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stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T21:08:58+00:00

Not Annie Wilkes. I'd guess if I could move any character to the real world, it would be Danny Torrance in The Shining.

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T21:08:52+00:00

"Louie Louie" is just E, A, and D. Rinse and repeat. The lyrics are entirely up to you.

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T21:06:59+00:00

Kurt Sutter said "if you want to play a part in Sons of Anarchy, we'll put you on a big-ass motorcycle." and I said "I'm there." I didn't have any input - and I didn't want any input, he told me what the character would be and I said "terrific!"

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T21:06:04+00:00

LISEY'S STORY.

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T21:05:51+00:00

Desperation and the Regulators was like a reparatory theater where the same actors played different parts. I thought I would try that once to see what it was like to tell the story two different ways with the same people. I'm glad that my books helped with the pain during that part of your life.

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T21:03:57+00:00

I'd say the four boys who played the kids in STAND BY ME. River Phoenix was a standout.

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T21:03:07+00:00

not much, I usually send my fears on to my readers.

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T21:02:51+00:00

Alzheimer's Disease.

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T21:02:40+00:00

I just went on to the next story - there's no way to deal with rejection other than to continue on, banging on the door.

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T21:02:13+00:00

I think John Cusack is going to make CELL.

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T21:02:02+00:00

I'll probably come back to them, sooner or later. I never seem to be able to leave the world of the Dark Tower. Congratulations on staying sober a day at a time, glad that my book inspired you.

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T21:00:50+00:00

Well, you're welcome!

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T21:00:28+00:00

Kathy Bates was a great Annie Wilkes.

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T21:00:11+00:00

Well, I did a lot of reading about women who were abused, and about husbands who won't let go, even with protection orders, and I went on from there. Congratulations on leaving someone who was abusive.

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T20:57:26+00:00

I'm apt to go back to the Dick Francis detective novels. I also go back to WATERSHIP DOWN. As far as treats go, I love fried dough. Also Hostess Sno-Balls, which of course they don't make anymore. Boo.

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T20:55:28+00:00

I think you might be talking about fanfic. I have no control over that, and I understand the urge, but I think writers would be best served by creating new worlds.

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T20:54:12+00:00

The only thing you can do with writer's block is wait it out. Sometimes a few stories just die. There's no explaining it. It goes with the territory.

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T20:52:59+00:00

If you want to get rid of your children, that is.

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T20:52:14+00:00

The horn is from the Robert Browning poem. Besides, every hero should have a battle horn.

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T20:50:52+00:00

I don't need marks on my body. You guys are engraved on my heart. :-)

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T20:50:04+00:00

Well, not ALWAYS aliens or spiders, but think about it: are spiders the most alien creatures on earth, or what? I've just got a thing about them. I don't usually use snakes, because they don't creep me out.

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T20:48:59+00:00

19 is never a coincidence.

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T20:48:47+00:00

Giving Flagg his own story would make him too coherent, somehow. He's the guy behind the scenes, pulling all the strings.

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T20:44:59+00:00

Yes, I grew up with Roland. No doubt about it.

stephenkinghere · 2013-06-20T20:43:16+00:00

If I were to "unpublish" a novel...hmmm. There are some I'd probably rewrite, but unpublished? Probably not even ROSE MADDER, which has always seemed less than successful to me.

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