climbed up into his attic and found an old typewriter
nine years old
joke books
writing ever since
humor
editor
ten years
make kids laugh
do have a phobia that my nephews think is just insane - I cannot jump into water. I have to step into swimming pools. It's a real phobia, but my nephews think it's hilarious that this scary guy is so terrified of jumping into water."
magazin
Banana
rom the Ohio State University,
graduated f
small magazines
start writing novels
28 years old
Goosebumps
a TV Show.
The Nightmare Room
y Nickelodeon TV show,
he set out
1989 - R.L. Stine team
best-seller.
ed up with Parachute Press to release his first horror series,
R.L. Stine used to write for a children's humor magazine called Bananas. He was known as Jovial Bob Stine.
which was aimed at 9-14 year olds
1992 - R.L. Stine releases a new book series - Goosebumps. This series is aimed at younger kids, but still delivers some scary tales. The book series eventually spun off into
1986 - R.L. Stine wrote Blind Date, his first scary novel for teens. It immediately became a
R.L. Stine has a son named Matt who is 25 years old.
R.L. Stine was named the #1 best-selling author in America for three straight years between 1994 and 1996
R.L. Stine writes an average of two books a month!
R.L. Stine comes up with the titles of his books first and then works from there, while most authors come up with the title last.
R.L. Stine's books have been translated into more than 28 languages and are best-sellers around the world!
The author Robert Laurence Stine (known as R. L. Stine) married editor and writer Jane Waldhorn in 1969. The wife also developed Parachute Press with a business partner.