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Each day when I'm walking with my dog through the damp forest, I'm thinking about the atmosphere, and it often works its way into my next scene somehow.

~Chevy Stevens

Topics: About Atmosphere Day Dog Each Each Day Forest Next Often Scene Somehow Thinking Through Walking Way Works

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It feels wonderful to get praise from other authors who I admire, but with each new book, my confidence is always the thing I struggle with the most until I start getting positive feedback from readers.

~Chevy Stevens

Topics: Admire Always Authors Book Confidence Each Feedback Feels Get Getting Most New New Book Other Positive Positive Feedback Praise Readers Start Struggle Thing Until Who Wonderful

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When I started 'Still Missing,' I had a few key plot points in mind, which I played around with mentally for a couple of months, then one day I just started writing. Not having an outline led to some cool plot twists, but also many rewrites! A lot of the plotting happened on subsequent drafts.

~Chevy Stevens

Topics: Also Around Cool Couple Day Drafts Few Had Happened Having Just Key Led Lot Many Mentally Mind Missing Months One Day Outline Played Plot Plotting Points Some Started Still Subsequent Then Twists Which Writing

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For 'Never Knowing,' I outlined it and then blocked it out on my office wall with index cards, but things still happened organically.

~Chevy Stevens

Topics: Blocked Cards Happened Knowing Never Office Organically Out Still Then Things Wall

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Pain leaves a mark, the degree depending on the person and the event.

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I try to only read light things when I'm working on my books, and in the evenings I watch a lot of mindless TV. I have to break up the 'dark,' or I wouldn't be a very happy person.

~Chevy Stevens

Topics: Books Break Break Up Dark Evenings Happy Happy Person Light Lot Mindless Only Person Read Things Try Tv Up Very Watch Working

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When I first started writing 'Still Missing,' I didn't actually realize I was writing a thriller. I thought it was more women's fiction, but during the many years of rewrites, I kept taking out the boring parts, and then my agent informed me that I had written a thriller.

~Chevy Stevens

Topics: Actually Agent Boring Fiction First Had Informed Kept Many Me Missing More Out Parts Realize Started Still Taking Then Thought Thriller Women Writing Written Years

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If you want to become a writer, you do need to be willing to make sacrifices.

~Chevy Stevens

Topics: Become Make Need Sacrifices Want Willing Writer You

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It's not like I wake up every morning and just can't wait to write. It is my job. It's much easier to not write. I'd rather read. This is my income. This is what supports my family. Having a child is a pretty big incentive to keep working.

~Chevy Stevens

Topics: Big Child Easier Every Family Having Incentive Income Job Just Keep Like Morning Much Pretty Rather Read Supports Up Wait Wake Wake Up Working Write

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Some newer writers worry about books set in Canada having a big appeal, but it has never been an issue for me. I haven't wanted to write in the States because I don't know the States.

~Chevy Stevens

Topics: About Appeal Because Been Big Books Canada Having Issue Know Me Never Set Some States Wanted Worry Write Writers

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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