I've lived in New York for 40 years. I came right after college. R. L. Stine More Quotes by R. L. Stine More Quotes From R. L. Stine Read. Read. Read. Just don't read one type of book. Read different books by various authors so that you develop different styles. R. L. Stine inspiring inspirational book Many adults feel that every children's book has to teach them something.... My theory is a children's book... can be just for fun. R. L. Stine fun book children Sometimes it helps to scold yourself, to give yourself advice. R. L. Stine helping advice giving 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 writing book thinking I feel happy to terrify kids. R. L. Stine scary feels kids The only lesson is, you gotta keep at it. R. L. Stine lessons writing Everything that has happened to me has been amazing and surprising. R. L. Stine happened has-beens surprising 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. R. L. Stine age waiting dark I've had a very sheltered life. What can happen to you if you stay home writing all day? R. L. Stine sheltered-lives home writing Well, I hate it when authors come into a school and they say to kids, 'Write from your heart, only write what you know, and write from your heart.' I hate that because it's useless. I've written over 300 books - not one was written from my heart. Not one. They were all written for an audience, they were all written to entertain a certain audience. R. L. Stine hate kids book I believe that kids as well as adults are entitled to books of no socially redeeming value. R. L. Stine believe kids book People say, 'What advice do you have for people who want to be writers?' I say, they don't really need advice, they know they want to be writers, and they're gonna do it. Those people who know that they really want to do this and are cut out for it, they know it. R. L. Stine cutting writing people Normally, I spend a week on the outline and take two weeks to write the book. R. L. Stine writing two book 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. R. L. Stine real book ideas 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. R. L. Stine writing kids years I'm obsessed with radio. It's a good start to Sunday morning. R. L. Stine radio sunday morning When I was a kid my family was really poor and I remember one Halloween I wanted to dress up really scary and my parents came home with a duck costume. I wore that costume for years! I hated it. R. L. Stine halloween funny kids 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. R. L. Stine block writing way I've never dreamed of a story idea. I have such boring dreams. R. L. Stine stories dream ideas 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! R. L. Stine hair kids book
