Meg Cabot Quotes About Writing

Quotes about: Writing

• I just got a fortune cookie that says "Turn off your computer and read a book" which is odd because I'm WRITING a book...on my computer!

  Meg Cabot

  Book, Writing, Fortune Cookie

  FaceBook post by Meg Cabot from Jan 22, 2012

• 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

  Kids, Writing, Giving

• I realized Michael was right. I mean, I am always writing in this journal. And I do compose a lot of poetry, and write a lot of notes and emails and stuff. I mean, I feel like I am always writing. I do it so much, I never even thought about it as a talent. It's just something I do all the time, like breathing.

  Meg Cabot

  Writing, Mean, Breathing

  "The Princess Diaries: Mia Goes Fourth". Book by Meg Cabot, 2002.

• Screenwriting is a much more collaborative effort. When you write a novel, it's just you, with input from your editor.

  Meg Cabot

  Writing, Editors, Effort

  Interview with Rachel Lutz, www.seventeen.com. April 18, 2011.

• Cal: “Could you write a little bigger? I’m not sure China saw that.” Every Boy's Got One

  Meg Cabot

  Writing, Boys, Littles

• 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

  Writing, Years, Fiction

  Interview with Cheryl Brody, www.seventeen.com. May 13, 2008.

• I think you get so wrapped up in the book you're currently writing, it's hard to think about anything else. But I know as soon as I'm done with this book, I'll move on to something else.

  Meg Cabot

  Moving, Book, Writing

  Interview with Cheryl Brody, www.seventeen.com. May 13, 2008.

• I used to draw and illustrate, but I don't do that anymore because I just like to write. I like to leave the illustrations to actual professional illustrators.

  Meg Cabot

  Writing, Illustration, Used

• 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

  Writing, School, College

• 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

  Girl, Motivation, Book

  "My family values" by Meg Cabot, www.theguardian.com. November 28, 2008.

• 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

  Believe, Book, Writing

• Writing is a workout, just like going for a run!

  Meg Cabot

  Running, Workout, Writing

  "Writing Tips from Meg Cabot!". www.seventeen.com. September 4, 2008.

• 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.

  Meg Cabot

  Art, School, Writing

• 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

  Art, Book, Writing

• If you're writing a screenplay, you need to be prepared to let go: there's a good chance the words you write aren't going to be the ones that end up on screen.

  Meg Cabot

  Letting Go, Writing, Needs

  "Exclusive Meg Cabot Interview!". Interview with Rachel Lutz, www.seventeen.com. April 18, 2011.

• 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.

  Meg Cabot

  Jobs, Yoga, Taken

• 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

  Teenage, Writing, Thinking

  "Meg Cabot's teen escapism and empowered heroines". Interview with Ashley Strickland, www.cnn.com. May 12, 2011.

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