Candace Bushnell is the author of five novels , including `` Sex and the City '' which was a New York Times best seller in 1997. `` Sex and the City was never written to make people feel good , '' she says . Whilst enrolled at New York University , and juggling waitressing jobs , she wrote a children 's book for publishers Simon and Schuster and received her first big paycheck of $ 1000 . Her book 2005 book `` Lipstick Jungle '' was also made into a hit TV series .
Candace Bushnell is the author of five novels , including `` Sex and the City '' which was a New York Times best seller in 1997. `` Sex and the City was never written to make people feel good , '' she says . Her book 2005 book `` Lipstick Jungle '' was also made into a hit TV series .