June 4, 2009

A quick fyi: I am taking down my bloated myspace page. It was a lot of fun while it lasted, and I really miss the early days when I could hang out with people online. Many of you are hilarious and insightful, and I wish it was easier for me to talk to everyone the way I used to.

With the myspace no longer in existence, I can now clearly state that—beside than this website—there is no other outlet where I communicate with people online. I do not have a facebook page, and I have never had one. I don't do twitter. So if you're communicating with someone online that you think is me, it's not.

Hope you all are having a great summer so far! If you're looking for some beach reading, you might try Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series if you haven't already. My son finally finished book five yesterday so I could read it today. It was a fantastic end to a fantastic series. I tip my hat to you, Mr. Riordan!

XO
Steph

May 7, 2009

The following information is taken from a press release that was sent to me by Stephenie's publicist:

The Breaking Dawn Special Edition will feature an exclusive DVD of the Breaking Dawn Concert Series, including a performance by Blue October's Justin Furstenfeld and conversation between Stephenie Meyer and Furstenfeld. This hardcover edition will also include a reproduction of the personal, handwritten lyrics for "My Never" from Furstenfeld and a full-color Bella and Edward poster. Little, Brown will be doing a one-time only printing of one million copies for the Breaking Dawn Special Edition. (August 4, 2009; $24.99) The trade paperback edition of Eclipse , the third book in the series, will also be released. (August 4, 2009; $12.99)

The Twilight Journals set includes four gorgeous journals packaged in a collectible keepsake tin, inspired by Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn (see picture to the right). Each journal features the beautiful and instantly-recognizable Twilight Saga cover art and is fully-designed throughout with images and decorative quotes from each of the books, as well as some of the classic works of literature that inspired them. (October 13, 2009; $24.99)

New Moon Collector's Edition is a deluxe edition of the worldwide bestseller, housed in a slipcase and includes a ribbon bookmark, cloth cover and newly-designed, two-color chapter openers. (October 6, 2009; $30.00)

The New Moon movie tie-in program includes:

New Moon: The Complete Illustrated Movie Companion — a follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestselling Twilight companion, this lavishly illustrated paperback will give readers an exclusive behind-the-scene guide to the making of the movie, including full-color photos of the cast, locations, and sets, and much more. (October 6, 2009; $18.99)

New Moon Trade Paperback Tie-in Edition — this movie tie-in edition will include a collectible full-color, fold-out movie poster. (Sept 15, 2009; $10.99)

New Moon Mass Market Tie-in Edition — available for the first time in a mass market paperback edition, featuring movie art on the cover. (November 2009; $7.99)

We posted similar information last year and several people commented that it was good to be able to find all of the information on one page for reference. I have included links for pre-ordering on Amazon for the Breaking Dawn Special Edition, the trade paperback edition of Eclipse , and The Twilight Journals. I will link to the various editions of New Moon when they become available in the future.

Have a great day!

--Seth

April 21, 2009

There are a lot of things I should be doing updates on—for example, how awesome and successful the Book Babe event was, and how cool it was to meet all the other authors and hang out with them a little bit, and how much I appreciated all the tremendous support from the fans—but instead of commenting on happy things (which I admit I should have done a week ago; I was waiting for things to slow down for a day, silly me!), I'm commenting on ridiculous internet rumors so that my publicist's day will be just a little bit better.

I am not being sued. No one has contacted me or my publisher to inform either of us that I'm being sued. I never had a roommate named Heidi. There is no professor in the BYU English department named Dr. Peter Benton (though there is a character on ER by that name). And most of all, I began writing Twilight exactly the way I've told people in countless interviews and events for the past six years: I had a cool dream, I wrote it down, writing it down was really fun, so I kept writing until I had a whole book.

The sad thing about this silly situation is that so many legitimate news outlets reported it without doing any research at all to determine if there was any truth to the story. And at least two of these facts are really, really easy to confirm. Particularly, the one about the BYU professor. A simple on-line search can give you that information. Also, a quick call to my publisher would have cleared up the whole lawsuit story. (Kudos to the fansites who did their due diligence and debunked this rumor days ago.)

I guess the moral of the story is that—big surprise—you can't believe everything you read on the internet. Seems like it's April Fool's Day every day on-line. So no worries, the filming of New Moon continues uninterrupted. And, to end this on a bright note, the filming of New Moon continues to be awesome. It's all so beautiful! Chris Weitz is brilliant. Kristen, Rob, and Taylor are beyond words. I have gotten choked up more than once on set due to their amazing performances. I can't wait to see it all put together!

Steph

March 27, 2009

Save the Book Babe!

