Author: Meg Cabot

THE POUNDIES

Hello, and welcome to the first annual Poundies Award Ceremony. I know what a lot of you are wondering…what are the Poundies? Let me explain: The Poundies are special awards given out to the various factors that contributed to the twelve pounds I, Meg Cabot, have gained in the twelve months since the last time […]

RADIO TOUR

Often, when you have a new book (or two) out….. …your publisher asks you to do a radio tour, because you can hit tons of markets without even leaving your house. Which rocks for the publisher, because they don't have to pay to send you out on the road. And it rocks for the author, […]

PINKY

Regular blog readers may remember months ago when I reported that my pink bike was stolen, presumed gone forever. Not so, friends. I saw a bike that looked suspiciously like Pinky locked up on the street, and when I checked the serial number (by lying on the sidewalk and sticking my head under her pedals, […]

YOU’VE BEEN WARNED

The reviews are in for my art show: My mom: “I laughed so hard, I peed my pants.” My aunt: “I was never aware until now what an integral part saliva played in the creative process.” My brother: “You got SKILLS, just like Napoleon Dynamite.” Thank you to everyone who wrote to say they enjoyed […]

WHY I FLUNKED FRESHMAN ALGEBRA

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 […]

ART SHOW

Yes!!!! It's The First Official Meg Cabot Art Show!!!! All art 100% by Meg Cabot!!!! As some of you might know, when I was little I wanted to be a veterinarian when I grew up, but failing that (which I did, by getting a 410—out of 800–on my Math SATs), I wanted to be an […]

NOT TELLING

Oh my God, you guys, I am NOT going to tell you which bestseller it was that I read and didn't like. You can email me as much as you want, begging, but I won't post the title, because I get sent to a lot of book festivals/author events where I could potentially run into […]

BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS

There is so much book-related news today that I don't even know where to begin. First of all AVALON HIGH debuted at #3 on the New York Times Children's Chapter Book Bestseller List! So thanks, everybody! SIZE 12 IS NOT FAT didn't make any lists, but it's selling really well, despite the fact that ENTERTAINMENT […]

THE DOCTOR IS IN

Okay, so I know I said no new advice blogs for a while since Dr. Jaffe has been very busy lately writing the sequel to her soon-to-be-published book Bad Kitty, but we broke down and did one anyway because, let's face it: you begged. So here, without further ado, is the first official Advice Blog […]

WHAT I WATCHED ON MY CHRISTMAS VACATION

Although technically I didn't really have a vacation–because I was busy writing SIZE 12 IS NOT FAT 2, also known as PHAT CHICK (and, no, sorry, I can't tell you whether or not Cooper and Heather get together in it)–I did get in some excellent (and not so excellent) movie/television viewing over the holidays. You […]

TAKIN’ RISKS IN 06

Hello, and Happy New Year! Did any of you watch the drag queen drop in Key West on New Year's Eve? I did. Last year I actually went down the street to see it live, but this year I wasn't in the mood to battle the crowd, so I watched it on CNN. Sushi, Key […]

2005 Celebrity Retrospective

2005 was a very eventful year. To commemorate it, I've asked my celebrity friends to comment on what they consider the year's most important events: LINDSAY LOHAN: I know some people will say that Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were the most important events in 2005, along with the war in Iraq. But I'm afraid they […]

CHAT

Reminder: There's an online chat at the Meg Cabot Book Club in 3 hours! Come chat about our book club pick of the month, HOLIDAY PRINCESS; read dishy behind-the-scenes stuff about my new releases; learn about your chances of winning an advanced reader copy of Princess Diaries 7; discuss how hurt and confused you feel […]

CARE AND FEEDING OF YOUR AUTHOR

It's the holidays again, which means a lot of authors are visiting with family members right now, many of whom may, while trying to be helpful, say the wrong thing, and hurt the author's feelings. So I think this is the perfect time for a refresher course in the Care and Feeding of Your Author. […]

