The essay “Stephen King and the Making of Carrie,” adapted from mental floss, emphasizes support of King’s wife for his success. Stephen King might have never made it as a bestselling novelist, who made his name in the horror genre from the book “Carrie”, if his wife did not save three pages of the novel from a trash bin. To begin with, a toddler, a supporting wife, and a typewriter was all King had. However, both King and his wife, Tabby, dreamed of being writers although King was the most successful. From hearing a critic’s viewpoint, “You’re scared of women” (Stephen King and the Making of Carrie 2) and his wife saving his drafted novella, “Carrie” from the trash, encouraged him even more. After revising the novella and completing it, the
