In January 2008, Time magazine quoted King as saying he would "be killing a lot of trees '' with his next novel. The first draft was completed in late August 2008, with the manuscript weighing 19 lb (8.6 kg). King has stated the novel is twice as long as his most recent, Duma Key, at "over 1,500 pages in manuscript '', and "deals with some of the same issues that The Stand does, but in a more allegorical way ''. King also described the novel as "very, very long '', adding: "I tried this once before when I was a lot younger and the project was just too big for me. '' King read from the first draft at "The Three Kings '' reading event that was held on April 4, 2008 at the Library of Congress, which was broadcast by C - SPAN as part of their Book TV series on May 4, 2008.
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