When I write, I try to think back to what I was afraid of or what was scary to me, and try… — R. L. Stine Book Copy Share Image
I believe that kids as well as adults are entitled to books of no socially redeeming value. — R. L. Stine Adults Copy Share Image
You have no control [over natural disaster]. That's what's scary about it. You're helpless. That feeling of helplessness is really scary. — R. L. Stine Disaster Copy Share Image
I started writing when I was 9 years old. I was like this weird kid who would just stay in my room,… — R. L. Stine Comic Copy Share Image
I've never turned into a bee - I've never been chased by a mummy or met a ghost. But many of the… — R. L. Stine Bees Copy Share Image
I haven't written a young-adult book in years. I'm also doing six 'Goosebumps' books a year now. — R. L. Stine Adults Copy Share Image
People always ask, 'How do you write so many books?' And I say, I work a lot. I work six or seven… — R. L. Stine Copy Share Image
If you do enough planning before you start to write, there's no way you can have writer's block. I do a complete… — R. L. Stine Copy Share Image
I read everywhere. I read every day. I read on the couch with my dog in the afternoon and at night. I… — R. L. Stine Copy Share Image
People say, 'What advice do you have for people who want to be writers?' I say, they don't really need advice, they… — R. L. Stine Advice Copy Share Image
When I write for kids, I have to make sure they know what can't happen. They have to know it's a fantasy.… — R. L. Stine Copy Share Image
I set a goal for myself everyday when I write - 10 pages a day - and it's much harder because I'm… — R. L. Stine Copy Share Image
It's my job, too, to keep up with pop culture and what the kids are into 'cause you don't want to sound… — R. L. Stine Copy Share Image
I do like a lot of things that a lot of adults would scoff at. 'SpongeBob SquarePants,' 'Looney Tunes. — R. L. Stine Adults Copy Share Image