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" But, somewhere in there, I did have the thought that this really fits in with my thinking about what I wanted to do; with what has to be done by a writer in order to stay alive as a writer. "
Thinking
Done
Thought
" Chum was a British boy's weekly which, at the end of the year was bound into a single huge book; and the following Christmas parents bought it as Christmas presents for male children. "
Christmas
End
Parents
" I don't recall having any self-awareness about the intricacy of my stories. "
Stories
Having
Recall
" I figure that that has a ten year cycle. At the end of that ten years, I began to get worried that I would run into what is known as the writer's block, the feeling of not being able to do these things. "
End
Years
Year
" I first read science fiction in the old British Chum annual when I was about 12 years old. "
Science Fiction
Years
Old
" I had casually rented an apartment that cost $75 a month because I expected my writing to pay my way. "
Month
Writing
Way
" In a sense, there's a great truth to that, but, also I was a great reader. "
Reader
Also
Great
" In those days I was new to covers; merely felt pleased that a story of mine had been honored. I later met Rogers who did some of my early covers and I was impressed with him. "
Days
Him
Story
" It came about as follows: over the years when I was involved in dianetics, I wrote the beginnings of many stories. I would get an idea, and then write the beginning, and then never touch it again. "
Involved
Never
Over
" It's difficult for me to feel that a solid page without the breakups of paragraphs can be interesting. I break mine up perhaps sooner than I should in terms of the usage of the English language. "
Interesting
Page
Me
" My theory was that what I had to do was make a study of human behavior. "
Human Behavior
Study
Human
" Recruiting Station was a story that came as the result of many anxious awakenings during many nights. "
Story
Result
Recruiting
" The encouragement I got from Campbell was a quick check and praise. Once the Space Beagle was launched on its mission, it seemed natural for it to breed additional thoughts. "
Encouragement
Space
Thoughts
" Well, first of all, going off with dianetics was based upon a thought of mine. "
Thought
First
Going
" You have to remember that I was a bright but simple fellow from Canada who seldom, if ever, met another writer, and then only a so-called literary type that occasionally sold a story and meanwhile worked in an office for a living. "
You
Story
Simple
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