Many of my short stories (all unpublished) were horror, and the novel I'd just finished was horror, too.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