I get a lot of mail from boys in detention centers, including one from a center where they only had a few copies of my novel. They had a deal with each other that they'd read a couple of chapters and then slide it under the door to the next guy. I think that's very cool.
More Quotes by Simone Elkeles
I tried writing adult romances, but it just didn't fit my voice.
I was definitely meant to be a young adult author, and I love it - I'm here to stay!
Romance novels are my favorite books to read. I write young adult romances, and am so happy to be promoting this wonderful genre.
Everyone who has ever met me for at least five minutes knows I'm a really funny person. I love to laugh and to make people laugh, so writing comedy comes naturally to me.
Football players are misunderstood. They aren't the dumb jocks people think they are.
I lost my dad when I was younger, and I know what it's like to lose a beloved parent.