R. L. Stine Quotes

I've lived in New York for 40 years. I came right after college.
R. L. Stine

After, College, Lived

I've made myself laugh from some ideas - but I've never scared myself.
R. L. Stine

Laugh, Made, Ideas

I've never dreamed of a story idea. I have such boring dreams.
R. L. Stine

Dreams, Boring, Idea

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

Life, Real, Books

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

Enough, Before, Start

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

Writing, Different, Worry

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.
R. L. Stine

Success, Children, Hard

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.
R. L. Stine

Time, Job, Trying

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

Writing, Down, Start

Making my class laugh and getting in trouble. I was the class clown.
R. L. Stine

Laugh, Making, Getting

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, Fear, Waiting

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

Book, Two, Write

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.
R. L. Stine

Work, Write, Days

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

Write, Listen, Audience

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.
R. L. Stine

Love, Fun, Touch

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

Special, Bar, Typewriter

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.
R. L. Stine

Great, Thought, Books

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.
R. L. Stine

Real, Happen, Kids

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

Feelings, Try, Put

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: October 8, 1943

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