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What is Mr. King working on?
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This got me thinking. I wish King would do a poll again. Remember the one with Doctor Sleep and the other piece? Nonbinding, just for fun.
Also, he should offer to write a short story based on two sentences supplied by one of the forum members (I say two sentences because I liked that thing we did before with the two-sentence short-story thread). No new members can enter to do it, it wouldn't be publicized (although word would spread fast), and it should be done just by very well-known members. In fact, the moderators who have gotten to know people over a long period of time could choose, say, twenty or thirty people to enter the two-sentence competition. That would exclude someone like me, who isn't wholly active here, but that would be okay, I'm not biased -- to just give an open call would be ridiculous in terms of the amount of entries, just completely unmanageable. Then the story could be sold online and the proceeds could go to charity.
Obviously, that won't happen. Just an idea that popped into my head that I thought I would write out. The first thing with the poll could indeed happen because it has happened. He could do that just to see what people think -- again, like the last time (if I recall), it would be completely nonbinding and simply serve as a bit of publicity for upcoming projects.
And by the way, here's a fantasy poll I would love to see (get ready, it's good):
Poll, what should I work on next? A novella sequel to IT (yep, one of the eggs survived, folks), or a screenplay for the next Creepshow...
Also, he should offer to write a short story based on two sentences supplied by one of the forum members (I say two sentences because I liked that thing we did before with the two-sentence short-story thread). No new members can enter to do it, it wouldn't be publicized (although word would spread fast), and it should be done just by very well-known members. In fact, the moderators who have gotten to know people over a long period of time could choose, say, twenty or thirty people to enter the two-sentence competition. That would exclude someone like me, who isn't wholly active here, but that would be okay, I'm not biased -- to just give an open call would be ridiculous in terms of the amount of entries, just completely unmanageable. Then the story could be sold online and the proceeds could go to charity.
Obviously, that won't happen. Just an idea that popped into my head that I thought I would write out. The first thing with the poll could indeed happen because it has happened. He could do that just to see what people think -- again, like the last time (if I recall), it would be completely nonbinding and simply serve as a bit of publicity for upcoming projects.
And by the way, here's a fantasy poll I would love to see (get ready, it's good):
Poll, what should I work on next? A novella sequel to IT (yep, one of the eggs survived, folks), or a screenplay for the next Creepshow...
Can anyone imagine Stephen King sitting down at his desk...hands poised over the keyboard...hands poised over the keyboard...head bent slightly...quick lick of the lips...hands poised over the keyboard...his hands begin to tremble...the little cursor is blinking...come on! come on! you can do it!
Suddenly...heh! I was reading a MacDonald story that reminds me of one of Leonard's 10-rules for writers...never! use suddenly? suddenly, all hail broke loose.
Anyway, he'd be grayer than he is...not that there's anything wrong with that...and then he tosses his hands up, gets up, and says that's all she wrote! there ain't no more! Naw...I can't imagine that happening, either. A Key to the Suite...that was the MacDonald story. Suddenly...treasure the bad...as King wrote in On Writing.
Suddenly...heh! I was reading a MacDonald story that reminds me of one of Leonard's 10-rules for writers...never! use suddenly? suddenly, all hail broke loose.
Anyway, he'd be grayer than he is...not that there's anything wrong with that...and then he tosses his hands up, gets up, and says that's all she wrote! there ain't no more! Naw...I can't imagine that happening, either. A Key to the Suite...that was the MacDonald story. Suddenly...treasure the bad...as King wrote in On Writing.
