“I certainly didn't say while writing 'Gossip Girl,' 'Oh this is going to be big!' It was really like, 'Oh god, everyone's gong to hate these people! They're so bratty!' But I actually think what is so appealing about them is the humor in them.” PeopleThinkingWritingBigsHateGirlGossipGongsGossip Girl Author:Cecily von Ziegesar
“I have no sense of what I should or shouldn't talk about. I just blather. Which is why it's fun to write 'Gossip Girl.' I do tend to just talk about anything.” ShouldWritingGirlFunGossipGossip GirlBlather Author:Cecily von Ziegesar
“I used to be an editor and I was editing young adult series. I didn't really like the books that I was reading, so I decided that I would write a book about something I'd want to read if I was 16. It turned into a Cinderella story... I developed a proposal and the characters of 'Gossip Girl' for my job.” IfsWantWritingBookCharacterStoriesJobsYoungUsedGirlReadingAdultsDecidedSeriesYoung AdultUsed To BeGossipEditorsEditingProposalGossip GirlCinderella Story Author:Cecily von Ziegesar
“My biggest fear in writing 'Gossip Girl' was that the characters would sound like stereotypical rich, air-headed heiresses. These were my friends. They were smart and multifaceted. They had interests and passions. They wanted to become lawyers and doctors and writers and filmmakers.” WritingCharacterWantedGirlPassionSoundInterestRichAirSmartMy FriendsDoctorsLawyerFilmmakerGossipBiggest FearHeiressGossip Girl Author:Cecily von Ziegesar