Jeff Kinney Reflects On Creating Greg Heffley, And His Favorite "Wimpy Kid" Moments
October 14, 2025
BuzzFeed: When you started all these years ago, did you think you would ever be at book 20?
Jeff: I remember that my publisher wanted to sign me up for three books, and even then, three felt like a lot to me. I remember when I started to think about five, and that felt like a real leap. What’s happened over the years is that the goal posts keep moving. Eventually, when I got to books six and…