[ OT ] SatChat : What inspired you to start writing more seriously ?

I recently wrote my first horror ( slight comedy ) novel after years of writing short stories occasionally. I would say what motivated me was reading Stephen King, he is really good at being a motivational coach and writing with a judgemental tone that made me feel like a loser for not being a multi-millionaire bestseller. Reading King's On Writing also made crafting a novel feel far less daunting than I always feared it would be. 
 
 Another motivation was reading a Jonathan Maberry book, realizing that this guy was an utter hack yet a bestseller and that my short stories were leagues ahead of his work. I figured that if he could get published, it could n't be too hard. 
 
 I wrote my first novel and have decided to publish it free online in hopes of getting fans and support to turn it into a trilogy. Despite my plans to write sequels, this is a fully-fledged stand alone novel, it does n't end on some sequel-bait cliffhanger. 
 
 Summary: The residents of a low income housing apartment building are planning a block party. Meanwhile, the building loner has befriended an ancient evil. Will the party-goers be sober enough to notice the world is ending around them? This novel mashes the fun vibes of a Pineapple Express stoner comedy with balls-to-the-wall 80s Stephen King horror. 
 
 Download link for epub e-book: https: //archive.org/details/TheTenementRandallHuff
