Editing Tabitha King (section)

=== Partnership with Stephen King ===
Prior to her husband's commercial success, Tabitha worked extra shifts at [[Dunkin' Donuts]] to help provide for their family and assisted in Stephen's editorial process during her little spare time.<ref name=":0" /> As Stephen King recalled the origin of his [[debut novel]], ''[[Carrie (novel)|Carrie]]'': "Two unrelated ideas, adolescent cruelty and telekinesis, came together." It began as a short story intended for ''Cavalier''; Stephen tossed the first three pages in the trash but Tabitha recovered them, saying she wanted to know what happened next. He followed her advice and expanded it into a novel.<ref>King, Tabitha, Introduction to ''Carrie'' (Collector's Edition) Plume 1991</ref> She told him: "You've got something here. I really think you do."<ref>{{Cite book |last=King |first=Stephen |title=[[On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft]] |year=2000 |pages=75–77}}</ref>

This began a practice that continues today: Tabitha and Stephen review each other's drafts and also those of their children.<ref name=":0" />