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.

I've killed hundreds of teenagers. Hundreds. And I didn't know why. Why did I enjoy doing it so much? Why? And then I realized - I had a teenager at home!

I drive a lot in the summertime, but after that, I don't drive if there's snow predicted for anywhere in 500 miles.

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

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.

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.

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.