everyone who ever quit after three pages just felt that.
Stephen King's Carrie Was Inspired by True Events and Real People
Stephen King's 1974 debut novel Carrie — about a bullied, sheltered high-school girl who unleashes telekinetic rage at her prom — drew on people and events from King's own life. He abandoned the manuscript after a few pages and threw it in the trash; his wife Tabitha fished it out and pushed him to finish. It became a bestseller and the 1976 film. The article traces the real classmates and one particular visit to someone's home that fed the story.
Source: Stephen King's Carrie Was Inspired by True Events and Real People — Neatorama
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