A biography for R. L. Stinehasn’t been written yet.
“At least I can write.”
“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.”
“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 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.”
“I should be concentrating on writing pages.”
“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.”
“I do like a lot of things that a lot of adults would scoff at. 'SpongeBob SquarePants,' 'Looney Tunes.'”
“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.”
“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.”
“Kids think you just sit down and start writing. I always tell them you never do that.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I've lived in New York for 40 years. I came right after college.”
“I've made myself laugh from some ideas - but I've never scared myself.”
“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 feel happy to terrify kids.”
“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.”
“I haven't written a young-adult book in years. I'm also doing six 'Goosebumps' books a year now.”
“Well, when I was 13, for my bar mitzvah I received my first typewriter. And that was special.”