Amanda Hocking Quotes & Sayings

“Travelling is a great time to catch up on my reading. It's hard falling asleep in new places, but a good book always makes it easier.”

“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.'”

“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.”

“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.”

“For me to be a billion-dollar author, I need to have people buying my books at Wal-Mart.”

“I don't want to be famous per se, but I want to write books for as long as I can. And I plan on writing a lot.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I don't really like fairies.”

“I priced my books at what I would want to spend on an electronic book.”