Why Stephen King Makes For a Bad Bed Partner

One of the things about Mr. King’s writing that makes sleeping difficult is his humor.

As I mentioned in a previous post “Reading, Writing and Belly Laughs” the man has an amazing talent that can take you from scared silly to laughing hysterically in one sentence.  The problem is every time you start to drift off that funny line pops back in your head.

You start out trying to be quiet about it so you don’t disturb the person next to you.  But eventually you can’t hold it in anymore and you start to sound like you are trying to hold your breath and blow your nose at the same time.  Give up, it is less annoying to just laugh and get it out of your system – if you can.

Another of his talents is a little scarier but mostly annoying.  He has the ability to crawl inside your head, find a comfortable place to hang out and then just wait patiently.  He sits quietly waiting for the perfect opportunity to remind you he is there.  This usually occurs when you are trying to shut your brain off enough to fall asleep.

You lay there quietly, perfectly still, taking deeper and deeper breaths as you feel your body relaxing with that weightless, floating feeling and then BOOM. There he is poking and prodding you psyche stretching your imagination until you start seeing things you never knew you were capable of thinking better yet conjuring into a picture.

This is the kind of writer I want to become. Someone who invades your thoughts long after you finish the book.  I want to be the kind of writer who can enable her readers to explore all areas of their mind, even those darker places, while still tickling their funny bone.

This is my challenge. This is my dream.

Until next week,

Keep Dreaming

Dawnda

(Dawnda’s dream was to get some piece of writing published in 2009.  She left the 8 Women Dream group in 2009 to focus on finding full-time employment.  We consider her an accomplished dreamer as she published her thoughts here and began her own scary stories blog at www.killeryarns.com)

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