If you participate in Bluesky or X (formerly Twitter), you may follow the account called The Midnight Society. If you’ve run across their delightful posts, which imagine conversations among various horror writers throughout history, you might have seen a recent one which featured imaginary J.K. Rowling and Stephen King trading barbs over relative book-length. It had resonance for me because I’d just finished 2023’s Holly, and I have to admit, I was relieved when I bought it and found out it was less than 500 pages in length.
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COMMENT Was I hinting that? I wasn't aware of it. But now that you mention it.... 🤔
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It's hardly a private conversation, Becky. You're welcome to add your 2 cents anytime!
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