Well, when I was 13, for my bar mitzvah I received my first typewriter. And that was special.
The only lesson is, you gotta keep at it.
I've made myself laugh from some ideas - but I've never scared myself.
I got the chance to do things that I dreamed of when I was a kid: I got to travel around the world; I had my own 'Goosebumps' attraction at Disney World; I've been on TV and had three TV series.
At least I can write.
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.