HOLIDAY MYSTERY SOLVED

BUSTED! The guilty party was duly chastised, and the bird restored to her rightful place (on a higher branch). In other news, ONE DAY UNTIL SIZE 12 IS NOT FAT and AVALON HIGH OFFICIALLY GO ON SALE!!! Alert readers have already spotted copies in airports and bookstore shelves across the nation!!!! Some readers who managed […]

HOLIDAY MYSTERY

It's happened again. MURDER AT CASA CABOT!!!! The victim this time:This innocent bird was found ripped from its perch! Oh the humanity! Here is the crime scene exactly the way we discovered it this morning. Nothing has been touched so that you can use your deductive reasoning to try to solve this senseless crime. It's […]

NEW YEAR, NEW LOOK!

Welcome to Megcabot.com! No, really, you're in the right place! The site just underwent a little makeover. Well, okay, a BIG MAKEOVER–the mother of all Extreme Homepage Makeovers. You would not believe what hard-working Colleen and her crew went through in order to get this site up and running in time for AVALON HIGH and […]

HOLIDAY REBOUND

Go here if you are feeling low on holiday cheer. Then click on TV ads, turn up your sound, and enjoy. Yes! Now you can download my favorite Christmas ad, called The Countdown! And yeah, okay, it's an ad. But it's so fun and pretty! And the song is so great (you can download it, […]

HOLIDAY BREAKDOWN

I just had a holiday breakdown at the vet's office. I went in to get thyroid pills for Henrietta and the lady at the counter couldn't give me any because I was supposed to have brought Henrietta in for blood work after 30 days, and it's been 33 days. So, naturally, I BURST INTO TEARS […]

HOLIDAZE

I don't know what's happening to me. Last year at this time I was SO not in the holiday spirit. And this year, I've basically gone mental. I keep buying things like this…. Look what happened to my front porch. The hideous (and dusty) cherub wall sconce cannot escape my holiday decorating mania…. Even Mrs. […]

SERIOUSLY THE LAST UPDATE UNTIL I FINISH CHAPTER 5

But how good was the Chrismukkah Bar Mitz-vahkkah episode of THE OC last night? Just when I start to feel like bailing on that show, they pull out all the stops, and I'm hooked all over again. I mean, Michael Nouri as Summer's dad? We get to see what Jennifer Beals's love interest from FLASHDANCE […]

PS

Great. Now Michele just sent me the link to the cutest website in the entire world. I will NEVER finish writing Chapter 5 at this rate.

Web Updates

Check out the cutest review of HOLIDAY PRINCESS ever!!! Not all the news is good, though. One of these has apparently moved into my attic for the holidays. Neither Gem nor Henrietta will go near it. But that's okay. There's room for all at Casa Cabot… …especially now that I have this. I am kvelling. […]

DON’T EAT ME

My friend Beth just called to say she's going to see KING KONG tonight, and I was like, “What is wrong with you? Why would you go see that? Don't you know what happens at the end?” Because Beth is my animal-lover friend, the one who was with me when I adopted Henrietta—the one who […]

OBNOXIOUS AUNTIE TIME

Hello. I am back from my grandfather's funeral. Thank you very much for all of your condolences and well-wishes. Gramps will be missed, but he had a pretty great life, and it was nice to see so many friends and family, in spite of the sad reason we were all there. The best part was […]

GRAMPS

My grandfather died in his sleep Sunday night. He'd been sick for a long time, so it wasn't a big surprise. What was a surprise was how long he managed to hang in there, in spite of all the things that were wrong with him. Gramps was a tough old bird. He was the model […]

WHO CARES ABOUT CHRISTMAS? 22 DAYS TIL PUBLICATION DAY!!!

