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 analyzebasicbook Change image and share on social
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 cemeterydancedependent share on social
I've been reading horror since I was five years old. George Stephen havehorrorread Change image and share on social
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 advertisebusinesscopywriting share on social
The way I outline has changed quite a bit from when I first started writing. George Stephen bitechangeoutline Change image and share on social
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 bringcomputerfelt Change image and share on social
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 factfanfiction Change image and share on social
I spent two months on the first draft, working 8 hours a day, five days a week. George Stephen daydrafthour Change image and share on social
In the first year, 1988, I wrote and sold 3 novels. George Stephen novelsellwrite Change image and share on social
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 benefitblockchapter share on social
