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

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.

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.

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.

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