Ask Stephenie Meyer
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Having earned comparisons to J.K. Rowling, author Stephenie Meyer has developed a devoted following weaving tales of romance and suspense in her young adult vampire novels. The fourth and final book in her series, Breaking Dawn, is out now. Use the form below to submit your questions for Stephenie Meyer, then look for the upcoming interview in TIME.
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Anita Kunz
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Why did you feel it was necessary to have your heroine do the stereotypical thing of getting married and then immediately pregnant? Why perpetuate that those are the only things girls should do?
Why didnt Leah get any love in Breaking Dawn?
Seriously, it was like “Happily Ever After… Except for Leah.”
You are frequently compared to J.K. Rowling. How do you feel about these comparisons, and do you think you deserve them?
Twilight lovers have made such a big buzz about Breaking Dawn since Eclipse came out, it almost feels like they forgot about The Host ( in my opinion the host is better than Twilight) do you think that is true?
You’ve managed to spark the female mind to be insanely jealous of Bella Swan & Edward Cullen… did you ever imagine that it would take off like it has… that there would be crowds of girls literally swooning over your two fictional characters (me being of them ^_^ ) and that there would be people, everywhere, determining whether they were “Team Edward” or “Team Jacob”…. it’s amazing how you’ve sparked the minds of so many readers into WISHING/HOPING/DREAMING that this was their lives…. rather than this boring human one… You’re great! & I can’t wait to see what becomes of the movie & Midnight Sun!!!!!
How do you do it all? I am a housewife & a small business owner ,but aspire to finish a novel I began writing a few years ago after a powerful dream. I’ve already let go of the housecleaning…what next?
Were you ever afraid that the fourth book would not live up to your fans expectations?
I find that in Breaking Dawn there is much more gore and graphic description of killing than was present in any of the preceeding books. Do you feel you decided to go more explicit in this novel and why?
If the Cullens can buy human blood (and therefore presumably could obtain animal blood from animals who are already being killed for human food), why do they hunt at all?
Why did you describe the pivotal moment of Bella’s change as a nonaction sequence, taking place only in her head as she lies stiff as Snow White, in a suspended state?
Do you feel a “responsibility” to your (passionate!) fans as you write, or do you find it more important to listen to your characters and to your own heart?
My 13 year old daughter, Molly, claims your books “rock.” Perhaps I am a sceptic, but please tell me what you think a 48 year old man might enjoy about your stories?
The ending to Breaking Dawn leaves a lot open for Jacob and Nessie’s future relationship. Would you consider making a spinoff series for them?
Where do you plan to go from here?
If you had more time, what would you change about Breaking Dawn? Would you change anything after hearing reader responses?
What would happen if Jacob and Renesmee ever tried to have kids?
Has your newfound fame strained relationships with your family and friends?
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I find that in Breaking Dawn there is much more gore and graphic description of killing than was present in any of the preceeding books. Do you feel you decided to go more explicit in this novel and why?
If the Cullens can buy human blood (and therefore presumably could obtain animal blood from animals who are already being killed for human food), why do they hunt at all?
Why did you describe the pivotal moment of Bella’s change as a nonaction sequence, taking place only in her head as she lies stiff as Snow White, in a suspended state
Why end this fantastic series? I (and everyone I know who has read them) crave for more of these books. They are amazing. But one thing I gotta ask… Why Renesmee’s nickname, Nessie?
Is there any possiblity that there shall be another book in the Twilight series? How do you handle your three kids and husband in midst of writting for a now eager public?
How would you recommend someone go about publishing a book he or she has written? And,
How much tithing?!?!
Stephenie, I was wondering about the combs Bella’s parents gave her in BD. Why did they have to be old and blue? PS- I loved Breaking Dawn!
When you wrote New Moon, knowing it would be published, did you anticipate such a strong Jacob/Edward fan break or were the teams a surprise to you?
Miss Meyer, I understand that you have gained an enormous amount of popularity through your Twilight series. As someone who wishes to make it to publishing one of her own novels, I can understand that popularity does equal money.
Allow me to ask you a few questions in the truest literary sense.
