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!

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.

I should be concentrating on writing pages.

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

I've had a very sheltered life. What can happen to you if you stay home writing all day?

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

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.