Writing

Farmer-Rick

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5. Stephen King did more than weed

Sun Nov 3, 2019, 04:29 PM

Nov 2019

He said there were large parts of books he has no memory of writing because he was so drugged up. (He regrets it because he later learned to enjoy the writing itself without the need for drugs.) I don't recall what his poison of choice was but he implies he did a lot of different ones.

I found the book...still on my shelf....it's On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. 2001.

I wrote a short fiction base on his challenge in the book. I never sent it to him.

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Writer's block and situational hypnosis are both real [View all] Amy-Strange Nov 2019 OP

Yeah, sometimes writing is like dreaming while awake and Farmer-Rick Nov 2019 #1

That's spot on... Amy-Strange Nov 2019 #2

I think, but am not sure, that Stephen King talked about it in his book on writing. Farmer-Rick Nov 2019 #3

Are you talking about "Danse Macabre"? Amy-Strange Nov 2019 #4

Stephen King did more than weed Farmer-Rick Nov 2019 #5

You should send it to him... Amy-Strange Nov 2019 #6

Two things: taking a boring drive or lying on the couch staring at the ceiling mainer Nov 2019 #7

That's true... Amy-Strange May 2020 #10

Used self-hypnosis and came up with a great mini series idea Apollo Zeus Jan 2020 #8

Interesting... Amy-Strange May 2020 #11

The new theory on dreaming is that it is a way to stay asleep Apollo Zeus Jun 2020 #13

Interesting Joinfortmill Feb 2020 #9

It works for me... Amy-Strange May 2020 #12

I'm so glad I came across your post and this excellent thread. NoRoadUntravelled Dec 2020 #14