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.

Sara Shepard

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

fake-friends fake-people sleep

The sweetest smiles hold the darkest secrets. by Sara Shepard

The sweetest smiles hold the darkest secrets.

sweetest secret love

The best secrets are the most twisted by Sara Shepard

The best secrets are the most twisted

twisted secret

Its more fun to think of the future than dwell on the past. by Sara Shepard

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

fun past thinking

No one believes a liar. Even when she's telling the truth. by Sara Shepard

No one believes a liar. Even when she's telling the truth.

liars believe lying

Sometimes, a family is like an ear of summer corn: It might look perfect on the outside, but when you peel the husk away. every kernel is rotten.

perfect summer looks

Or perhaps all those things you missed upon first glance mean muc... by Sara Shepard

Or perhaps all those things you missed upon first glance mean much more than you could ever guess.

glances mean firsts

Without Mona, Hanna felt like a great outfit without matching accessories, a screw-driver that was all orange juice and no vodka, and an iPod without headphones. She just felt wrong.

orange-juice ipods accessories

But Mike was like a Bjork song-all happy and giddy and fun on the surface, but bubbling with turmoil and pain underneath.

pain song fun

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is the quintessential dysfunc... by Sara Shepard

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is the quintessential dysfunctional family.

castles wall glasses

Those who don't remember the past are doomed to repeat it. by Sara Shepard

Those who don't remember the past are doomed to repeat it.

repeats forget past

Every pretty girl is a heartbreaker by Sara Shepard

Every pretty girl is a heartbreaker

heartbreaker pretty-girl girl

Whatever baggage you have, use it. Conquer it. Don’t let it stop... by Sara Shepard

Whatever baggage you have, use it. Conquer it. Don’t let it stop you.

baggage conquer use

Even if you're an adult you still have secrets and scandals follo... by Sara Shepard

Even if you're an adult you still have secrets and scandals following you.

scandal adults secret

If the next car passed is blue, Violet will be okay, she thought. If it's red, A will do something horrible to her. She heard a growl of an engine and shut her eyes, afraid to see what the future might hold. She'd never cared so much about anything in her life. Just as the car was passing, she opened her eyes and saw a Mercedes hood ornament. She let out a long sigh, tears coming to her eyes once more. The car was blue.

eye blue long

She still felt like a punked-out, faux-leather-wearing, free-thinking Bratz doll in a sea of Pretty Princess of Preppyland Barbies.

princess sea thinking

Toby twisted around. "Boo." Emily screamed. by Sara Shepard

Toby twisted around. "Boo." Emily screamed.

emily twisted toby

At least she had a clear picture of what the Lying Game was now:... by Sara Shepard

At least she had a clear picture of what the Lying Game was now: Girl Scouts for psychopaths.

girl games lying

Secrets are very intriguing - I always think thats an interesting... by Sara Shepard

Secrets are very intriguing - I always think thats an interesting theme.

secret interesting thinking

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.

offering liars thinking