Stephenie Meyer

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Stephenie Meyer

Stephenie Meyer (born December 24, 1973) is the author of the book Twilight and its sequel New Moon.

Meyer was born in Connecticut, the second eldest of three sisters and three brothers, and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona.

Meyer attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where she majored in English. She met her husband Christian when she was growing up in Arizona and married him in 1994; together they have three sons: Gabe, Seth, and Eli. Meyer belongs to the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Meyer says that the idea for Twilight came to her in a dream on June 2, 2003, the transcript of which is now Chapter 13 of the book. After writing and editing the novel, she signed a three-book deal with Little, Brown and Company.

The sequel to Twilight, New Moon, had an unintentionally staggered release all over North America, beginning in early August 2006. The third book in the series, Eclipse, is currently slated for release on August 7, 2007. The fourth book, Breaking Dawn, will be published in fall 2008. She has said on her website that there will be more than four books, though the narrator might change. Midnight Sun will be more of a companion piece to the series,(if published) rather than a genuine sequel, as it describes "Twilight" from the view of Edward Cullen (fictional). The first chapter of Midnight Sun has been posted on Meyer's website.

Published novels

Her first novel, Twilight, was published in October 2005. By November 2005, Twilight reached #5 on the New York Times

• A New York Times Editor's Choice
• A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
• An Amazon.com "Best Book of the Decade...So Far"
• A Teen People "Hot List" pick
• An American Library Association "Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults" and "Top Ten Books for Reluctant Readers”
• Translation into 20 languages [1]

Stephenie Meyer soon published the sequel to Twilight, New Moon, in August 2006. In its first week of release it debuted at the number 5 position for young adult chapter books on the New York Times bestseller’s list [2]. It remained in the number 1 position for the next eleven weeks. Even after relinquishing its number one spot, New Moon stayed on the list. As of March 18, 2007, it had been there for twenty-eight weeks.

And on May 5, 2007, "New Moon Special Edition" will be released. It includes special New Moon temporary tattoos, an Eclipse Poster, and the first chapter of Eclipse. The first chapter [of Eclipse] will also be read by Stephenie at the Eclipse Prom in Tempe, Arizona, on May 5.

On August 7, 2007, Eclipse, the sequel to Twilight and New Moon will be out in stores. In spring of 2008, Stephenie Meyer's adult sci-fi novel, The Host, will be published by the adult division of Little, Brown and Company; it follows the story of Melanie Stryder and Wanderer, two women sharing a single body, who are forced to work together in order to save Jared, the fugitive man they both love. Meyer has confirmed that The Host is the beginning of a new sci-fi trilogy.

In fall of 2008, Breaking Dawn the tentatively-titled fourth novel in the Twilight series, will be published. Meyer also hopes to have Midnight Sun — which is Twilight written from Edward's perspective — published in the Spring of 2008 or 2009. Meyer wrote another sequel to Twilight that probably will not be published called 'Forever Dawn.

She also has a story in Prom Nights from Hell, a collection of bad prom nights with supernatural effects. The other authors that have contributed with a story in this book are Meg Cabot, Kim Harrison, Michele Jaffe, and Lauren Myracle. Prom Nights from Hell was released April 10, 2007.

Fan following

Meyer has gained a following among young adult readers for her novels centered around a teenager named Bella Swan and her vampire love, Edward Cullen. The novels are set in the small town of Forks, close to Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. The Olympic Peninsula is recorded as having the most rainfall in the United States. Thanks to Twilight and New Moon, the city of Forks has received unusual attention and has even hosted an "I Love Edward" party in honor of the author.

Numerous fansites, such as The Twilight Lexicon[3] and Myspace Group: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, have popped up on the Internet to allow fans to share their enthusiasm for Edward and Bella and the "modern" vampires of the world Meyer has built.

The first book in the series has been optioned to be made into a motion picture, but there is still uncertainty as to if and when this will happen.

External links

• Stephenie Meyer's official website