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" I have a cheat-sheet for each one of my characters about their personality, the way they look, etc. So there is no possible way that I could have writer's block. "

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" When I write, I try to think back to what I was afraid of or what was scary to me, and try to put those feelings into books. "

R. L. Stine

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Feelings

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" So many people in their 20s and 30s, on Twitter, say 'Please write something for us,' so I have to listen to them, they're my audience. "

R. L. Stine

Listen

Write

" I do like a lot of things that a lot of adults would scoff at. 'SpongeBob SquarePants,' 'Looney Tunes.' "

" It's hard for children's authors to be accepted when they try to write adult books. J.K. Rowling is the exception because people are so eager to read anything by her, but it took Judy Blume three or four tries before she had a success. "

" I guess I'm way too kind and generous, and a saint - if you can believe that! "

" A real New Yorker likes the sound of a garbage truck in the morning. "

" I should be concentrating on writing pages. "

" I read everywhere. I read every day. I read on the couch with my dog in the afternoon and at night. I try to read at least two to three hours a day. I read only fiction. "

" When I write for kids, I have to make sure they know what can't happen. They have to know it's a fantasy. But when I write for adults, they have to think it's real. Every detail has to be real or they won't buy it. "

" Everything that has happened to me has been amazing and surprising. "

R. L. Stine

Happened

Everything

" Kids think you just sit down and start writing. I always tell them you never do that. "

" People always ask, 'How do you write so many books?' And I say, I work a lot. I work six or seven days a week. "

" I'm a total Disney freak. I want to live in Disney World. "

" Twitter is fun because it lets me stay in touch with all my original readers who grew up with my books. I love hearing from readers instantly on Twitter. "

" I'm obsessed with radio. It's a good start to Sunday morning. "

" If you want to be a writer, don't worry so much about writing. Read as much as you can. Read as many different writers as you can. Soak up the styles. "

R. L. Stine

Worry

Want

" After spending 22 years in Ohio, I love everything about New York. "

" When I was a kid, there were these great comic books called 'Tales From The Crypt' and 'The Vault of Horror.' They were gruesome. I discovered them in the barbershop and thought they were fabulous. "

" I haven't written a young-adult book in years. I'm also doing six 'Goosebumps' books a year now. "

" Normally, I spend a week on the outline and take two weeks to write the book. "

" Read. Read. Read. Just don't read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop different styles. "

" I've made myself laugh from some ideas - but I've never scared myself. "

" Making my class laugh and getting in trouble. I was the class clown. "

" I've never dreamed of a story idea. I have such boring dreams. "

" 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! "

" At least I can write. "

" I set a goal for myself everyday when I write - 10 pages a day - and it's much harder because I'm too dumb to turn off my Twitter and everything so it's always on and it's a real distraction. It's a major distraction. "

" 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. "

" I've lived in New York for 40 years. I came right after college. "

" Well, when I was 13, for my bar mitzvah I received my first typewriter. And that was special. "