Here's a fun Avalon High Review from Kirkus:(remember the cream-colored parts of this cover will be PURE SOLID GOLD) “The author of the Princess Diaries series tackles a royal family of more ancient and mythical lineage in this fun, suspenseful retelling of the King Arthur legend. Elaine is the daughter of two medieval scholars. Named […]

58% HAPPY RULE

Oh my God, so many people are so mad at me for what I wrote in my last entry about literary novelists. People, I was totally joking. I mean, I would never say anything mean about literary novelists, especially since I am actually sort of related to some (well, through my mom's boyfriend's daughter's husband's […]

LITERARY GOSSIP

Well, I'm very relieved. Many of you turn out to be bird watchers, or know ornithologists, or even ARE ornithologists (or used to work in zoos), and you all have done a splendid job reassuring me that the gigantic bird that has taken up residence in my backyard is an osprey, and that osprey's don't […]

The WB IS SPYING ON ME

Hey! Hope you all had a good Thanksgiving. I know I did. I can tell, since none of my jeans fit and I'm forced to wear my yoga pants (not that I have ever actually done yoga in them) with the elastic waistband. Anyway, Saturday there was a knock on my door, and we opened […]

WHY WON’T THESE CATS STOP STARING AT YOU?

Because they want you to come to tomorrow's chat with author Wendy Mass, who will be joining us LIVE to talk about her excellent book, A Mango-Shaped Space. Come here tomorrow, Sunday, November 27 at 2PM EST. Be there, or my cats will just keep STARING RIGHT AT YOU. More later. Much love, Meg

THANKSGIVING

So if you live in the US you are probably preparing for Thanksgiving right now, which is a national holiday here on Thursday, where everybody gets together for the sole purpose of consuming a GIGANTIC MEAL (oh…and giving thanks). Then we all sit around in a daze watching football and/or Christmas movies, until the stores […]

CATEGORY 7 RECAP CONTEST

Well, people, it was VERY difficult to select a winner in this contest, because there were so many entries, and many of them were so very, very good. But in the end I had to go with the entry written by a young lady who has clearly watched way more television than I have—a feat […]

SO MANY RECAPS, SO LITTLE TIME

I will be posting the winning entry of the CATEGORY SEVEN recap contest after the contest deadline has passed tomorrow night, and I have had time to read all the entries. In the meantime, I hope you will enjoy my answers to these FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: ***Meg, why isn't there anything about HOLIDAY PRINCESS on […]

GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS

Okay, so I have good news and bad news. The bad news is, it looks like I will not be home from the bar mitzvah I have to go to in time to watch the conclusion of the television event of the year, CATEGORY SEVEN, and Internet and cable service has still not been restored […]

No Scrubs

Well, I don't know what to say. I am as shocked as any of you at the apparent dissolution of Britney's marriage to Kevin Federline. I can't say I didn't expect it…but I thought they would last at least until Christmas. I was relieved when Brit called to tell me she had it all under […]

CATEGORY SEVEN

Okay, I just found out Shannen Doherty is in this made-for-TV disaster movie, supposedly a sequel to last year's CATEGORY SIX which I apparently saw but I don't remember. Who cares? I can't dwell in the past. With Shannen Doherty in it, HOW CAN IT BE BAD???? DONNA MARTIN GRADUATES!!!! That is why I feel […]

New Size 12 Cover/Reviews/Award

Well, I have a new review for my December 27, 2005 release, SIZE 12 IS NOT FAT, and you know what that means: A new cover! I don't know why every time I get a new review, it is accompanied by a new cover. This is the final cover for this book (I hope), but […]

It’s Halloween—so Happy Holidays!

Happy Halloween! I hope you are all getting more treats than tricks. I had a fantastic Halloween weekend, thanks to VAMPIRE BATS, the made for TV disaster movie about–well, vampire bats—starring Lucy Lawless. Awesome stuff. Except that while I was watching, I saw an ad for made-for-TV disaster movie that could be even better, and […]

KNIT AND CHAT!