Me and the Book Babe at the Eclipse prom.

Here's a little more information on the items I'll be auctioning at the Book Babe Event:

The epilogue to Forever Dawn (FD being the original sequel to Twilight)* — This piece was written January of 2004, before I had started to edit Twilight. It's pretty fluffy, just something I wrote because I wanted to spend some more time with Edward and Bella. The epilogue revolves around the minor character, Max—J Jenk's assistant—who had a slightly longer interaction with Bella in Forever Dawn. Because Twilight was still unedited, a few odd things remain, like Rosalie being called Carol. It's about 3100 words long.

My Eclipse Prom dress — This is the story behind my rather over-the-top dress: the idea for the Eclipse Prom began with a fan suggestion that I do one of my events with a formal dress requirement, to give us all a chance to dress up. I loved the idea, so we created the Eclipse Prom. In order to encourage people to come all fancy without worrying about being overdressed, I promised that my dress would out-formal every other dress in attendance. I made this promise rashly, as it's harder to find ball gowns than one might think. After much searching, I saw this gorgeous red satin wedding dress in the window of a couture bridal shop. Yes, it's actually a wedding dress. I bought it in a panicked rush a day before leaving the country for some events. I had the shop take about eight feet of train off, and make me the little jacket with the extra fabric. And, though it was close in a few cases, I think I made good on my rash promise.

Marked up manuscripts for Eclipse and The Host * — These are early drafts of my novels. Both of them have notes from my editors and lots of small things that were later changed or deleted.

Signed Twilight ARC (advanced reading copy) — They didn't make as many of these as they did for New Moon, so they're much harder to come by. Signed ones are even more rare. I had two of my own; after this auction, I'll have one.

Lunch — I will take whoever wins this item and a guest out to lunch (in Phoenix).

* Anything that involves my unpublished writing is copyrighted. If you win one of these items, you will have to sign a confidentiality agreement.

Here are pictures of the items I'm putting in the online auction (everything is signed):

Hope to see you there!!

Steph

March 23, 2009

There is a press release on the New Moon: the movie page concerning the "wolf pack". Enjoy!

--Seth

March 19, 2009 (part 2)

Believe it or not, there is yet another announcement on the Twilight: the movie page.

--Seth

March 17, 2009

Please visit the Twilight: the movie page to read an announcement from Summit.

Also, a couple of reminders:

• Twilight: Director's Notebook by Catherine Hardwicke hits stores today, and
• there are only three days and a couple of hours until the release of the Twilight DVD!

--Seth

March 6, 2009

Little, Brown (the publisher of the Twilight series) has given us an exclusive spread from Catherine Hardwicke's upcoming book, Twilight: Director's Notebook, out on March 17th (click on the thumbnail below to view a larger image). Check out TheTwilightSaga.com for another exclusive image. And you can click here to pre-order the book.

--Seth

February 12, 2009

Go to the Twilight: the movie page to get an early look at the cover this week's Entertainment Weekly (featuring two of your favorite actors) as well as a link to an EW.com page showing one of the inside spreads from Catherine Hardwicke's 'Director's Notebook'. Enjoy!

--Seth

February 5, 2009

You can now pre-order Twilight: Director's Notebook by Catherine Hardwicke.

Have a great day!

--Seth

January 26, 2009

Just another quick book recommendation: The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester.

[The image links to Amazon.com, but I noticed that they are almost out of stock, so here are a couple other links: The Girl Who Could Fly at Borders.com and The Girl Who Could Fly at BarnesandNoble.com]

It's the oddest/sweetest mix of Little House on the Prairie and X-Men. I was smiling the whole time (except for the part where I cried). I gave it to my mom, and I'm reading it to my kids—it's absolutely multi-generational. Prepare to have your heart warmed.

--Steph

January 10, 2009

I apologize for forgetting to post the DVD release date yesterday (I didn't realize that the Amazon page doesn't have the information yet). The Twilight DVD will be released on Saturday, March 21st. Although I'm sure most of you have already pre-ordered your 'Special Edition' DVD's by now, I thought I would post the special feature information that Summit sent in case you haven't seen it anywhere else yet:

SPECIAL FEATURES — DISC ONE

• Five extended scenes with director introductions
• Audio commentary (Catherine Hardwicke, Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart)
• Three music videos (Muse, Paramore, Linkin Park)

SPECIAL FEATURES — DISC TWO

• Five deleted scenes with director introductions
• Seven-part documentary: "The Adventure Begins: The Journey from Page to Screen"
• Comic-Con Phenomenon featurette
• And more!

