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I spent two months on the first draft, working 8 hours a day, five days a week.
Stephen R. George
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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.
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Many of my short stories (all unpublished) were horror, and the novel I'd just finished was horror, too.
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Trying to break into the horror market seemed natural.
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So, I outlined a horror novel and started writing.
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A couple of weeks after that, Zebra Books phoned with an offer, and I accepted.
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So, in effect, my first sale was actually two books.
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Actually, the 14 novels were written over a period of just over 6 years.
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In the first year, 1988, I wrote and sold 3 novels.
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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.
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For each book, the time is also broken up.
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The way I outline has changed quite a bit from when I first started writing.
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