From 1992 to 1997, children's horror author R.L. Stine churned out 62 books in the first iteration of his "Goosebumps" series -- a prolific output that amounts to nearly one book per month for five years. To keep up the demanding schedule, Stine pounded out the novels extremely quickly, and many were written in only six days.

During a chat with HuffPost Live's Josh Zepps about his new TV series "The Haunting Hour," Stine explained how exactly he managed to spill out those spooky stories in such a short amount of time.

Check out Stine's tips for successful, speedy writing in the clip above, and see the full HuffPost Live conversation here.

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