R. L. Stine

As a young boy growing up an only child I had a very active and vivid imagination. It served to be my greatest attribute when it came to writing. I could recall stories I played out in my head and brought them to life on paper. Sadly that still left me with mediocre and at times some very low scores. It was extremely discouraging to put so much into a paper and receive a grade less than satisfactory for the work I knew was A+ material. What were my problems and what was I not doing to result in…