Something I heard. You can tell the progression by the way his earier works were scarier. Some of the newer stuff just isn't scary but in some ways more creative and written better.
2006-10-12 19:43:26 · 2 answers · asked by Too Cool For Me 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The reason that his earlier work was more gripping was probably because he was being more strictly controlled by his editors and publisher. As the publisher realized that readers would buy his books based on his name alone they put fewer resources (like editors) into producing his books.
The reason his new stuff may seem more sophisticated is because...well, it is! To become a really great writer takes years of writing and hundreds of thousands of words. He may feel he has matured as a writer and thus be less interested in the psychological suspense that made his fortune for him.
Aside from that, he has been fairly upfront about his cocaine and alcohol abuse. He has not, to my knowledge, mentioned anything about being inspired by acid flashbacks. I'm not totally dismissing the idea that he could have taken acid at some point and it could have inspired him to write. However, it seems that you are suggesting that his books were entirely written in a "flashback" state. I don't think that's likely. The most severe negative flashbacks I have ever heard of last several hours and are more akin to a post-traumatic stress disorder related anxiety attack (hey, an unwanted spiritual experience or getting lost in a pattern can be frightening, life-altering experiences).
2006-10-12 20:18:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about acid flashbacks, but he did have a very bad cocaine problem early in his career. I once read a quote where he said he doesn't remember the entire process of writing Cujo. I think that's all in his "On Writing" book.
2006-10-13 02:52:20 · answer #2 · answered by Heidi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