George Stephen Quotes

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

Writing, Thought, Pretty

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

After, Books, Couple

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

Actually, Written, Period

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

Home, Wife, Job

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

Seriously, Horror, Influenced

For each book, the time is also broken up.
George Stephen

Time, Book, Broken

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

Before, Idea, Story

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

Computers, Work, Home

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

Two, Working, Days

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

Time, Hard, Short

I've been reading horror since I was five years old.
George Stephen

Old, Since, Reading

I've devoted a lot of my time and effort during the past few years to developing my advertising copywriting business to the point of where I can support my family and don't have to depend on writing fiction for my income.
George Stephen

Family, Time, Business

In the first year, 1988, I wrote and sold 3 novels.
George Stephen

Year, Novels, Sold

Many of my short stories (all unpublished) were horror, and the novel I'd just finished was horror, too.
George Stephen

Short, Stories, Horror

On the other hand, now that I'm not dependent on fiction for my income, I've been writing more short stories despite the fact that there's no real paying market for short horror other than Cemetery Dance.
George Stephen

Writing, Real, Short

So, I outlined a horror novel and started writing.
George Stephen

Writing, Started, Horror

So, in effect, my first sale was actually two books.
George Stephen

Two, Actually, Books

The benefit of this kind of outlining is that you discover a story's flaws before you invest a lot of time writing the first draft, and it's almost impossible to get stuck at a difficult chapter, because you've already done the work to push through those kinds of blocks.
George Stephen

Work, Time, Writing

The way I outline has changed quite a bit from when I first started writing.
George Stephen

Writing, Started, Quite

Trying to break into the horror market seemed natural.
George Stephen

Trying, Natural, Break

When I was a teenager, I got into SF, quite heavily, and that too has had a major impact on my writing.
George Stephen

Writing, Quite, Impact

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Businessman

Born: June 5, 1829

Died: November 29, 1921

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