There's Something Strange About My Brain: Writing Horror for Kids
Written by R.L. Stine
Release Date: October 31, 2023
ISBN: 978-1-955690-53-9
About the Author
R.L. Stine is one of the best-selling children's authors in history. Goosebumps, which recently celebrated its 30thanniversary, has more than 400 million books in print in 32 languages. An all-new Goosebumps series, House of Shivers, will debut in September 2023.
The Goosebumps series made R.L. Stine a worldwide publishing celebrity (and Jeopardy answer). His other popular children’s book series include Fear Street, (recently revived as a feature film trilogy), The Garbage Pail Kids, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room, and Rotten School. Other titles include: It's The First Day of School Forever, A Midsummer Night's Scream, Young Scrooge, Stinetinglers, and three picture books, with Marc Brown—The Little Shop of Monsters, Mary McScary, and Why Did the Monster Cross the Road (July 4, 2023).
The Goosebumps TV series was the number-one children's show in America for three years. The episodes can still be seen on Netflix. More recently, R.L.’s anthology TV series, R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour, won the Emmy Award three years in a row as Best Children's Show. His newest Disney+ TV series is Just Beyond, based on his graphic novels for BOOM! Studios. Two Goosebumps feature films starring Jack Black as R.L. Stine were released in 2015 and 2018. The first film became the #1 film in America. The Fear Street movies all reached #1 on Netflix.
RL. Stine lives in New York City with his wife Jane, an editor and publisher. You can connect with him on Twitter @RL_Stine, as well as on Instagram and Facebook. For more information, visit rlstine.com.
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Are you ready to embark on a magical journey into the world of storytelling for young children? Look no further than “There’s Something Strange About My Brain,” a captivating guide penned by none other than the master of fright himself, R.L. Stine!
In this enchanting book, R.L. Stine trades in the scares for smiles as he unveils a treasure trove of simple tips and tricks for crafting stories that will captivate and delight the youngest of readers. Drawing upon decades of experience, Stine reveals his secrets behind crafting the books in his timeless series, “Goosebumps” and “Fear Street.”
In a compilation of tips and tricks, personal anecdotes, exercises, and examples drawn straight from his own work, Stine has created an easy-to-digest guide for the aspiring author!
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