Screenwriting is a much more collaborative effort. When you write a novel, it's just you, with input from your editor. Meg Cabot collaborativeeditoreffort Change image and share on social
Write the kind of story you would like to read. People will give you all sorts of advice about writing, but if you are not writing something you like, no one else will like it either. Meg Cabot advicegivekind Change image and share on social
Save your rejections so that later when you are famous you can show them to people and laugh. Meg Cabot famouslaughpeople Change image and share on social
I don't give books as gifts. Books are extremely personal, and I would hate to give someone a book that they don't like or want, because it would break my heart if they didn't read it. Meg Cabot bookbreakextremely Change image and share on social
When I did see the story of Persephone, I was really drawn to it. Persephone, the goddess of spring, was kept from Olympus by her mother, Demeter, because Demeter was very worried that the gods of Olympus would do something terrible to her. Meg Cabot demeterdrawgod share on social
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 bookcomplainhave Change image and share on social
I actually love writing for teens best. I had such an awful time in my own teen years - I love having the chance to relive them through my fiction. Meg Cabot awfulchancefiction Change image and share on social
I was too lazy to start a whole new story, so I just stuck a princess into the story I was working on... and The Princess Diaries was born! Meg Cabot beardiarylazy Change image and share on social
One of the reasons that I think I do love to write is because I did have a difficult childhood and not so great teenage years. It always helped me escape from my problems. Meg Cabot childhooddifficultescape Change image and share on social
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 bigbookescapism Change image and share on social
