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

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" 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. "

" I feel that good fantasy will always be in demand. I think children especially need literature that helps them escape from the real world, which is very scary to them right now. "

" I always just wanted to be funny. I never really planned to be scary. "

" I have a great office. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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 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. "

" At least I can write. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I should be concentrating on writing pages. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "