Yes, we're pretty into books around my house. We have lots and lots of books around. We have TV, but really no one ever watches it.

There are so many ways to tell a story. With multiplatform books, we are reimagining what literacy can be.

I remember all the way back in high school thinking about writing books. And, in fact, I've written a lot of stories. I've got dozens of stories I've written that no one's ever seen.

Getting to the point where I was ready to write a book has been about a 20-year journey of being, really honestly, too afraid to try - which I think is pretty common for people who are trying to write a large piece of fiction.

I wasn't really conscious about 'The 39 Clues' movie when I wrote 'The Black Circle.'

'Skeleton Creek' is like nothing you've ever read before because it's a book and a movie at the same time.