Lauren Conrad is really moving through side careers quickly. She worked at Teen Vogue for a bit, then moved on to her own fashion collection (always a great idea when you’re a celeb that wants to take credit for other people’s work) and now has decided she’s a writer – and she’s even got a three book deal with HarperCollins.

Conrad, 22, has signed on to write a three-book series of young adult fiction for HarperCollins, the publisher tells PEOPLE. The books – the first of which is scheduled to hit shelves in the summer of 2009 – will be loosely inspired by Conrad’s own experience going from an ordinary teen to a reality TV star.

“It’s definitely influenced by my own life,” Conrad tells PEOPLE. “The books are about a girl who moves to L.A. and stars in a reality show, so obviously there are some similarities.”

Conrad’s best gal pal and The Hills costar Lauren Bosworth has already been offering advice. “I run ideas by Lo and I’ll ask for her opinion because I value my friends’ opinions,” says the budding author, who has completed the outline for the first book.

But not everyone in Conrad’s life has been clued in to her plans to pen a series. “Honestly I haven’t told everyone,” she admits. “I’ve told my best friends and they have all been really supportive. Nobody was worried.”

[From People]

Lauren says she doesn’t plan to make any digs at friends – current or former – in her books. Though some of her old nemesis have played a part in her life and characters with some of those traits may end up in her book, it’s not intention. That’s like when Law & Order gives that little qualifier about how the show you’re about to watch is totally fictional, and then goes on to do an exact dramatization of OJ Simpson or something.

While it’s kind of annoying to see Lauren flit about from job to job, it makes sense that at her age she’s trying to figure out what she wants. It’s just that very few of the rest of us could say, “I want to go into magazine publishing… no wait, I want a fashion line… never mind, I want to write books,” and have anyone take us seriously.

Not that I’m expecting her to actually write a single word. I’m guessing she’ll Kate Price it and “direct” a ghost writer, then take a lot of credit and sign a lot of books. So basically, just sit there and look pretty. Now that’s the life.

Here’s Lauren at the VMAs on Sunday. Images thanks to PR Photos.