Meg Cabot Quotes
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I was an unhappy child, and that puts me off having a child of my own.
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My favorite book of all time is Cold Comfort Farm, by Stella Gibbons.
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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.
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This is how many people become artists, musicians, writers, computer programmers, record-holding athletes, scientists... by spending time alone practicing what they love.
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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!
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There's nothing secret about it. Everyone knows that I am waiting for my real parents, the king and queen, to come restore me to my rightful throne.
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I think if I hadn't been a writer, I'd have been a teacher like my dad. He was a college professor, and one of my greatest regrets is that he passed away before I was able to prove to him that I wasn't going to be stuck working at Rax Roast Beef for the rest of my life!
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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.
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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.
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My family, they're story tellers. My mom is Irish, and my dad is Italian. In my family, we weren't allowed to watch TV while we ate - we had to sit around the table and tell stories about our day.
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I really wanted to be veterinarian, but I got a 410 on my math SATs.
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Growing up, I mostly read comic books and sci-fi. Then I discovered the book 'Jane Eyre' by Jane Austen. It introduced me to the world of romance, which I have since never left. Also, the world of the first-person narrative.
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Writing used to be my hobby, but now that it's my job, I have no hobby - except watching TV and laying around the pool reading 'U.S. Weekly.' I have tried many hobbies, such as knitting, Pilates, ballet, yoga, and guitar, but none of them have taken.
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Usually writer's block arises when something is wrong internally with the story.
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My original inspiration was my mom: a few years after the death of my dad, she started dating one my teachers!
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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.
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In high school, I was very active in extracurricular activities such as art, theatre, and choir. I also wrote for the school newspaper, but not regularly, because I never liked writing non-fiction very much.
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When you feel like an outsider - for whatever reason - you spend a lot of time alone.
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Remember, if you don't feel passionate about the characters and subject of your story, your readers won't either.
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I really liked drama and being in plays, so when I was playing a character onstage and I could act like somebody else, then I wasn't scared or nervous, but I didn't like meeting new people when I had to be myself. That was scary.