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Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you? ↗

— Casey Stengel

#born #did #dugout #guys #i

So, I outlined a horror novel and started writing. ↗

— George Stephen

#i #novel #outlined #started #writing

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

#basics #books #came #decided #did

A couple of weeks after that, Zebra Books phoned with an offer, and I accepted. ↗

— George Stephen

#after #books #couple #i #offer

Even the contemporary horror authors who have seriously influenced me are a disparate bunch. ↗

— George Stephen

#bunch #contemporary #disparate #even #horror

Many of my short stories (all unpublished) were horror, and the novel I'd just finished was horror, too. ↗

— George Stephen

#horror #i #just #many #novel

The way I outline has changed quite a bit from when I first started writing. ↗

— George Stephen

#changed #first #i #outline #quite

Trying to break into the horror market seemed natural. ↗

— George Stephen

#horror #into #market #natural #seemed

The truth cannot be asserted without denouncing the falsehood. ↗

— Leslie Stephen

#cannot #denouncing #falsehood #truth #without

A sword, a spade, and a thought should never be allowed to rust. ↗

— James Stephens

#never #rust #should #spade #sword