George Stephen

When I decided to take writing seriously, I did a lot of reading and analyzing of the books I liked, and came up with what I thought were pretty sound plotting and structure basics. ↗

— George Stephen

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A couple of weeks after that, Zebra Books phoned with an offer, and I accepted. ↗

— George Stephen

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Actually, the 14 novels were written over a period of just over 6 years. ↗

— George Stephen

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During that first year, I felt guilty that my wife was out working bringing in all our income, while I was at home playing on the computer, so I made myself treat writing like a job. ↗

— George Stephen

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Even the contemporary horror authors who have seriously influenced me are a disparate bunch. ↗

— George Stephen

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For each book, the time is also broken up. ↗

— George Stephen

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For the novels I wrote before selling anything, I didn't outline much. I had a vague idea of the story. ↗

— George Stephen

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I got up with my wife, I sat down at the computer when she went to work, and I didn't stop until she got home. ↗

— George Stephen

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I spent two months on the first draft, working 8 hours a day, five days a week. ↗

— George Stephen

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I'm a fan of short horror fiction... in fact, the most memorable horror I've read is of the short variety... but I have a hard time pulling it off myself. ↗

— George Stephen

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