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Custom Image by Yeider Chacon For some, the old adage “write what you know” is a major part of the writing process, including Stephen King , who has written many novels where the main character is an author just like him. Since 1974, King has written more than 70 novels , novellas, and short story collections. Although he is mostly known for his horror stories, King has also written fantasy, sci-fi, and even some romance in his day. With such an expansive catalog, it is inevitable that King’s stories would follow similar themes, and one such theme is the main character who is a writer. Some of King’s most popular novels have protagonists who write for a living. At times, these characters’ proclivity for writing has very little to do with the story, and is just a fact of their lives. On the other hand, some of King’s horror stories are directly related to the fact that the main character is a writer. Arguably, these stories are some of King’s best because they come from a place of honesty and authenticity . King has often threaded his own life into his books, which leads to interesting stories that feel especially true to life. 10 The Road Virus Heads North An Author Buys A Haunted Painting A painting of a grinning fanged driver in Stephen King’s The Road Virus Heads North from Nightmares and Dreamscapes Though not a novel, The Road Virus Heads North is a major contender when it comes to King’s author characters. Published in the 1999 anthology, 999 , the story follows a successful horror writer named Richard who is returning to his hometown of Derry, Maine after attending a literary conference in Boston . Along the way, he stops at a yard sale and finds a disturbing painting of a man with filed teeth driving a Pontiac Firebird across the Tobin Bridge. Richard takes the painting, but soon discovers that the piece of art is much more powerful than he thought. Related 10 Times Stephen King Books Cleverly Reference His Own Stories & Adaptations Stephen King’s […]
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This week’s story, “ Between the Shadow and the Soul ,” is about a fifty-year-old woman named Eliza who has
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