I’m going to make a general statement that some of you might not agree with, but I don’t care. Lately, things seem to suck. Maybe they’re going great for you and if that’s true, fantastic. But if you’re like a lot of people I know, it’s the opposite.
Who wants free books? You do? Then your wish is my command. For the next thirty days, HarperCollins is offering the ENTIRE first Princess Diaries book FREE online to anyone who wants it–no strings attached! Just click here. And here’s where you can pick up the widget, if you’d like to tell all your friends. Read more »
Greetings diary readers! Sorry for the recent lack of updates. I’ve been busy finishing (and handing in—ALLELUIAH) my revision of BEING NIKKI, as well as traveling back to Key West from Indiana (I got to use the brand new Indianapolis airport—on the first day it opened! There was a band! And free wi-fi! And the Read more »
ONE MORE DAY, people! One more day until Avalon High: Coronation, Volume 1: The Merlin Prophecy hits shelves (that would be the Meg Cabot shelf in the YA section of your local bookstore, AND the manga section). Here’s the thing I posted to my Myspace blog (with some added photos and links and some commentary), Read more »
It's been a while since I gave any updates on what's new around here, writing-wise, so here goes: COMING SOON:Did I mention I have a short story (well, a novella, really) coming out in an anthology Harper Teen is doing called PROM NIGHTS FROM HELL? Well, I do. This book will be out in April Read more »
AVALON HIGH SEQUEL INFO AT LAST! I know some of you have been waiting for this. Well, here it is: I swear it's better than Christmas when you open up your Inbox and find something like that inside. I love this cover so much. In fact, yeah, I DO want to marry it. It's looking Read more »
Oh, my goodness! I got so much mail over my Look-out-for-Pervs blog! Many of you seem to be wondering how I know so much about pervs. Well, those of you who read Michele Jaffe's brilliant BAD KITTY know about her theory that all of us are born with one (or more) superpower. It may not Read more »
So before I became a published author, I was an aspiring freelance illustrator. And what I really, really, really wanted to do with my illustrations was have them be made into…greeting cards! Yes. It was my dream to work at Hallmark. Sadly, Hallmark never offered to buy my cards. In fact, no greeting card company Read more »
Okay, so when I was in middle school I was friends with this girl. Let's call her Carol (hint: Carol is not her real name). Carol was one of those people who dreamed constantly of getting “discovered,” and being “famous.” You know the kind of person I mean—someone who is convinced that she is a Read more »
Technically, I didn't just flunk freshman Algebra. I flunked it twice. I then went on to withdraw from Advanced Algebra before I could actually flunk it. I got a D in Geometry. I barely squeaked by Chemistry with a C (which I only got because I blew off all of my extracurriculars—drama—and went to every Read more »