"Bicks's particular aim is to spot what she calls King's bibliomagic in action. She wants to identify how he chooses and places words with the intention of producing material effects on the reader's body."
"King started writing long before the days of traceless computer editing, so the bulk of the archive consists of multiple typewritten drafts pecked out on his wife's portable Olivetti."
Caroline Bicks, a professor at the University of Maine, examines Stephen King's writing by analyzing drafts of his novels. Initially intimidated by King, she discovers his approachable nature after receiving a call from him. Bicks aims to uncover King's 'bibliomagic,' the way he crafts words to evoke physical reactions in readers. She has access to King's extensive archive, which contains numerous typewritten drafts, allowing her to study his writing process and the emotional effects of his storytelling.
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