<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
when did stephen king write under the dome
when did stephen king write under the dome
2008
2008