Stephenie Meyer Destroyer of the Peace
I’m reading this in The Wall Street Journal: “In a decision that may cost her millions of dollars, Stephenie Meyer, author of a popular series of vampire romance novels known as ‘The Twilight Saga,’ said on her Web site that she is putting the expected last volume in the series ‘on hold indefinitely.’”
So, Stephenie Meyer decided that Bella and Edward couldn’t just settle down and be a happy family? Well now that was a brilliant decision! Not only is she wasting every ones time worrying about whether or not we get to read the new book, Midnight Sun, she also got everyone pissed off because she had to put the book on hold indefinitely, as if we needed that! She’s losing more and more fans because of this stupid decision, and that’s what it is; stupid! Just write the dang book, let Edward and Bella live without turmoil as quick possible! Write the book or don’t, but let us know soon and don’t keep us on our toes prepared to fall on our face, give us a cushion, please.
Jennifer Mienko via Ghost Writer S.V.D.
What an awesome article!!!! I can’t believe the artful prose! If I didn’t know better I’d swear we were related or something! Your mother would be so proud. *sniff*
That pretty much sums up a bad marketing decision on Stephenie Meyer’s part. S.V.D. shows a good sense of business with this article – as well as some common sense.
Alas, poor fans of the series!
Very well put, and if I was going to start reading the series I would have to reconsider……..not that I was planning to read it, but you never know.
I do agree with S.V.D.. They should live happily ever after. Vampires deserve the right to settle down in a coffin filled cottage over looking a graveyard with a red painted fence and a couple of hounds of hell on the front porch. Not to mention a few little bloodsuckers running around the neighborhood playing with their food……..friends ..yah ..friends that’s what I meant.
It’s the American night stalkers dream come true.
Good Job S.V.D.
Yeah, she needs to make up her mind. She should just really finish what she started. Good article – thanks!
Perhaps she’s doing it on purpose with the intention of releasing it later. Maybe to generate more interest? Looks like the “90210″ series only with vampires!
Wouldnt it be great if writers would listen to their audience? You quite obviously know what you are talking about. Thanks for writing so clearly what I’m sure many of her loyal readers are thinking. I hope she pays attention.
I vote for Bella and Edward to get back together!
Stephenie put the book on hold herself, not the publisher, and it was because someone she’d given a copy to leaked it online. Apparently, it was a copy she was unhappy with, so she put up the most recent edit on her website, basically saying “If you want to read it, read this one. The other one is shit.”
The whole thing is her pitching a bitch-fit and saying “Fine! I’m taking my toys and going home.” It’s a valuable (and expensive) lesson she’s learned though…. If you’re gonna send copies, you better be DAMNED sure who you’re sending them to. Especially with such a popular series.
It’s no where near the end of the world. The book is a retelling of the first book, written from Edward’s POV. The most I can say about it is that it’s an interesting read and her writing has technically improved, but she still expects her readers to take some large leaps. It’s fantasy, so you have to suspend a certain amount of credibility, but that book (the combination of Twilight and Midnight Sun, that is) is nearly too much to bear.
This doesn’t upset me too much since I haven’t even started the first one. Soon though (book club selection for mid-September Jennifer)! It will probably take me years to finish the series since I have so many other things to read! I still haven’t read the 6th and 7th Harry Potter although now I have more time to read the 6th because of those dirty bastards at Warner Bros. moving the movie’s release date! Some kind of bureacracy always has to f*** things up for us readers and movie goers!
By the way, good article S.V.D.!
Whoa! I thought the author was passionate about the success of the new Rowling book and then I read her feelings about the author of the Twilight series. Fired up or what? I love to read comments from book lovers who are so committed to an author or a series. The author clearly loves books and follows what happens in them closely. What a treat! Keep reading. Keep writing with your wonderful passion!
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