I will admit it's hard to knit and chat at the same time…if you're cyber-chatting, that is. But that's what we've got planned for this Sunday at 2PM (Eastern standard time): a massive knit-and-chat with author of the Meg Cabot Book Club's October pick of the month CHICKS WITH STICKS. But don't worry…you don't need […]

ONE HOT READ

Just a quick post to let you know that Key West is FINE after Hurricane Wilma…bruised but not broken! I will post a longer entry about it after my broadband is back up (yes! I am posting this by dial up! That is how dedicated I am to keeping you informed on the minutest details […]

Wilma Readiness Report, Direct From Key West

Level of Allergens in the air due to Wilma:High (woke with eyelids so swollen, I look like a komodo dragon). Level of Reporters in town due to Wilma:High. They are all gathered outside the La Concha hotel, drinking Starbucks and saying things like, “Brian, some residents of Key West are not heeding orders to evacuate, […]

Henrietta and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Remember this book?If you don't, you need to run and get a copy, pronto. This is the best book to read when you're having “one of those days.” Which I happen to be. I am having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day—but it hasn't been as bad as Henrietta's. I mean, it's true […]

Stuff You Want to Know NOW

Wow. So it turns out author Marian Keyes already wrote an essay in her new book about how it's ok to be a feminist and wear lip gloss, and she called it “The F Word” (thanks to alert UK readers for the heads up on this) just like I did in my last blog entry. […]

The F Word

Oh my God, people. You can SO call yourself a feminist and still shave your legs and wear high heels and listen to Eminem and the Bloodhoung Gang. You can even read PLAYBOY and still be a feminist—I KNOW the girls are all scary thin and air-brushed, but where else are you going to find […]

Meg’s Out Box

*Dear Keira Knightley, Okay, so I'm really sorry I said all that mean stuff about you in my blog a few entries ago. I didn't know you were cool, okay? I DIDN'T KNOW. Then I read that article about you in last month's ELLE or whatever it was, and you said you're a feminist and […]

END OF THE WORLD

After the devastating news about Paris and Paris splitting up (why, God, why? If those two crazy kids can't make it together, can anyone?) then Jessica and Nick (are they breaking up or aren't they? Why won't Jessica just wear her wedding ring when she goes out? And is this all just a publicity stunt […]

Boyfriend Store

After clarifying in my last blog how to tell when your “That's it. I'm out” moment has occurred in a romantic relationship, I was inundated by emails containing the following lament: “But how can I break up with a boyfriend when I can't even get a boyfriend in the first place???” Girls, girls, girls. I […]

That’s It/I’m Out Part Deux

I did not have plans to elaborate further on the “That’s it/I’m out” moment in relationships mentioned in my last blog. However, the amount of mail I received on the subject indicates that it be re-addressed. Specifically, people want to me to define the exact moment when one should call it quits on the relationship, […]

The “That’s it. I’m out” Moment

So it seems like a lot of celebrities announced that they’re getting divorced this week. I have to say I pretty much saw all of them coming except Kathy Griffin’s. I was truly shocked when I heard she and Matt were splitting up, because they seemed like such a funny, caring couple on her reality […]

Festival/Real Life Teen

So I'm back from the National Book Festival in Washington DC (well, not really. I'm writing this from the airport, waiting to board my plane back to Key West. But I'll be back by the time you read this, since this airport doesn't have wi-fi, so I can't go online). Anyway, I had a very […]

Shop @ Meg’s Store

Are you a princess in training? How about someone's querida? Do you love Michael Moscovitz…. …or Rob from 1-800-Where-R-You? Do your friends call you POG? Do you long to attend Albert Einstein High? Would you vote for Mia? Do you want to visit Genovia someday? Now you can prove it by snagging exclusive Meg Cabot […]

Rita

Hi. Everyone keeps wanting to know if we survived the hurricane. Well, in case you haven't guessed already due to the fact that you are reading this, we did. I am sorry to say, though, that we did not obey the mandatory evacuation order. Evacuating isn't easy, especially if you are responsible for two cats […]

DC BOOK FESTIVAL

I'm posting this now because of Tropical Storm Rita (which people are saying may turn into Hurricane Rita overnight) since tomorrow and Wednesday I may have no power. I wanted you all to know that I'm leaving Friday (if Key West doesn't get blown away in the next couple of days) for the Washington DC […]

BIG MEG CABOT BOOK GRAB GIVEAWAY

Due to the TREMENDOUS response, the Big Meg Cabot Book Grab Giveaway offer is currently closed. We have way more schools and libraries than we have books for. Plus, there is a hurricane coming right at us. However, as soon as the hurricane is gone, I will head to the post office with your books. […]

