'Gossip Girl' came out in rapid succession over two years, so the endings always had to be suspenseful so that you couldn't wait for the next one. Cecily von Ziegesar endinggirlgossip Change image and share on social
I tend to stare at people and memorize what they're saying and how they say it. Cecily von Ziegesar memorizepeoplestare Change image and share on social
Back in my days as a children's book editor, my superiors caught on to the fact that teenagers were using the Internet to gossip about each other, and thought it might be nifty to develop a series of books about an anonymous high-school blogger who gossips about her classmates. The concept was passed on to me. Cecily von Ziegesar anonymousbackblogger share on social
My high school wasn't a big public school; it was tiny. There were 36 girls in my graduating class. We were a big group of girls that by the time senior year came along couldn't wait to get away from school fast enough but we loved each other. It's really fun to see the girls at reunions now. Cecily von Ziegesar bigclassfast share on social
I avoid the young adult section altogether if possible, although it's sometimes fun to catch a girl lying on the floor, reading 'Gossip Girl.' Cecily von Ziegesar adultaltogetheravoid Change image and share on social
I went to Colby College in Waterville, ME and did picture it when I was writing 'Cum Laude.' So many of the physical details were included, like the loop where people jogged. The story of the chapel is also borrowed from Colby... but the students and cast of characters are fictional. Cecily von Ziegesar borrowcastchapel share on social
The girls show more skin these days, but I think, generally, they behave the same way as when I was growing up. Cecily von Ziegesar behavedaygenerally Change image and share on social
My biggest fear in writing 'Gossip Girl' was that the characters would sound like stereotypical rich, air-headed heiresses. These were my friends. They were smart and multifaceted. They had interests and passions. They wanted to become lawyers and doctors and writers and filmmakers. Cecily von Ziegesar airbigcharacter share on social
I'm always saying that my books are not autobiographical because they're not. I can't choose any one scene and say, 'Oh, this is exactly what happened to me!' I just use little snippets of things as a starting point! Cecily von Ziegesar autobiographicalbookchoose share on social
I used to be an editor and I was editing young adult series. I didn't really like the books that I was reading, so I decided that I would write a book about something I'd want to read if I was 16. It turned into a Cinderella story... I developed a proposal and the characters of 'Gossip Girl' for my job. Cecily von Ziegesar adultbookcharacter share on social