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Tabby And The Making Of Carrie And Stephen King
In the essay “Stephen King and the Making of Carrie”, Essay adapted from Mental Floss the importance of having support when it comes to dreams is emphasized, in Stephen King’s life his wife, Tabby, is his support. Tabby was the reason he had an actual method to write, she also provided a female insight for his novels, and most importantly she did not allow him to give up on his dream of being a writer. Although both Tabby and King did not have a great deal of money, Tabby did have a typewriter. This typewriter was King’s way of writing his ideas down. When it came to King’s writing, his weakness was not being able to appeal to women. Tabby supported him by providing her wisdom on women. This helped King create novels that women would enjoy

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