Friday Forays in Fiction: Stephen King on Under the Dome

Stephen King talking about the writing process for Under the Dome.

I mentioned earlier this week how in awe I was of the huge cast of characters in this novel and of King's consummate control over them and the timeline of the story.

My takeaway: You (the author) have to love all your characters if you want your readers to. You can't phone it in.

I'm still quite busy reading and am now possible renting the book as the fine of 20 cents per day unless I get the book in the library drop box early Monday morning. Still almost 400 pages to go. It's doable but not if I dilly-dally.

Here's Stephen King reading from the first chapter: