Webcast: How to Write Horror, with R.L. Stine

Описание: Join horror-writing legend R.L. Stine as he shares ways to conquer writer’s block, develop plots, and build nail-biting suspense. Drawing upon decades of experience, Stine reveals his secrets behind writing the books in his timeless series, GOOSEBUMPS and FEAR STREET, offering plenty of anecdotes, tips, and exercises.

"There Is Something Strange About My Brain", the easy-to-digest guide adapted from Stine’s popular MasterClass, is perfect for both experienced and aspiring authors embarking on the magical journey of storytelling.

Visit R.L. Stine's website: https://www.rlstine.com/

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Writing prompt from RL Stine:
[Short version] One of your characters spends a night at a house with a locked room. They hear a voice from the locked room saying, "Can you hear me? Can you let me out?"

[Long version] Sarah and her husband are planning a vacation. Sarah says, “We’re going to be in Cope Cod. We have to see Uncle Willard. We’ll spend one evening with Willard.” Willard is an old guy, a hermit, who likes to fish. He tells them they have to stay the night because he’s so happy to have company. He tells them, "Look around the house and make yourself at home. I’ll go out, get lobsters, and have a nice lobster dinner." They look around and see interesting stuff. At the end of a hall, there’s a closed, locked door even though all the other doors are open. Inside that room, they hear a scratchy, hoarse voice saying: “Can you let me out? Can you hear me?” ...What happens next?

R.L. Stine is one of the best-selling children's authors in history. Goosebumps, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, has more than 400 million books in print in 32 languages. An all-new Goosebumps series, House of Shivers, debuted 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.

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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