I haven't written a young-adult book in years. I'm also doing six 'Goosebumps' books a year now.
From R. L. Stine
I'm obsessed with radio. It's a good start to Sunday morning.
Read. Read. Read. Just don't read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop different styles.
After spending 22 years in Ohio, I love everything about New York.
Most fears are basic: fear of the dark, fear of going down in the basement, fear of weird sounds, fear that somebody is waiting for you in your closet. Those kinds of things stay with you no matter what age.
I got the chance to do things that I dreamed of when I was a kid: I got to travel around the world; I had my own 'Goosebumps' attraction at Disney World; I've been on TV and had three TV series.
Believe it or not, my introduction to scary literature was 'Pinocchio.' My mother read it to me every day before naptime when I was three or four. The original 'Pinocchio' is terrifying.
I've never turned into a bee - I've never been chased by a mummy or met a ghost. But many of the ideas in my books are suggested by real life.
I used to get a haircut every Saturday so I would never miss any of the comic books. I had practically no hair when I was a kid!
It's my job, too, to keep up with pop culture and what the kids are into 'cause you don't want to sound like an old man trying to write for kids. I spend a lot of my time spying on them.
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