On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Can you explain how King created the character of Carrie and why he disliked her so?
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King created the character Carrie from two bullied and tortured girls he knew in high school. He disliked her because he felt he did not know enough about what went on in the girl's locker room to write about her successfully.