Quotes By George Stephen
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
Even the contemporary horror authors who have seriously influenced me are a disparate bunch.
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 what I thought were pretty sound plotting and structure basics.
George Stephen
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
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
When I was a teenager, I got into SF, quite heavily, and that too has had a major impact on my writing.
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 there's no real paying market for short horror other than Cemetery Dance.
George Stephen
For the novels I wrote before selling anything, I didn't outline much. I had a vague idea of the story.
George Stephen
Many of my short stories (all unpublished) were horror, and the novel I'd just finished was horror, too.
George Stephen
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