Author: Meg Cabot

MORE MAIL BAG

So as usual the letters I posted from the mail bag generated EVEN MORE MAIL, so I will quickly answer a few of the more urgent messages I received, then return to my regular blog next entry: ******************************************************************************** Meg, why don't you ever talk about your husband in your diary? Is everything OK between you […]

MAIL BAG

Well, it's that time again. Even though I started www.megcabotbookclub.com thinking it would cut down on the amount of reader mail I get, since I could answer people's questions on the message boards, I was wrong, wrong, wrong. If anything, I get even MORE mail now—only now I get it through the book club's Contact […]

ENGAGEMENT CALENDAR OUT TODAY!!!!

Hello. I was deep in the throes of writing my next novel–which I'm not telling ANYONE about, not even my nearest and dearest, except that it's not a sequel to anything–when suddenly it occurred to me: I have a book out today. Well, not really a book. It's an engagement calendar. A totally cute one. […]

KEY WEST

Oh my gosh! You all are so worried about my cat! I didn't mean to alarm you with that photo I posted. I know she looked stressed, but wouldn't you be if you were on a pink leash in an airport? Anyway, to soothe the worries of those of you who wrote to me expressing […]

Meaning of Life

So since I haven't posted in a while I thought I would take this opportunity to expound on the meaning of life for a minute or so. I hope you don't mind. I just realized I never told you guys what it is (at least, I don't think so) and I thought you might be […]

RERUN BLOG

So it's summertime, and you know what that means: yes, re-runs. And not just on TV, but, it turns out, online as well! Because I'm swamped finishing up All American Girl 2, I've decided to re-run a few of my more popular (or not so popular) blog entries. So here, in its all its glory, […]

Mary

So I've been back in Florida the past few days, after an extended stay in New York and a weekend in Chicago, and I'm sorry to have to tell you that Mary, our resident ghost, is back. I say back because she last put in an appearance several months ago, then disappeared, and I actually […]

Chicago

So I just got back from Chicago, where I was attending Book Expo America. Book Expo America (or BEA) is this giant book conference for independent booksellers, and the publishers send their authors there to mingle and give away free advanced reader copies of their books. So people go around with these wheelie suitcases from […]

Book Club/Goose/Manatee

Hey! So I'm hoping by now all of you have had a chance to look at my new online reading room club at www.megcabotbookclub.com!. At last count, we had something like 750 registered users, which is, um, pretty good, considering the site only went live on Friday morning. I'm glad there's been such a positive […]

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

So I know I said I would have a big announcement/surprise on June 1, but it's ready now and I can't wait anymore to share it with everyone. You guys have to see it! It's so cool (I can say that without bragging because I had nothing to do with it, really). Anyway, you know […]

Happy Blogiversary/Teen Idol Sneak Peek

Hi. So, it's an anniversary of sorts here on the old blog. For one thing, it's been about a year since I started this diary. I have to admit, when I started it, I wasn't too enthusiastic about it. But as regular readers of this blog know, I have become sort of addicted to blogging, […]

Friendship/Life Advice

Hello! Dr. Michele Jaffe and I are back to tackle your burning friendship and school/career-related problems. Remember, we cannot possibly answer ALL of your pleas for advice, as there are simply too many of them. But I'll let you know when we're doing our next advice blog, and you can try resending them then. Maybe […]

Guy Advice

Regular readers of this blog know that periodically I devote entries to answering reader emails—many of which, I've discovered, are requests for love, career, and friendship advice. While I do not consider myself in any way qualified to offer advice on these subjects, I have enlisted the aid of my friend and fellow author, Dr. […]

Crush Quiz

Okay, so we're working on the Advice Blog, and we couldn't help noticing that a lot of you seemed to write in asking the same question: I Have A Crush: How Can I Tell If He Likes Me Back? Since so many of you asked this question, we're not going to answer each and every […]

