What was the original title of Salem’s Lot?
Which of his books does King think should be half the length?
How did an accepting an award almost kill the famous author?
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The book was rejected without comment.
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His next novel-length tale,Sword in the Darkness, was turned down by a dozen publishers.
The author celebrated by buying a Ford Pinto to replace the family’s 1965 Buick.
How did the author come up with this pseudonym?
A real-life Saint Bernard dog gave him the idea forCujo.
He must not have liked your face."
The incident would prompt King to write the 1981 rabid-Saint Bernard novelCujo.
The book’s critics include the now-sober King himself.
The author planned on calling the novelCanceruntil Tabitha convinced him to change the title.
King finally published the book in 2001 asDreamcatcher.
This second close-to-dying experience inspired King’s 2006 bookLysey’s Story, about the widow of a famous novelist.
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