R.I.P., Pinky

My back-up bike, Pinky, got stolen. I blame Kathy Griffin. If she hadn't been eating mini-tacos on her reality show the other night, I would not have been craving them. And since you can't get mini-tacos here, I had to settle for taquitos. Which is why I was at Salsa Loco, eating taquitos, when the […]

ONLY ONE MORE DAY LEFT

There's just one more day to bid on autographed copies of my books, including signed advanced reader copies of my December 2005 releases, SIZE 12 IS NOT FAT and AVALON HIGH! Go here to bid, and at the same time, aid Hurricane Katrina victims! And to whet your appetites, I am providing two exclusive sneak […]

9/11

I don't know where you were today four years ago, but I can tell you where I was: in my Greenwich Village apartment, watching the office buildings across the street from where my husband worked fall down. I was wakened by a phone call from my friend Jen. Yes, I was still asleep when the […]

MYSTERY SOLVED/MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY CAN BEAT MY BONGOES ANY TIME

UPDATED: SEE POSTSCRIPT (AND BELOW) The mystery of the locust killer is solved. It is solved because the culprit was spied with ANOTHER locust in her mouth. That culprit is: Yes. It was Gem, aka Tom, aka Slutty. She is quite the hunter. This is especially surprising considering the fact that she is currently being […]

WHODUNNIT?

MURDER OF LOCAL LOCUST STUNS KEY WEST NEIGHBORHOOD The victim: Species: Giant Gross Locust (genus: Locust Disgustingus), the size of my thumb (no photo of locust by my thumb to show scale was taken due to my not wanting to touch the victim). Age: Unknown Body found: On the welcome matt in front of our […]

MegTV Cribs

Well, Key Westers are doing their part to help in the wake of the Katrina tragedy—many of our captains have taken their boats and headed to New Orleans and Mississippi to help with search and rescue. But even if you aren't a ship captain, you can help! Go here to learn how. During times of […]

Meg Watches The VMAs

VMAs:Diddy? DIDDY is hosting the VMAs? Please shoot me now. What, precisely, is Diddy famous for, besides dating J Lo, making ugly clothes, and being a savvy business man? Oh, and carrying that gun (ALLEGEDLY)? Why didn't they ask Kathy Griffin to host it? SHE has never gotten in trouble for gun play. I have […]

CHAT!

Lots to tell you! #1: Be sure to come to my live chat online here at the Meg Cabot Book Club this Sunday, August 27, at 2PM EST—we're having it in the afternoon, rather than at night, just so our European friends can attend for a change! We'll be discussing my new book, READY OR […]

Catching Up

My eye is much better now, thank you. I put this stuff in it that my doctor gave me, and the next day, it was fine. I love medicine. People are asking a lot of questions about stuff, so I'll see if I can answer them real quick here, as I now have 4,768 unread […]

Ol’ One Eye

By now I will assume you have all heard about my impromptu performance at the yacht club this weekend with Big Dick and the Extenders. All I have to say about that is, yes, it was a one time appearance, and no, Sabrina and Catrina (with back up from Hays) will not be performing again […]

WARNING

This entry may contain references/words that may offend some readers. It is best to look away if you are the sensitive type. In fact, you might want to go to a different website altogether today. Try this one (be sure to read to the end to get to the PIRATES) instead. It is now time […]

Chick-Lit

When your new book is the number one New York Times bestselling children's chapter book for three weeks in a row, you get a lot of reporters and the like, calling to ask you things. And the number one thing people keep asking me lately is how I feel about being labeled a “chick-lit” author. […]

True Conversation

I had quite a busy weekend—my first ever dinner at a yacht club on Friday night (and I was the only one NOT in Lilly Pulitzer…I wore my ABS halter dress. Oh, and Lilly Pulitzer flip flops. But still) and my first ever Key West pool party on Saturday (yeah, I wore a Lilly sundress […]