TRIP TO KEY WEST

Okay, I know I promised the Crush Quiz and advice blog next, but I've been moving, so it's been tough to work on that. I AM finishing it up though. I had a HUGE response to the Mediator 6 back cover copy. Everyone wants to kill me now. That's okay, I can take it. Bring […]

Twilight Back Cover Copy

Hi! Short post because I'm packing to leave for FL this week, so communication will be sketchy, but I just wanted to say: 1) THANKS SO MUCH to all of you for the cat collar advice. It worked, and Henrietta appears to be fully adjusted (well, to the collar. She will never be FULLY adjusted). […]

SWEEPS/CAT ADVICE

Oh my God, things here are so crazy. I'm trying to do the advice blog AND get the Secret Plan ready for launch this month AND we're trying to get ready to move to our new house in Florida (well, we're not really moving, since we're keeping our apartment in New York, but we have […]

Movie Stuff and Selling Out

So there's some movie stuff going on, besides Princess Diaries 2 (due in theaters August 11. The trailer will be out soon) and 1-800-Missing's 2nd season. I keep getting emails about something I wrote called Ice Princess. Ice Princess isn't a book. It's a movie. I actually have no idea if my name is going […]

CANADA, JOKES, ELLA/HELLBOY, and THE SECRET PLAN

Helloooo! I know it's been a while since I posted. I do have an excuse though: I've been laid low by jet lag. I HATE that. Although I discovered the secret to avoiding jet lag while you're away: no caffeine. Which helps for getting to sleep at night, but isn't so helpful for waking up […]

ADVICE

So, I'm on my way to Naperville, IL, where I have a book signing tomorrow. Then I'm off to Vancouver, BC, which, for those of you who don't know, is in CANADA. Yeah, a whole other COUNTRY. The country were DEGRASSI is filmed. Yay! I am extremely jet set these days. Actually, I'm not the […]

GHOST STORY

So my new house is haunted. For those of you who don't know this already, I recently purchased a house in Key West. It's pretty old. It was built in the 1930s—which doesn't actually make it any older than the house I grew up in, and which wasn't haunted, that I know of. But that […]

PRINCESS IN PINK TOUR: Days 10-11-12

ER IS TRYING TO KILL ME Really. I want to know if you guys feel the same way I do about the show ER. Because last night I staggered back to my hotel after my book signing and collapsed into bed and ER was on and it wasn't one I'd seen before and since that […]

PRINCESS IN PINK TOUR: Day 8-9

I'm writing this from the floor of the San Jose International airport because the only seat that is anywhere near an electrical outlet is currently being occupied by a lady who is not even USING the plug, she's actually writing, BY HAND, in her journal. But what am I going to do, go up to […]

PRINCESS IN PINK TOUR: Day 7

Time Change Okay, what's up with the time change thing? I know a lot of you are used to it, because you've been doing it your whole lives. But in Indiana, they don't believe in Daylight Savings, and we just didn't have it. No. We Hoosiers did not let ourselves get pushed around by the […]

PRINCESS IN PINK TOUR: Day 6

Gap's Dirty Little Secret Okay, so I don't know how many of you know this. But are you aware that Gap's women's jeans are VANITY SIZED? That means if you wear an 8 and you go in there to buy jeans, the 6s are what will fit you best…but really, they're 8s. You didn't lose […]

PRINCESS IN PINK TOUR: Day 4-5

So you'll never guess where I am right now. Go ahead, guess. OK, I'll tell you: THE OC!!!!!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!! JUST LIKE ON THE TV SHOW (which I missed last night because I had two back-to-back book signings so don't tell me what happened, I'll watch it on TiVo when I get home April 12). Actually, […]

PRINCESS IN PINK TOUR: Day 3

What a turn-out we had at last night's Princess in Pink signing in Thousand Oaks, CA! Wow, it was a blast. And people brought me PRESENTS. I got Girl Scout cookies (how did you KNOW???) and a hilarious book, and all sorts of great stuff. But seriously, you guys, you don't have to bring me […]

