Sarah Mclellan asked Margo Kelly:

Hi! I love your book, I recently got suggested to read it by my school librarian. It WAS AMAZING! I had to stop reading it during sometimes because I was so scared to see what would happen!!! But the question is- Why do you love writing scary stories? Is it just for the thrill or for a specific reason?

Margo Kelly Hi Sarah! Thank you. I love to write scary stories, because I love to be scared. Seriously! From a young age, I would stay up late at night watching scary movies, all alone and in the dark! Now my daughter and I watch movies in the dark together. Our family doesn't play "Hide & Seek" - we play "Hide & Scare" - - - we hide with the goal of jumping out and scaring the person who's seeking. It's funny (and startling). So ... I write scary stories for the simple reason that I like to be scared myself. If I get the goosebumps while I'm writing it, I hope it will also give readers the goosebumps while reading! I'm glad you enjoyed the book, and I hope you'll enjoy the next one: UNLOCKED which will be published in October 2016. Happy reading! Margo

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