Stephen King's "NIGHT SHIFT"

Have you ever read a book and thought to yourself that there is a possibility that something would similar would happen in real life? That was what I felt when I was reading this book. Even though they were all short stories, but each one of them carried a meaning that is strong enough to get your thoughts to fly away with curiosity.

According to another book by Ailsa Cox called "Writing Short Stories", King write stories to feed the curious minds who secretly think that something awful would happen. Of course, in King's definition of "awful", in my opinion, would be ridiculously gruesome and I would not dare to imagine that something as bad be possible in real life.

But as scared as I was after I finished "Jerusalem's Lot", I continued reading. And each story began to feed my right brain of the strange yet unique things that I once thought would be a wild imagination that could not be shared.

And boy, did King prove me wrong! He has established characters in backgrounds that are believable and that even the least creative minds could conjure up in their heads. It gave me a whole new perspective towards the genre.

As a writer myself, I am in the midst of deciding what sort of genre and style that I should stick to. And after the advice by the man himself:

"The scariest moment is always just before you start."
-Stephen King

...I believe that I will find the answer as I write. Perhaps I would not be the one to notice it first, but it will be recognized soon.

Thank you for reading.

Cheers!