Authors: Stephen King
Finders Keepers (46 page)
AUTHOR'S NOTE
You write a book in a room by yourself, that's just how it's done. I wrote the first draft of this one in Florida, looking out at palm trees. I rewrote it in Maine, looking out at pine trees sloping down to a beautiful lake where the loons converse at sunset. But I wasn't entirely alone in either place; few writers are. When I needed help, help was there.
NAN GRAHAM edited the book. SUSAN MOLDOW and ROZ LIPPEL also work for Scribner, and I couldn't get along without them. Those women are invaluable.
CHUCK VERRILL agented the book. He's been my go-to guy for thirty years, smart, funny, and fearless. No yes-man he; when my shit's not right, he never hesitates to tell me.
RUSS DORR does research, and he's gotten better and better at the job as the years pass. Like a good first assist PA in the OR, he's ready with the next instrument I need before I even call for it. His contributions to this book are on almost every page. Literally: Russ gave me the title when I was stumped for one.
OWEN KING and KELLY BRAFFET, both excellent novelists, read the first draft and sharpened it considerably. Their contributions are also on just about every page.
MARSHA DeFILIPPO and JULIE EUGLEY run my office in Maine, and keep me tethered to the real world. BARBARA MacINTYRE runs the office in Florida and does the same. SHIRLEY SONDEREGGER is emeritus.
TABITHA KING is my best critic and one true love.
And you, CONSTANT READER. Thank God you're still there after all these years. If you're having fun, I am, too.
About the Author
Photograph © Shane Leonard
Stephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes
Revival
,
Mr. Mercedes
,
Doctor Sleep
, and
Under the Dome
, a major TV series on CBS. His novel
11/22/63
was named a top ten book of 2011 by
The New York Times Book Review
and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller as well as the Best Hardcover Novel Award from the International Thriller Writers. He is the recipient of the 2003 National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.
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