In high school, I wanted to be an actress. Until I got to college and took some creative writing courses. Then I decided I wanted to become a novelist. Meg Cabot Read Quote
Even though I loved to write, I never liked English lit. class very much. I think it ruins books when you dissect them too much. I liked my art classes best. Meg Cabot Read Quote
One of the biggest motivations for me with writing my books is to offer girls some escapism, especially girls who really need it, like I did. Meg Cabot Read Quote
We were a very funny family. Humour was the tool with which my brother and I tried to get attention. We were always trying to be the funniest. Meg Cabot Read Quote
When I was a kid, I had a couple of really good friends, like some really good best friends, but I was really shy other than that. Meg Cabot Read Quote
All of my characters are a little bit based on people I know in real life. You know when you do that you have to change the character a little bit in case your friend or your relative reads the book, because you don’t want them to know you wrote about them… They might get mad. Meg Cabot Read Quote
Sometimes I just want to write a really intense love scene. But I can’t do that in my books for teens, or parents will complain – believe me, I’ve tried. Meg Cabot Read Quote
Remember, if you don’t feel passionate about the characters and subject of your story, your readers won’t either. Meg Cabot Read Quote
Usually writer’s block arises when something is wrong internally with the story. Meg Cabot Read Quote
