I'm a total Disney freak. I want to live in Disney World.

A real New Yorker likes the sound of a garbage truck in the morning.

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.

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.

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!

Well, first you have to love writing. A lot of authors love having written. But I enjoy the actual writing. Beside that, I think the main reason I can be so prolific is the huge amount of planning I do before I start to write. I do a very complete, chapter-by-chapter outline of every book I write. When I sit down to write, I already know everything that's going to happen in the book. This means I've done all the important thinking, and I can relax and enjoy the writing. I could never write so many books if I didn't outline them first.