Occupation Author Name Sara Shepard Nationality American Role Author | Period 2005-present | |
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Alma mater New York UniversityBrooklyn College Genre Young Adult, Mystery, Thriller Parents Bob Shepard, Mindy Shepard Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Best Young Adult Fiction Books Pretty Little Liars, Flawless, Heartless, Wicked, Unbelievable Similar People Profiles | ||
Epic author facts sara shepard the good girls
Sara Shepard (born April 8, 1977) is an American author. She is known for the bestselling Pretty Little Liars and The Lying Game book series, both of which have been turned into television shows on Freeform.
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- Epic author facts sara shepard the good girls
- Pretty little liars author sara shepard q a
- Early and personal life
- Television series
- References
Pretty little liars author sara shepard q a
Early and personal life
Shepard's father, Bob, was American, and her mother, Mindy, was born in Toronto. Shepard grew up with a sister named Ali. She graduated from Downingtown High School in Downingtown, Pennsylvania in 1995. She attended New York University, where she graduated with a B.S. degree in 1999 and an MFA in Creative Writing from Brooklyn College in 2004. From 2000 to 2005, Shepard worked at Time, Inc. Custom Publishing and produced lifestyle magazines for corporate clients. She started ghostwriting as a freelancer in 2002 and writing her own books in 2005.
Shepard currently resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Television series
Shepard's book series Pretty Little Liars and The Lying Game have both been turned into television series by ABC Family (now under the name of Freeform). The Pretty Little Liars series of novels is "loosely based on her experiences growing up In Chester County The adaptation television series Pretty Little Liars lasted for 7 seasons. It also had a short-lived spin-off starring cast member Tyler Blackburn as Caleb Rivers, entitled Ravenswood. Actresses Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell, and Lucy Hale star as the main characters Spencer Hastings, Hanna Marin, Emily Fields and Aria Montgomery. Shepard had a cameo on two episodes of the show: "The Homecoming Hangover" and "I'm a Good Girl, I Am".
The Lying Game premiered on August 15, 2011 on ABC Family. ABC Family took an unusually long time to decide whether or not to renew The Lying Game beyond season 2, and the cast's contract options lapsed in April 2013 with only Alexandra Chando signing a new option. ABC Family finally confirmed the cancellation of The Lying Game in July 2013, after Alexandra Chando had herself announced the news on Twitter and Instagram. Chando starred as the main two characters Sutton Mercer and Emma Becker.