So, if you have not pre-ordered the movie already, you can click here to do so. Have a great day — just 10 weeks left until you can watch Twilight in the comfort of your own home!

--Seth

January 7, 2009

Good news about New Moon from director Chris Weitz:

I'm very happy to announce that Taylor Lautner will be playing Jacob Black in New Moon and that he's doing so with the enthusiastic support of Summit Entertainment, the producers, and Stephenie Meyer.

The characters in Stephenie's books go through extraordinary changes of circumstance and also appearance; so it is not surprising that there has been speculation about whether the same actor would portray a character who changes in so many surprising ways throughout the series. But it was my first instinct that Taylor was, is, and should be Jacob, and that the books would be best served by the actor who is emotionally right for the part. I think that fans of Twilight the book and the movie will be surprised by the Jacob Black that Taylor will bring to the screen in New Moon; and I'm looking forward to working with him and the rest of the cast in realizing the film.

very best

Chris Weitz

I'd just like to add that I was very much a part of this decision. My first priority was always what was best for New Moon—what was going to give us the best possible movie. I'm truly thrilled that Taylor was the one who proved to the director, to Summit, and to me that he is the best possible Jacob we could have. And I'm very much looking forward to seeing what he's going to bring to Jacob's character this year.

- Steph

December 29, 2008

Since 2008 is almost over, I thought I would take a minute to congratulate Stephenie on a successful year. A lot of very exciting things have happened this year, and it has been fun for those of us who are fans of the writing to follow along.

Several major media outlets have also noted the success, and (as long as I am posting something that Stephenie probably wouldn't approve of) I thought I would post a few of the links for those of you who haven't heard about the recognition and praise that she has received for the year of 2008:

• TIME's List of 'People Who Mattered'
• USA TODAY's 'Author of the Year'
• MSN's 'Most Influential Women'
• THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC's 'Most Fascinating People'

OK, I know that the AZ Republic may not be as big as TIME, but it is a very cool experience to be able to open up the paper and be surprised by an article about a family member, so I thought I would include it. Anyway, congrats, Stephenie, and thanks to everyone for joining us during this crazy and exciting year. We wish you all the best in 2009!

--Seth

December 13, 2008

Hey guys,

There's been a lot of worry and speculation on the boards lately, and I want to let you know what's going on.

First of all, like you, I'm sad that Catherine is not continuing on with us for New Moon. I'm going to miss her, not just as a brilliant director, but also as a friend. She has such a distinct, authentic voice that did amazing things for Twilight. I'm looking forward to every movie she does in the future.

And she didn't leave us empty handed. We still get the benefits of her amazing casting and the beautiful visual world she created. This foundation puts us in a good place for New Moon.

Summit Films is moving forward with a new director for New Moon. They've asked Chris Weitz, director of American Pie, About a Boy, and The Golden Compass, to join us, and I am very pleased to announce that he's agreed to be a part of our Twilight world. I've had the chance to talk to Chris, and I can tell you that he is excited by the story and eager to keep the movie as close to the book as possible. He is also very aware of you, the fans, and wants to keep you all extremely happy. (Torches and pitchforks are not going to be necessary.)

I'm excited to work with Chris and I think he brings a lot to the table, not the least of which for me is that he wrote the screenplay for and directed one of my favorite movies of all time, About a Boy. I'm really looking forward to seeing his vision for New Moon.

Below is a letter from Chris to you. I think you'll get a glimpse in this note of how cool it's going to be having Chris as part of our community.

[Letter moved to New Moon: the movie page]

One more thing, unrelated but fun: I finally got around to posting a few pictures from the premiere on the Twilight movie page.

--Stephenie

November 22, 2008

Please go to the movie page for a very exciting announcement.

Also, as it has been requested of me in the past to alert visitors of the site to new products and releases, I thought I should remind you about the Twilight Collector's Edition. Although we originally announced it several months ago, it just went on-sale earlier this week and is currently shipping from Amazon.com (link above). Please note that it is still Twilight—nothing has been changed in the story from the original book. But, it is a very nice copy of the book that could make a great gift. Here is the description from the publishing company: "Featuring a ribbon bookmark, cloth cover, ragged edges, new chapter opener designs, and a beautiful protective slipcase, this edition is perfect for fans and collectors alike." Anyway, I just thought I would let you know that it is available (since most of us have been too wrapped up in the movie to think about anything else Twilight-related).

Have a great day!

--Seth

November 14, 2008

The movie page has more exclusive photos of the movie cast — this time from In Style magazine.

Also, in case you haven't been paying attention (or possibly have been hiding under a rock for the last few months), Twilight the movie hits theaters in one week from today!

--Seth