I know it's Satoshi's birthday, but it's also the fiftieth anniversary of Stephen King publishing his first book and almost singlehandedly helping develop modern horror as a successful popular genre (taking nothing away from Ira Levin and William Peter Blatty, of course).
I heard he threw the original first few pages of Carrie into the trash.
His wife dug them out and got him to finish the novel.
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Amazing how one action can change the course of a career.
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