"I never get tired of hearing that [that kids learned to read on his books]. It's gratifying ... What a wonderful thing. I'm very lucky." —R.L. Stine #ACESVCon23

"[AI] won't replace people but that's not the point. A robot just wrote a poem!" —R.L. Stine #ACESVCon23

"Sometimes I get a good idea for a book but I can't find the title, so I throw out the idea." —R.L. Stine #ACESVCon23

"I start with the title. I have to have the title first ... The most annoying question an author can get is 'Where do you get your ideas?' ... I just start with the title ... I think I'm backward from most authors." —R.L. Stine #ACESVCon23

"I don't have time for writer's block. You only get writer's block when you have a lot of time on your hands ... I have to keep going." —R.L. Stine #ACESVCon23

"You try to avoid that [slang] in the books because it changes so fast." —R.L. Stine #ACESVCon23

Awkward out-of-context quotes: "I do a lot of spying on kids." —R.L. Stine #ACESVCon23

"I actually did research [for my newest book]. I never do research." Ancient Egyptians gave kids beer and like board games. Who knew? —R.L. Stine #ACESVCon23

"The thing about my wife as my editor is that she is always right ... I would just listen to them." —R.L. Stine #ACESVCon23

Do trade authors with a lot of success get consistent editorial support? "I have a lot of editors all the time. I need all the help I can get, really ... A lot of authors decide they don't want to be edited ... The quality shows that ... You need that kind of help." —R.L. Stine #ACESVCon23