Lorena asked Deborah Mitton:

What are some of the main things you learned from Stephen King's writing, that affected and/or inspired your own?

Deborah Mitton I think what drew me to Stephen King's work was that he hit on my deepest fears.
So I learned to write about "what I fear the most" - dig deep, twist the knife in and than fight to overcome it. I love that he writes about everyday ordinary people who are placed in unusual or out of this world situations. The inner strengths are revealed and the person is never the same again. They are touched by evil but they let "their little light shine". :o)
I love the insecurity of his heroes / characters who are worried that they are crazy but you are reading it and shouting "no you're not ... its real...get your shit together".
Also the dialogue - he is a master at dialogue!
Thank you for asking Lorena :o)

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