PRINCESS IN PINK TOUR: Day 2

Okay, so I'm sitting on the plane to LA, and guess who's on my flight? It's a woman. And she wears a crown. No, not me…. It's MISS MINNESOTA! Yes, Miss Minnesota is on my flight from Minnesota to LA. She's on her way to the Miss USA pageant. She is very pretty and very […]

PRINCESS IN PINK TOUR: Day 1

Punk Rock Fever Hello. I'm sitting at the gate at La Guardia Airport in NYC, waiting for my flight to Minnesota to take off. It's 7:17AM on Sunday morning on the first day of my two week book tour. For anyone out there who still thinks authors lead glamorous lives, may I point out that […]

Rerun Blog

PRINCESS DIARIES 5, PRINCESS IN PINK, and PERFECT PRINCESS, an illustrated guide to princesses past, present, and pretend, narrated by Mia Thermopolis, ARE OFFICIALLY ON SALE IN THE US (and Canada) TODAY! And what am I doing to celebrate? Promoting PD5 on TV and radio this week, while frantically trying to finish my next book. […]

CRUSHED

So I have a new crush, in addition to the ones I have on Doogie Howser, Seth Cohen, and Horatio Hornblower. This one is different though, because it's on a real person, and not a fictional character. Since I'm married and so is he, our love can never be, of course. Um, especially since he's […]

St Patrick’s Day

So I'm part Irish. I'm also part Italian, part English, part Scottish, and part Welsh, and probably part some other stuff as well. None of my ancestors were famous or anything that I know of, except for a Welsh one, who was one of the last women to be burned at the stake for witchcraft, […]

Henrietta My One-Eyed Cat

So the other night, I watched the movie Seabiscuit, which, in case you don't know, is the true story of this champion race horse. And I couldn't help thinking, as I watched, how much Seabiscuit, a problem horse whose owners at times despaired of him, reminded me of my cat, Henrietta, a problem cat whose […]

THINK PINK

Help! I've fallen behind, and I can't catch up. I'm TRYING, but it's so HARD. Do you know what I mean? Maybe some of you feel the same way. Is it that time of year, or something? Residual lyme disease? Sun spots? Who knows. I am WAY behind on my book that's due, um, next […]

Library in my Pants

So, this morning when I looked at the paper, I saw a review for a book by a guy who lived in the same town as I did when I was growing up. And then I remembered this totally embarrassing thing I once did–or tried to do—that has to do with this guy. I don't […]

AND THE COPIES OF PRINCESS IN PINK GO TO:

The response to the Island Contest was overwhelming! And the vast majority of you were right…In the future, I will be dividing my time between Manhattan and Key West! In case you're interested, some of the other islands people suggested I might be moving to include: Long Island (17)Rhode Island (22)Captiva Island (4)Big Pine Key […]

Island Contest

Want a free autographed advanced copy of PD5 and a sneak peek at PD6? Read on: So I've always had this thing for islands. Maybe it was because I grew up in Indiana, which is kind of land-locked (well, except for the Great Lakes, but whatever, they were like a 5 hour drive from my […]

MORE ADVICE

For some reason, a large number of you seem to think I am the appropriate person to ask about your love-and-life difficulties. I am still perplexed by why this is, since I have never professed to excel in this arena. However, since so many of you seem to feel differently, I am dedicating this diary […]

BLOG BLOG

So I was worried when my publisher first told me that I had to start a blog that I would become obsessed with it and never finish my novels because I'd be so busy blogging. I know a lot of you think authors lead these very exciting lives, gallivanting around the world on our yachts. […]

More Sneak Peeks

Wow. I got a lot of mail in response to that last mailbag. I'm still trying to answer it all. And almost all of it was about the Mediator 6 sneak peek. Which was, really, like 10 lines long. Some of you are reading an awful lot into those ten lines. All I can say […]

MAIL BAG

Hi! I hope all of you had a good Valentine's Day, whether you spent it with your one true love or throwing Gummi Bears at the screen during 50 First Dates with your friends. I myself spent Valentine's Day in seclusion, working on a Princess Diaries surprise for all of you. Only I can't tell […]

Valentine’s Day Shocker!