CONNIE HUNTER WILLIAMS, PSYCHIC TEACHER

I hate rewriting. I HATE IT. HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE IT. If you would like to read more about my hatred for rewriting—and also how in the fourth grade I was tormented by a Canadian girl named Shoshana; fell madly in love for the first time (oh, Stuart!); and was told by […]

Hypochondriac

I don't know if I've mentioned it before, or if you've already realized it, but I am a huge hypochondriac. That's why I was so excited when I finally got diagnosed with Lyme Disease. Because I actually HAD something. Usually when I go to the doctor, she's like, “Yeah, you're just dehydrated. Drink more water […]

PRIME DIRECTIVE

First and foremost, thanks to everyone out there who bought a copy of READY OR NOT, and made it the #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING CHILDREN'S CHAPTER BOOK of the week!!!!! This is very, very cool. YAY! (Don't worry, Harry Potter 6 is still #1, over on the Children's Series list. READY OR NOT isn't […]

Tiara Time

Many, many thanks to the hostesses (and attendees, some of whom came from as far away as Nashville and Vincennes!) of the second annual celebration of Meg Cabot Day in Bloomington, IN. Although I could not be there, I heard the party was a huge success, and raised tons of money for Girls, Inc. Books […]

MEG CABOT DAY

Well? Have you made your Meg Cabot Day plans yet? If you live in the Bloomington, Indiana area, here's a fun event you can attend: (as seen in the Bloomington Herald Times): Princess for a daySUMMERTIME DIARY By Hayley SchillingJuly 26, 2005 I believe every girl has an inner princess. More of my friends than […]

It’s Here!

Please join me tonight at 7PM EST for a live online chat here at the Meg Cabot Book Club with the brilliantly talented and absolutely hilarious author Susan Juby, who will be joining us ALL THE WAY FROM CANADA to discuss her new book, ALICE MACLEOD, REALIST AT LAST. In the grand tradition of Adrian […]

New Book Day

The countdowns: Days until READY OR NOT is released on July 26 (TOMORROW): 1!!!! Days until my online chat with Susan Juby about her excellent new book, ALICE MACLEOD, REALIST AT LAST, at the Meg Cabot Book Club: Also 1!!!! Days until Meg Cabot Day on July 31 (or 30th, depending on where you live): […]

Boobs

Days until READY OR NOT is released on July 26: 5 Days until my online chat with Susan Juby about her excellent new book, ALICE MACLEOD, REALIST AT LAST, at the Meg Cabot Book Club: Also 5 Days until Meg Cabot Day on July 31 (or 30th, depending on where you live): 10 (or 9) […]

Catching Up

Days until READY OR NOT is released on July 26: 8 Days until Meg Cabot Day on July 31: 13 Number of bite-sized Milky Ways, purchased as part of Hurricane Dennis survival kit, left in the bag: 27 (I decided that, with all the Harry Potter countdowns over, we needed some new countdowns. The first […]

AFTERMATH

So the hurricane is over and I finally got my power back after FORTY EIGHT HOURS, thank you, and it still flickers in and out at inconvenient times, like while I am trying to write this, so forgive me if this seems a bit disjointed. Anyway, I kept a diary during the storm so that […]

Hurricane Dennis

First, I would just like to say: Hey, terrorists? Yeah, you suck. Probably terrorists don't read my blog. But you never know. I feel that I am doing my part in not letting the terrorists win by mentioning that they continue to suck. When are people going to learn that the way to get back […]

Media Round Up

I'm back from my whirlwind weekend in Ohio, where we attended a college friend's wedding. It was a nice break from the grim reality of the fact that I have about a million projects that were due, um, yesterday, some of which I still haven't started yet. And also that hurricane season is upon us […]

Short Story

Hi. Like many of you, I am going away for the weekend (unlike many of you, I am going to Ohio, to a wedding). But I didn't want to leave you with nothing to read while I was gone. So here is a short story I wrote for a thing called Storyquest that I did […]

