"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....

An unauthorized portrait of the influential pop-culture author evaluates the life experiences that shaped his literary achievements, from his disadvantaged childhood in rural Maine to his rapid fame as a writer and struggles with substance abuse.

In this engaging and accessible guide, Eugen Bacon explores writing speculative fiction as a creative practice, drawing from her own work, and the work of other writers and theorists, to interrogate its various subgenres. Through analysis of writers such as Stephen King, J.R.R. Tolkien and J.K. Rowling, this book scrutinises the characteristics of speculative fiction, considers the potential of writing cross genre and covers the challenges of targeting...