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

— George Stephen

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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

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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. ↗

— George Stephen

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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

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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

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

— George Stephen

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When I was a teenager, I got into SF, quite heavily, and that too has had a major impact on my writing. ↗

— George Stephen

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The work of a psychotherapist involves being empathic and insightful with one's patients without getting too lost in their painful stories to be helpful. ↗

— Pamela Stephenson

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I clear my throat. "You deserve to be taken out for your birthday. And...I want to be the guy who takes you on your first date. ↗

— Becca Ann

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If it seems like you're doing work when you're acting, then you're doing something wrong. ↗

— Parker Stevenson

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