Cecily Brooke von Ziegesar (born June 27, 1970) is an American author best known for the young adult Gossip Girl series of novels. Read full biography of Cecily von Ziegesar →
I always resented books that tried to teach a lesson, where the characters are too good: They don't swear, they tell their mothers everything.
I avoid the young adult section altogether if possible, although it's sometimes fun to catch a girl lying on the floor, reading 'Gossip... →
I guess I was popular in high school.
When I was 16, 17, 18 years old, I felt like I had seen it all and done it all, and I was really kind of negative about everything.
I decided that, if I were to write a teen series, I'd want to set it in a place that was familiar to me - Manhattan, where I'd grown up - and... →
But I've always been fascinated with that prettiest-girl-in-the-class person that I never was, getting inside her head and showing that she's... →
Even now, I change my style and clothes from one day to the next, but during high school I blended in. I think a lot of people are that way. I guess... →
I certainly didn't say while writing 'Gossip Girl,' 'Oh this is going to be big!' It was really like, 'Oh god, everyone's... →
I went to Colby College in Waterville, ME and did picture it when I was writing 'Cum Laude.' So many of the physical details were included... →
I'm always saying that my books are not autobiographical because they're not. I can't choose any one scene and say, 'Oh, this is... →
Recently my publicist asked me for a college photo, and I realize how chubby I looked. I know this sounds totally shallow, but my advice is don't... →
When I meet other parents and they're more 'mumsy' than I am - you know, I don't want to be 'mumsy,' but I'm like... →
Cecily Brooke von Ziegesar (born June 27, 1970) is an American author best known for the young adult Gossip Girl series of novels.