King offered the original draft of the novel to his Doubleday publishers at the same time as 'Salem's Lot; the latter was chosen to be his second novel and Blaze became a "trunk novel."
At the same time that King submitted the original manuscript for 'Salem's Lot, he also offered it to his Doubleday editors. As a result, 'Salem's Lot was chosen to be his debut novel, while Blaze evolved into a "trunk novel."