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

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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. "

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

" At least I can write. "

" I love theme parks but I'm a real chicken on rides. I'd rather invent scary rides for my books than go on them for real. "

" If you do enough planning before you start to write, there's no way you can have writer's block. I do a complete chapter by chapter outline. "

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

" I drive a lot in the summertime, but after that, I don't drive if there's snow predicted for anywhere in 500 miles. "

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" I started writing when I was 9 years old. I was like this weird kid who would just stay in my room, typing little funny magazines and drawing comic strips. "

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

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

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

" I feel happy to terrify kids. "

" 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. "

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" 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 should be concentrating on writing pages. "

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