Sometimes, you just have to take a step back and realise what's important in your life, what you can live with, and more importantly, what you can't live without.

I grew up always knowing what I wanted to do, and I'm starting to see how rare that is. All of my friends are just figuring it out. It's a process of elimination until you find what you love.

I don't stage my own publicity.

I almost exclusively wear skinny jeans. I'm terrified of any other cut of denim.

The first series I wrote, 'L.A. Candy,' was always meant to be a three-book series, so when I started out it was all outlined that way and by the time I was done with the third book, I had become so involved and the process and the stories, I was a little bit sad to be done.

One way to stay grounded in the entertainment industry is to surround yourself with very good people that will constantly remind you how uncool you are.

Dating is all about the chase. It's fun!