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.
For the novels I wrote before selling anything, I didn't outline much. I had a vague idea of the story.
For each book, the time is also broken up.
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.
A couple of weeks after that, Zebra Books phoned with an offer, and I accepted.
Even the contemporary horror authors who have seriously influenced me are a disparate bunch.