wo: Stephen King is never going to be told what to write. In his slump, he sells vastly more than most of us here will ever sell. The length of his books are not in question. Well, okay, there's one exception I can think of, and it's a funny story, but. He wasn't asked to cut anything, ever.
Have you seen the "un-cut" version of The Stand? It came out in the mid-to-late 80's, and has an introduction in which King specifically cites a handful of scenes that were cut from the original publication. He's not asked to cut anything now, but he has been asked to make cuts.
The scenes he mentions are also (IMHO) all things that should have been cut, and stayed cut.
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Date: 2004-09-10 11:21 am (UTC)Have you seen the "un-cut" version of The Stand? It came out in the mid-to-late 80's, and has an introduction in which King specifically cites a handful of scenes that were cut from the original publication. He's not asked to cut anything now, but he has been asked to make cuts.
The scenes he mentions are also (IMHO) all things that should have been cut, and stayed cut.