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THANK YOU. AUTHORS STEVAN, TABITHA AND A WHEN KING DISCUSS THEIR RIDINGS WITH WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA... |
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GOOD MORNING. GOOD TO HAVE EVERYBODY HERE AND WELCOME TO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. I MET SOME OF OF... |
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GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. HOW ARE YOU? WELCOME TO THE THREE KINGS READING. ALL WAS UP THE PEN FAULKNER... |
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THANK YOU ALSO TO THE SUPPORTERS AND FRIENDS WHO JOINED AS IN THE AUDIENCE THIS MORNING. WE ARE GLAD... |
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THANK YOU FOR HAVING US AND THANKS FOR THE MIZE INTRODUCTION. I GUESS THIS IS WORKING, I'M GOING... |
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I GUESS I DO NEED THIS MICROPHONE. IT PUT ON WIRELESS MICROPHONES. BUT I'M STUCK AT THIS PODIUM. THIS... |
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NEGATIVE CLIFFORD FROM CARDOZA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STEPHEN KING. I WANTED... |
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WHY MY WRITINGS ARE SO GRUESOME AND BLOODY. I HAVE NO IDEA. [LAUGHTER] IN SOME WAYS I'M A PRODUCT... |
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CALLOW. HELLO. I'LL WANT TO ASK MS. KING WHY DO YOU THINK YOUR CHOSEN TO COMPLETE -- TO COMPLETE... |
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MICHAEL OWED THE PUBLISHER MONEY SO THEY WANTED TO FINISH THE MANUSCRIPT TO GET THEIR MONEY BACK.... |
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I TRIED TO THINK OF THE THINGS THAT FRIGHTEN ME WHEN I WAS A KID. CLUBS OR ONE OF THE THINGS THAT... |
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HELLO. I AM AN HUDSON AND I AM ONE OF THE ADULTS WHO IS EXCITED TO BE HERE. I AM CHAIR OF THE D.C.... |
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IT IS NOT LIKE ACTING. IT IS NOT LIKE -- ACTORS HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH DROPPING THE CHARACTER... |
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I THINK FOR ME, I WORK SO HARD TO WRITE THE PIECE THAT IT TAKES SO LONG AND BY THE TIME I AM DONE... |
| 01:02:08 |
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THE BAD GUY IN THE BOOK, THE CHIEF, THE HEAD BAD GUY, THE HEAD VILLAIN. HOW MY GOING TO PUT THIS?... |
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YOU KNOW, I'LL BET YOU ANYTHING THAT WHEN YOU ARE WRITING ABOUT CHARACTERS IN THE DOME, YOU STARTED,... |
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PEOPLE DON'T RECOGNIZE THEMSELVES IN THAT ANY WAY. WAS THERE A POINT WHERE THEY CAN START BEING. |
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PAGE ONE. IOTA EVERY CHARACTER IN THE STORY AND I KILLED PEOPLE LAUGH AND I ELIMINATED CHARACTERS... |
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I LITERALLY DID THAT IN THE STAND. I GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I FELT LIKE I COULD NOT THE ONE. THERE... |
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THAT PARTICULAR MANUSCRIPT WAS LIKE THIS HIGH. I DROPPED IT DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS. HE MADE ME TAKE... |
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MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS, WHAT IS YOUR INTENTION FOR YOUR READERS? WHAT ARE YOUR CONTEND FOUR-YEAR ... |
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I DON'T HAVE ONE. [LAUGHTER] I WRITE FOR ME, AND THAT MAY EXPLAIN SOMETHING ABOUT THESE TRAJECTORY... |
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IT HAS BEEN RECYCLE THAT ER. |
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IN THE '60S, '70S, THERE WAS A SERIES CALLED EMERGENCY WHERE THESE TWO GUYS, WHO WERE EMERGENCY TECHNICIANS... |
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MY WIFE IS A NOVELIST. SHE SAID SOMETHING TO ME ONCE THAT STRUCK ME AS BEING INCREDIBLY TRUE, WHICH... |
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I STILL DO IDOLIZED FRANK NORRIS, THE NOVELIST POU WROTE MCTIGUE AND THE GRAIN BELT NOVELS. HE SAID,... |
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HELLO, MY NAME IS ASHLEY IN MY QUESTION IS FOR ZERO AND KING WHAT KIND OF IMPACT HAS BEEN THE SON... |
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I THINK THE BIGGEST THING IS THAT I THINK ONE THING A LOT OF WRITERS REALLY STRUGGLE WITH IS THE IDEA... |
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WHEN HE SHOWED ME SOMETHING HE HAD WRITTEN, I WOULD TIER IT APART. |
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I WASN'T IN HIGH SCHOOL, I WAS ACTUALLY LIKE SEVEN. IT WAS A STORY ABOUT MY TRACKS. SHE REDINGTON... |
| 01:16:32 |
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LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT. HE WAS MY THIRD BABY AND THEY BOTH KILLED ME, RIGHT? AND I HAVE TOLD HIM... |
| 01:16:52 |
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I THINK READING IS THE BIG THING. WHEN I WAS A KID, I READ A LOT BECAUSE MY PARENTS HAD BOOKS. |
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BY THE WAY THERE ISN'T ANYTHING YOU CAN DO BETTER FOR YOUR OWN CHILDREN THAN TO READ FROM THEM --... |
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ONE OF THE BEST THINGS YOU CAN DO FOR YOURSELVES IS TO READ AND WHAT TABBY SAYS THE BILL BEING READ... |