CHAT TONIGHT

Author Photo A Originally uploaded by megcabot. ***CHAT TONIGHT*** Come to the Meg Cabot Book Club's EXCLUSIVE (but everyone's invited) live online chat with brilliant YA author Rachel Vail, to discuss her newest book, IF WE KISS! Be there at 7PM tonight–www.megcabotbookclub.com. You won't be sorry…. PS When you get there you can ask me […]

Daily Schedule While Writing A Book

A lot of you seem to want to know what my daily schedule is like. I have warned many of you that you do not actually want to know what writers do all day, because with the exception of a rare few of us, such as Sebastian Junger and Danielle Steele, we actually lead lives […]

GEM

So our new house came with an amenity we weren't aware it had: A tiny cat that won't quit hanging around our front porch. Now, I love cats. In particular, I love my cat, Henrietta, who is as fetching an animal as there ever was. Henrietta does, however, have a few flaws. One of them […]

BLAST FROM THE PAST

It's been quite a stressful past couple of weeks, first with the computer-breaking thing, and then with the moving thing. But life seems to be calming down a bit, and now I just have the book thing stressing me out, in the form of this book I have due July 1. Er, two books actually. […]

A Play, in One Act

Scene: 7AM in a house somewhere in Southern Florida Players:HusbandWife12 pound cat Husband: Honey. Get up. The packers are here to pack up all our stuff and then the movers are coming to move us. Wife: *#$%& the packers. Husband: Honey, I know you're not a morning person and that if you don't have at […]

True Conversation

So I called my friend Beth because I was feeling a little depressed. But Beth, who works in the same office I used to work in, before I quit to write full time four years ago, was busy talking to a parent whose kid didn't like the room he'd been assigned for the summer. She […]

Mail Bag

There's been a lot of mail lately. Here are some of the highlights: Apparently in my last entry, I wrote Ocean County instead of Orange County, which seemed to offend a lot of people. Obviously, I know OC stands for Orange County. I wasn't thinking…perhaps because I was busy working on the book I have […]

My Television Character Doppelganger

So, as you probably are aware, each and every one of us has a television character doppelganger (meaning a spiritual or ghostly double or counterpart; esp., an apparitional double of a living person; a cowalker), a character on TV who is almost or exactly like us, to the point that you almost suspect the writers […]

Advice

It's that time again. Yes, Dr. Michele Jaffe, Harvard PhD, and I both have books due soon. So of course, we just HAD to dip into the mail bag and answer some of your pleas for advice. Shhhh–don't tell our editor! And don't forget to stop by here at 7PM EST tonight for a LIVE […]

STUFFed

Oh my God, I have eaten SO MUCH since coming to New York. It's a good thing I'm going back to the land of grilled fish and salads (not to mention my bikes, Purple Heat and Pinky—did I mention Pinky? She's the backup bike for guests), because I can barely fit into my jeans, I've […]

New York, New York

I don't even know where to start, so much has happened since I last blogged. But here goes: –NEW ADDITION TO THE CABOT FAMILY– To begin with, and most importantly, I'm a new aunt again! My brother and his wife gave my not-yet two year old niece Maddie a baby sister on May 18. My […]

READY OR NOT: All American Girl 2 excerpt

So I'm on my way to New York for the Literati with Lyme symposium and my booksigning and stuff, but I didn't want to leave those of you I won't be seeing at these events with nothing to read while I'm gone, so here's this: READY OR NOTAll American Girl 2 By Meg Cabot Everyone […]

May the Braid Be With You

As many of you know, writers are notorious for one thing. No, not heavy drinking (well, actually, that too). But what I meant was not writing. Yes, it's true. Writers will go to almost any length to avoid actually writing. I have mentioned this before. And although some of you wrote the last time I […]

L.A.M.B., or Not Without My Sausage

Happy (belated) Mother's Day. I spent my Mother's Day doing what I do on just about every Sunday—watching made-for-TV movies. There were some particularly dishy ones on yesterday, due to it being Mother's Day, and all. There was a fabulous one my friend Jen called to alert me to, starring my favorite made-for-TV movie actress […]