Interview: Cecil Castellucci

Cecil Castellucci is a songwriter, a novelist, and a playright. She is also a punk rock prom queen (forgive me for quoting Josie & the Pussycats) who really loves Star Wars.

I share her adoration of Cary Grant and argyle socks and I truly enjoy her novels, so it was quite fun to pick her brain.

Boy Proof, The Queen of Cool, and Beige all feature teenage girls trying to figure out who they are and who they want to be. Describe yourself in high school.

I was a girl who wore vintage cocktail dresses and snoods in my hair to school. My personality was too big for my little body and I didn't know how to deal with it. I was very emotional. ( Read more... )

Check in with Miss Cecil at her website and blog.