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LET'S TAKE A QUESTION ON THIS SIDE FROM TINA. |
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HI MR. KING. I AM HERE WITH -- IN SEVERAL OF YOUR BOOKS YOU HAVE CHARACTERS OR THEMES THAT KIND OF... |
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FOR A LONG TIME IT SEEMED TO ME LIKE A LOT OF THE STORIES WERE INTERRELATED AND THAT THE DARK POWER... |
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IF YOU WRITE AS MUCH AS STEVE DOES, YOU ARE BOUND TO GET MATCHED UP TOGETHER IN A WAY, SORT OF LIKE... |
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YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF BOOKS SAID IN THE SAME TOWN AND THAT WAS THE CASE OF YOUR WRITING ONE BUCK ANY... |
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TABBY HAS A -- IT IS LIKE MEETING OLD FRIENDS. |
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I WONDERED, A QUESTION FOR OWEN KING. AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT AGE YOU WERE WHEN YOU STARTED READING... |
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PRETTY YOUNG. THEY WERE ALWAYS AROUND YOU KNOW ,. |
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YOU READ, KNOCKERS. |
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I WAS REALLY YOUNG, I WAS LIKE SEVEN OR EIGHT. |
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I ROAD TO E ONE YOUNG BOOK WITH THEIR DAUGHTER NAOMI WHO IS A LOVELY PERSON. SHE ENJOYED ALL OF THOSE... |
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A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE A PREJUDICE AGAINST THE ACTION BECAUSE THEY SAY IT IS NOT TRUE, BUT I USED TO... |
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READ STORIES, READ FICTION. TO ME THE GREAT PLEASURE OF FICTION, I MENTIONED THE WIRE BEFORE. THE... |
| 01:27:17 |
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MY NAME IS MICHAEL AND I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. KING. DID YOU THINK YOUR BOOKS WOULD BE LIKE THE... |
| 01:27:30 |
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THE STANDARD FOR THE GENRE? |
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NO, I DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA. I STILL DON'T. I AM JUST HAVING FUN. |
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OVER TO THE RIGHT. |
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I WANTED TO KNOW FOR MR. KING , WHY WERE JANICE AND JUDY CHOSEN TO DO THE DIRTY WORK? |
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BECAUSE THEY WERE MANIPULATING. THEY WERE PEOPLE WITH INTERNAL STRENGTH TO RESIST THE MANIPULATIONS... |
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I KNOW WE ARE FASCINATING BUT THERE COMES A POINT. |
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MY NAME IS JASMINE AND I AM FROM CORDOZA HIGH SCHOOL. THIS QUESTION IS FOR ALL THREE KINGS. DO YOU... |
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IT IS DEVASTATING. |
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I HATE IT. I CAN GET 12 REVIEWS THAT SAY A BOOK IS GOOD AND THEN ONE, I DON'T EVEN WANT TO SAY THE... |
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IT IS PRETTY DEPRESSING BUT IT KIND OF DEPENDS ON THE WAY, IT IS THE KIND OF THE WAY THIS PHRASE. ... |
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IT IS HUMAN NATURE TO REMEMBER CRITICISM MORE EASILY THAN PRAISE. THAT IS JUST REALITY. IT HURTS... |
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ALSO, YOU NEVER THINK THAT WHAT YOU WROTE WAS PERFECT. |
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YOU KNOW THE IMPERFECTION. |
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YOU KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING THAT IS NOT PERFECT ABOUT IT SO IF YOU READ A REVIEW IS NOT THAT BIG DEAL... |
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DON'T BUY THIS BOOK, DON'T DROP IT ON YOUR FOOT, THAT KIND OF THING. |
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WE HAVE TWO MORE QUESTIONS OVER HERE. |
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MY NAME IS COULD TASHA AND I MCGINN TEN-YEAR AT CORDOZA. MY QUESTION IS FOR ALL FREE. ARE ANY OF YOUR... |
| 01:31:55 |
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ARE ANY OF THE BOOKS BASED ON NIGHTMARES OR DREAMS OR FANTASIES I GUESS. I AM NOT SURE I SHOULD EVEN... |
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TABBY WAS SAYING, AND THIS IS TRUE, THE THING ABOUT USING THAT SAME MUSCLE, I DREAM A LOT MORE IN... |
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I THINK THE RIGHT REALLY CONSCIOUSLY. I SEE SOMETHING OR HEAR SOMETHING OR READ SOMETHING IN THAT... |
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I JUST WANTED TO KNOW, HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO -- THIS IS FOR ALL THREE, HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO TELL... |
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NO, I DON'T THINK SO BECAUSE I NEVER FELT THAT WAY, BUT ALSO WHAT SORT OF COMES BACK, ONE OF THE THINGS... |
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I THINK WE HAVE ALWAYS APPROACHED IT IN A SUPPORTIVE WAY. IF WE SEE A FLAW, WE TRY TO SAY IT IN A... |
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SHE DOES. I AM NOT GOOD AT CRITIQUING. I HAVE DONE BOOK REVIEW'S MYSELF. I AM ASKED SOMETIMES TO... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.