All George Stephen Quotes
- Trying to break into the horror market seemed natural. Break
- So, I outlined a horror novel and started writing. Horror
- I spent two months on the first draft, working 8 hours a day, five days a week. Day
- A couple of weeks after that, Zebra Books phoned with an offer, and I accepted. Accepted
- So, in effect, my first sale was actually two books. Actually Two
- Actually, the 14 novels were written over a period of just over 6 years. Novels
- In the first year, 1988, I wrote and sold 3 novels. First Year
- 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… All
- For each book, the time is also broken up. Book
- The way I outline has changed quite a bit from when I first started writing. Bit
- 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… Analyzing
- When I was a teenager, I got into SF, quite heavily, and that too has had a major impact on my writing. Heavily
- Even the contemporary horror authors who have seriously influenced me are a disparate bunch. Authors
- For the novels I wrote before selling anything, I didn't outline much. I had a vague idea of the story. Idea
- 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. Computer
- 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… Fact
- I've been reading horror since I was five years old. Been
- 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… Advertising
- Many of my short stories (all unpublished) were horror, and the novel I'd just finished was horror, too. All
- 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… Been
- 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,… Almost Impossible