Amanda Brown Chang (born October 6, 1970) is an American novelist who wrote Legally Blonde, which was adapted into the 2001 film and 2007 musical. == Biography == Amanda Brown was born in Phoenix, Arizona as the youngest of four siblings to Jack E. Brown, a lawyer, and Suzanne J. Brown, an art gallery owner. Brown graduated from Arizona State University in 1993. She then proceeded to study at Stanford Law School (never actually receiving a J.D. degree), where she compiled funny letters and sto…