So I was innocently watching Extreme Makeovers tonight (why is this show so good? I KNOW it's wrong to like it so much, and yet….) when this ad for The Princess Diaries came on ABC. Get this: They are showing it for the first time ever on non-cable TV on VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!!!!!! Even more alarming: […]

Valentine’s Day Riot

Riot–Disturbance in the execution of some private object. Okay, so I'm talking a MINOR disturbance. I'm not talking about throwing a bench through the windows of your local Hallmark Card Store. Do NOT do this, because you will be arrested, and it will be on your permanent record and you will never be able to […]

ELLA ENCHANTED

Someone just told me they saw a trailer for Princess Diaries 2 at the movies this weekend, so I hurried over to Apple.com to look for myself (you can see all sorts of trailers there) and I saw that the movie they were talking about wasn't Princess Diaries 2, but Ella Enchanted, which is also […]

THESE ARE NOT THE DROIDS YOU’RE LOOKING FOR

I know I said I'd write about Valentine's Day in my next entry, but my diabolical Valentine's Day scheme isn't quite ready yet. Which is a shame because if you want to take part in it, you're going to need a couple days to prepare. But I figure if I post it next week, a […]

Naked People

More on the naked people in a minute. First, I wanted to say that I had a very good birthday, mostly due to the HUNDREDS of people who emailed birthday salutations to me. Seriously, you guys are SO COOL, thank you SO much for thinking of me. I totally plan on emailing each and everyone […]

BIRTHDAY BLOG

Wow! I've gotten so many nice birthday wishes from all of you! That's really sweet! And to show my thanks, I am spending my WHOLE birthday (well, most of it anyway) revising Princess Diaries 6, just so you'll get it in a timely manner. It's a real sacrifice, too, because all day on the Lifetime […]

ADVICE

So, people are always writing to me and asking for advice. Not just writing advice, either. Lately people have been asking me for dating advice, as well. I have no idea why since I have never professed to be an expert in the romance arena. That is why for today's blog, I have asked a […]

To Do/Birthday Wishes List

Hi. I'm home from my book tour. I have a two foot pile of mail and 1,398 unread emails. I hate when that happens. Because I really do try to keep up with my correspondence. But it's hard to find the time when you're on the road. Because you're so busy rushing around at seven […]

2004 Boy Meets Girl Book Tour Entry #4

Okay, only one more plane ride left on this tour—my ride home tomorrow. I'm in Kansas City, MO right now, having just blown through Austin and Cleveland, both of which were HIGHLY enjoyable because I got to stay in a Four Seasons and a Ritz, respectively. Oh, and because the people who showed up to […]

2004 Boy Meets Girl Book Tour Entry #3

AUSTIN, TEXAS OK, I know I said I would post more regularly to my online diary, but I swear this recent delay between posts is not my fault. As you may know if you've been reading this blog, I got a new computer. I love it with a fervor matched only by the affection I […]

2004 Boy Meets Girl Book Tour Entry #1

Greetings from Portland, OR! So, I’m traveling all over in order to promote my new book, BOY MEETS GIRL. Tonight, I’m in Oregon, which, for those of you who don’t know, is in the very very Northwest of America. There was this really big snowstorm here last week, and everything was shut down for four […]

Princess Diaries 2, the Movie

I was supposed to leave for Portland OR tonight for the first part of my Boy Meets Girl book tour, but the airport in Portland is shut down due to ice! So instead I went out to dinner and guess who was sitting at the table next to mine? Joan Rivers! I would just like […]

Guys

Now that I have your attention…hee. Seriously, before I get to the guys, I just want to say thanks to everyone who sent me get well wishes and supportive, Don't-listen-to-the-mean-people emails recently. You guys rule, and if I haven't replied personally yet to anyone who wrote to me in the past couple weeks, please note […]

