Possible connection to Misery?

[TheHMC]

It could be a cross-reference, regardless of when either were written.

He also did this in The Tommyknockers when the two teens are driving back to Haven and the boy sees a clown(coming up from a manhole..If I'm remembering that correctly). I love it when he cross-references.
Max Brooks did that too, and it's almost like a little inside joke between devoted fans and the author. To me, anyway.

[CaseyM]

Oh I forgot all about that in the Tommyknockers. I read IT after Tommyknockers so maybe that's why. Interesting...

[Dave Sartin]

nice. good work.

[Unregistered]

You never know, rally. Stephen King has made many connections between his books. Here is a list of Misery related links:
DESPERATION—MISERY
Ellen Carver enjoyed paperback novels with such titles as "Misery in Paradise."
INSOMNIA—MISERY
When Lois asks Connie Chung for her autograph outside the Derry Civic Center in Insomnia, she tells her, "I'm your number one fan." A line we heard in Misery.
MISERY—IT
A Mrs. Kaspbrak is noted in Misery as being “a neighbor of the Sheldons when Paul was a boy.” Mrs. Kaspbrak was Eddie Kaspbrak’s mother in It.
MISERY—THE SHINING
Andrew Pomeroy told Annie Wilkes that he was doing a magazine article on the Overlook Hotel. He became one of Annie’s victims.
ROSE MADDER—MISERY
One of Norman's attacks on Rosie was spurred on by a Paul Sheldon novel, “Misery’s Journey.”
Anna Stevenson was fond of Sheldon's novels, Rosie saw her reading “Misery’s Lover.”
THE LIBRARY POLICEMAN (Four Past Midnight)—MISERY—ROSE MADDER
Naomi Higgins of The Library Policeman borrowed Paul Sheldon (of Misery) novels from the library for her mother.
Paul Sheldon’s books were also mentioned in Rose Madder.
Thanks to Stephen King: The Link List. Link: http://malakoff.com/sklnklst.htm

[Hteraj Siredog]

Never caught this and ive read both of those books many times