Sara Shepard

“I am a big outliner. For my adult book, 'The Visibles,' I did not outline, and it took me two years to write because I just didn't outline, and I had no path.”

“I do a lot of revising on paper. Sometimes I think I should just write longhand - what I type reads very different once I print it out.”

“I loved the movie 'Heathers' and the TV show 'Twin Peaks.'”

“Always sleep with one eye open. Never take anything for granted. Your best friends might just be your enemies.”

“Judy Blume especially sort of broke the boundaries of what is appropriate and what should be written about - what teenagers are actually doing.”

“I did steal socks, but I got caught... don't shoplift, anyone - don't do it! You're just gonna get caught.”

“,the rest of the girls pretended not to notice. That's just what best friends do.”

“Sometimes I hear a voice - sometimes it's the voice of someone I know. And sometimes that leads to a character, which leads to a story.”

“Its more fun to think of the future than dwell on the past.”

“My family often travels to New York City during the holidays, and that's always a good time.”

“Seeing 'Pretty Little Liars' fans adapt and create their own stories is both exciting and flattering, and I think what Amazon Publishing is offering through Kindle Worlds is a great way to reward their ingenuity.”

“For me, writing for younger audiences and writing for adults uses two different halves of my brain.”

“I was just over high school, and I was kind of artsy.”

“My sister and I visited Iceland in 2001, and I incorporated it into 'Pretty Little Liars.'”

“If my characters travel somewhere, I generally write about a place I know to give the scenes more authenticity.”

“People might look great on the outside but they all have something that they're dealing with.”

“Before you enbark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”

“I love books about dysfunctional families.”

“With teenagers, the emotions are higher and things are more dramatic. That doesn't mean adults don't also act like children in their own way.”

“I like to run in a new place to help me find my way around.”