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I have a screened in porch, and it's nice to curl up with a book outside when it's raining, especially an old battered classic like 'Pride & Prejudice & Zombies.'

~Amanda Hocking

Topics: Battered Book Classic Curl Like Nice Old Outside Porch Prejudice Pride Raining Up Zombies

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I was always depressed growing up. There wasn't a reason for it, I just was. I was sad and morose. I cried a lot, I wrote a lot, and I read a lot; and that was how I dealt with it.

~Amanda Hocking

Topics: Always Cried Dealt Depressed Growing Growing Up How Just Lot Read Reason Sad Up Wrote

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When I was a little kid, before I learned how to write, I would tell stories.

~Amanda Hocking

Topics: Before How Kid Learned Little Little Kid Stories Tell Would Write

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I think I draw most inspiration from writers like Richelle Mead and filmmakers like John Hughes. They both really understand the experience of being a teenager and how insistent and intense everything feels, but they're also smart, savvy, and fun.

~Amanda Hocking

Topics: Also Being Being A Teenager Both Draw Everything Experience Feels Filmmakers Fun How Hughes Inspiration Intense John Like Most Really Savvy Smart Teenager Think Understand Writers I Think

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I've taken every writing class I've had available. I took classes in high school, and I took English and writing classes in community college, but I dropped out of college. I also attended a local writing workshop two years ago.

~Amanda Hocking

Topics: Also Attended Available Class Classes College Community Community College Dropped English Every Had High High School Local Out School Taken Took Two Workshop Writing Years Years Ago

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I've always kind of wrote when I wanted to. Once I get the idea in my head and get it outlined out, I usually just sit and write until it's done.

~Amanda Hocking

Topics: Always Done Get Head Idea Just Kind Once Out Sit Until Wanted Write Wrote

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My mom has a tape from when I was, like, 2 years old, talking with my grandma, telling her a story that's really elaborate about werewolves and wolves.

~Amanda Hocking

Topics: About Elaborate Grandma Her Like Mom Old Really Story Talking Tape Telling Werewolves Wolves Years

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It feels so weird to be able to just kind of buy things when I want them or need them.

~Amanda Hocking

Topics: Able Buy Feels Just Just Kind Kind Need Them Things Want Weird

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Self-publishing is great, but I don't want to be an icon for it, or anything else.

~Amanda Hocking

Topics: Anything Anything Else Else Great Icon Want

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Writing has always felt like a compulsion. Even at high school there'd be times when people would ask me if I wanted to go and hang out and I'd sit home and write instead.

~Amanda Hocking

Topics: Always Ask Compulsion Even Felt Go Hang High High School Home Instead Like Me Out People School Sit Times Wanted Would Write Writing

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: June 12th, 1984

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