I tried to write a book that would keep the pedal consistently to the metal. Nan [King’s editor on Under The Dome] understood that, and whenever I weakened, she jammed her foot down on top of mine and yelled (in the margins, as editors are wont to do), ‘Faster, Steve! Faster!’

Stephen King on writing Under The Dome

A small American town is trapped under a gigantic forcefield (the Dome), hijinks ensue.