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R.L. Stine says cell phones can “ruin every mystery plot.”
In a recent Rolling Stone interview, Goosebumps author R.L. Stine mentions how smartphones have changed the way he writes his horror novels. Everyone has a phone to call for help!
“I spend a lot of time in the beginning of every book trying to get rid of the phones to make sure they don’t interfere.”
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