After finishing this manuscript, Paul is caught in a snowstorm and crashes his car. Growing restless to break out of the genre (and to stop writing Misery, who he has grown to resent), Paul has written a new novel, something "serious" called Fast Cars. Paul Sheldon is the author of a popular series of romance novels starring his heroine, Misery Chastain.
Expanding upon themes he had first approached in It (and, to some degree, "The Body" and "The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet"), Misery delves into the myriad aspects of creativity and creation, how they can be damaging, and how they can be restorative. Making good on his decision to steer clear of writing about children and monsters, Misery was King's first novel to specifically look at writers and writing. Perhaps now one of Stephen King's most famous books (due to a stellar film adaptation directed by Rob Reiner, and featuring an Academy Award-winning performance by Kathy Bates), when it was released, Misery was very much a departure.
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