiver at just the title!)
Here is what King said about his upcoming 11/22/63:
King said he tried to write this book in 1972, but the wounds were too fresh and the research required was too great for a kid his age at the time. "I was about 17 when Kennedy was assasinated," he said. "For us back then, that was our 9/11."
So What's Left?
Larson says that when King was asked if he ever leaves projects unfinished, the answer is yes. Of course, we knew that. But the number is a surprise -- about 40! One of them includes a half written novel titled "Hatchet Head." Sounds interesting.
Larson's full article is at FairfaxPatch
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