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So, I outlined a horror novel and started writing.

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

I spent two months on the first draft, working 8 hours a day, five days a week.

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.

So, in effect, my first sale was actually two books.

In the first year, 1988, I wrote and sold 3 novels.

For each book, the time is also broken up.

Many of my short stories (all unpublished) were horror, and the novel I'd just finished was horror, too.

I've been reading horror since I was five years old.

Actually, the 14 novels were written over a period of just over 6 years.

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

Trying to break into the horror market seemed natural.

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

For the novels I wrote before selling anything, I didn't outline much. I had a vague idea of the story.

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