I’m a bit more of a suspense reader on the adult side, but my favorites were the ones I grew up reading. Jennifer Armentrout Read Quote
One constant writing ritual, no matter what I’m writing, is that I cannot write if people are around me. It wigs me out – the idea that someone is reading as I’m writing stuff. Jennifer Armentrout Read Quote
My first celebrity crush was Jonathan Brandis. I even got to talk to him on the phone. I wrote a fan letter, and he answered. Talk about a surreal experience. Jennifer Armentrout Read Quote
Don’t Look Back’ is my first YA contemporary mystery/thriller. It’s been described as ‘Black Swan’ meets ‘Pretty Little Liars’. Jennifer Armentrout Read Quote
I have such a soft spot for the really cheesy zombie movies, but if I had to pick a really good one, I’d have to go with an actual TV show and say ‘The Walking Dead’. Jennifer Armentrout Read Quote
I wrote ‘Don’t Look Back’ in November 2011, and when I wrote the novel, it wasn’t contracted, so there was a freedom in that – no expectations or anything like that. It was also my first contemporary novel I’d written and sold, which was to Disney/Hyperion in January of 2012. Jennifer Armentrout Read Quote
All the old school Young Adult novels inspired me. I grew up reading R.L. Stine, Christopher Pike, Richie Cusick, and so on. I loved how you never really knew who the ‘bad guys’ were in their works, and I wanted to capture that feeling with ‘Don’t Look Back.’ Jennifer Armentrout Read Quote
I think I’m always going to be a paranormal girl at heart. I’m always going to be intrigued by it. Jennifer Armentrout Read Quote
I don’t think with any book you get used to people falling in love with the story. It’s been incredible just to realize your books are being read. It’s a pretty amazing feeling. Jennifer Armentrout Read Quote