Emergency addendum to last post:

If I am not scheduled to stop in your town on my next book tour, it's not because I don't like your town. Really! It's probably because no bookstore in your area has expressed an interest in having me! Authors have NO CONTROL over where we are sent on our tours. Tours are based ENTIRELY […]

Well, it’s a new year, and you know what that means:

It's mailbag time again!!!!!!!! Also Book Tour time!!! The following are actual emails I have received lately. Signatures have been left off to protect the senders' anonymity. Also, there's a list of places I'll be appearing in January on my Boy Meets Girl book tour. If I'm coming to your town, I would LOVE to […]

Slime Disease

I've been inspired to blog more often by the book I'm reading, Why Girls are Weird, by Pamela Ribon, aka Pamie from TelevisionWithoutPity.com and pamie.com. I realize I am a terrible blogger. Susan Juby (aka author of Alice, I Think and it's sequel, Miss Smithers, due out this Spring, and hostess of susanjuby.com) and I […]

–BREAKING NEWS–

The Gift No One Wants So last month I went to my doctor for a physical. I was feeling OK. Well, I actually felt kind of blah–like I've been sleeping really late and I haven't felt much like answering my email (you might have noticed) or working on any of the books I have due […]

Holidaze

So, it's the holidays. I don't know. I kind of like them. My husband and I don't really do anything to celebrate them, except eat a lot. Like we don't do Hannukah or a Christmas tree. Also, I hate New Years, because you can never get a cab home, and it's usually like 10 degrees […]

Stuff

Hey! Hope you guys are digging out from this past weekend's blizzard, and keeping away from the flu bug that's going around. I also hope you're enjoying the new sample chapter we put onto the Princess Diaries page for Princess in Pink. More updates to megcabot-staging.htnwbil5-liquidwebsites.com will be coming soon! Don't forget to check out […]

On Writing

So about 75% of the emails I get are from people who want to be writers. They want tips on how to get published, or on why they can't seem to finish a story, or just on how to write a story at all. I do talk about these subjects elsewhere on this site, but […]

Mailbag

Hi, everybody! Thanks so much for all the supportive emails you sent last week, commiserating with me on the untimely demise of my PC. I love my new Mac (and my new iPod and my new digital camera)* and the writing is once again flowing smoothly. Well, as smoothly as can be expected, anyway. Since […]

My Bad Week

Hello. I've had a terrible week and since so many of you write to me to share your ups and downs (mostly downs…why is that, by the way?) I thought I'd share mine. First, on Sunday, my laptop died. Just died. It's been through a lot in the two years since I bought it…a half […]

Buongiorno (or buona sera, if you’re reading this at night)

That's good day or good evening in Italian. I just got back from Marches, this region of Italy no one has ever heard of. When the customs guy at the airport in Rome asked me where I was going, and I said Marches, he made a face! He said no one goes there. Well, if […]

BACK TO SCHOOL TIME!

I always HATED going back to school. I especially hated the part where everyone had new clothes, because I never did, or if I did, they were the wrong kinds. When I was in middle school it was all about designer jeans and my mom wouldn't buy me any because she said it was stupid […]

Hey, everybody!

I wasn't going to post another entry this month because I'm super swamped finishing Mediator 6 (yes, it's done…and yes, I think you're all going to love it, though it won't be in stores until January 2005–I know, I'm sorry!) but this is just too big to keep to myself:Are you ready? Are you sure? […]

Happy July!

I hope you're all having a great summer. I know I am…I spent the last month in Connecticut working on Mediator 6 (sorry, no title yet–and it won't be in stores until the end of 2004 at the earliest). I was supposed to spend the month relaxing by the pool, but as those of you […]

Hi, everybody!

I'm so excited to have a diary of my own, at last! After writing so many entries into Mia's diaries, I realized I really need a place to record my OWN thoughts, as well as to let readers know what's up with the books. So…here I am! Thanks for visiting my on-line diary! So much […]