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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stephen/when-i-decided-to-take-writing-seriously-i-did-a-lot-of-reading-and/)

[George Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stephen/)

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## More by 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stephen/when-i-decided-to-take-writing-seriously-i-did-a-lot-of-reading-and/)

[George Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stephen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stephen/on-the-other-hand-now-that-i-m-not-dependent-on-fiction-for-my-income/)

[George Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stephen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stephen/the-benefit-of-this-kind-of-outlining-is-that-you-discover-a-story-s/)

[George Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stephen/)

> [For each book, the time is also broken up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stephen/for-each-book-the-time-is-also-broken-up/)

[George Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stephen/)

> [So, in effect, my first sale was actually two books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stephen/so-in-effect-my-first-sale-was-actually-two-books/)

[George Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stephen/)

> [Trying to break into the horror market seemed natural.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stephen/trying-to-break-into-the-horror-market-seemed-natural/)

[George Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stephen/)

> [A couple of weeks after that, Zebra Books phoned with an offer, and I accepted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stephen/a-couple-of-weeks-after-that-zebra-books-phoned-with-an-offer-and-i/)

[George Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stephen/)

> [Even the contemporary horror authors who have seriously influenced me are a disparate bunch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stephen/even-the-contemporary-horror-authors-who-have-seriously-influenced-me/)

[George Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stephen/)

> [So, I outlined a horror novel and started writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stephen/so-i-outlined-a-horror-novel-and-started-writing/)

[George Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stephen/)

> [Many of my short stories (all unpublished) were horror, and the novel I'd just finished was horror, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stephen/many-of-my-short-stories-all-unpublished-were-horror-and-the-novel-i/)

[George Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stephen/)

> [For the novels I wrote before selling anything, I didn't outline much. I had a vague idea of the story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stephen/for-the-novels-i-wrote-before-selling-anything-i-didn-t-outline-much/)

[George Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stephen/)

> [I spent two months on the first draft, working 8 hours a day, five days a week.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stephen/i-spent-two-months-on-the-first-draft-working-8-hours-a-day-five-days/)

[George Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stephen/)

> [In the first year, 1988, I wrote and sold 3 novels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stephen/in-the-first-year-1988-i-wrote-and-sold-3-novels/)

[George Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stephen/)

> [When I was a teenager, I got into SF, quite heavily, and that too has had a major impact on my writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stephen/when-i-was-a-teenager-i-got-into-sf-quite-heavily-and-that-too-has/)

[George Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stephen/)

> [Actually, the 14 novels were written over a period of just over 6 years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stephen/actually-the-14-novels-were-written-over-a-period-of-just-over-6-years/)

[George Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stephen/)

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