1) Are you aware that your main character in the Twilight series are Mary/Gary-Sues? If so, was that intentional?
2) I do not completely understand the basis of Bella’s and Edward’s relationship. Care to elaborate?
I read that you mentioned you came up with the story for Twilight via a dream you had one night. Going from there, how did you come up with the characters for your story? Are the characters you wrote about based on any real life people? Did anyone in your life influence the personalities of the characters?
What do you think makes your writing attract the attention that it gets?
Why do you add the character of Jacob in Bella & Edward’s relationship? Have you ever have a relationship like that? Or it just a plot line that you think will make the readers excited or even upset?
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Will you write any books entirely about Bella as a vampire? We had three and a half as a human, and barely any with her new powers.
how would you respond to someone who said that your books are no better than anyone else’s and that you only got published because you must have known someone in the business? did you send your work to an agent, directly to a publisher, or some other way?
Do you plan to make another novel already?
did your views in religion affect your way in writing the twilight series?
After Breaking Dawn, I’m going to feel sad that you’re not going to be writing any more books continuing this story. But immediately after the release of Breaking Dawn, numerous forum websites were full of people saying they want to burn your book, primarily because of the relationship that is written about with Jacob and Renessme, that it leaned towards pedophilia. How has this made you feel, that people are drawing these conclusions?
I hope my daughter grow up just like you,your great work is fantastic.My little girl is seven yrs old, so it be a wild before that happens……….Your Fan Jovani…..
In Breaking Dawn, it seemed as if you purposefully avoided a fight scene at the end of the book. There was a big, tense build-up and then, no action. Were you simply afraid of killing off any of the “good” characters or had you planned that ending all along?
Why write this drivel? If it was for the money, why end it? Milk this cash cow!
How do you feel about older people reading your books? I think it is laughable that so many adults read stuff like this and Potter. Then again, most adults probably are only literate to about the 6th grade level. Thanks American schools!!
In my group of twilight friends a common question has come up;
HOW CAN VAMPIRES HAVE SEX WHEN THE MALES DON’T HAVE ANY BLOOD?
Some say ‘venom’ but I’m hoping Stephenie can help shed some light on this topic
Your fourth book Breaking Dawn has a list of Vampire Covens located in the very back of the book. Are you hinting at another series possibly coming out involving one of the other covens?
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Stephenie - I’m going into my senior year of college and had the most in-depth conversation with a fourteen year old about your books. How do you manage to write in a way that attracts readers of all ages?
What advice do you have for other women rasing families at home who want to branch out and achieve something like you have done?
Why did you create this unrealistic “Happily Ever After” ending for everyone? And if you bothered to do that, why did you make Leah an exception? She deserved happiness far more than any character in the entire series.
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According to Amazon.com your last book, Breaking Dawn is not the resounding smash hit your other Twilight books were. Several of the reviews are quite scathing. How do respond to this as an author? Did you expect a particular reaction from your readers and how does that compare to the feedback you’re getting now?
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Why did you choose vampires?
Has fan input affected your writing? Have you ever felt pressured to follow the whims of folks who post suggestions/criticisms on the Twilight message boards you read? How much weight do you give to fan feedback?
I have three main questions about Breaking Dawn. First of all, now that Rosalie has a niece, given to her by Bella, does she like Bella more, are they friends now? Secondly, will Bella and Edward go to Dartmouth in the future, perhaps when Renesmee is grown up? Finally, night time for vampires, does it consist of only hunting trips and sex?
First, I absolutely love how you concluded the series and I was bawling like a baby when Bella was able to finally show Edward her thoughts. I thought the imagery was amazing and I LOVE how Edward smells like honey, lilac and sun-flavored. I love the theme of finding your own place in this world and finding out that no matter how you may view yourself, you are someone special to both others, as well as yourself. I think if people really sit down and truly delve into the entire series, they will see how this was all a discovery of Bella trying to find where she fits in this world.
Am I just grasping at straws because I don’t want the series to end, because it seems that you have left several openings for possible stories in the future. (Actual werewolves, half-humans, Jasper being more central to the family picture….he was barely mentioned in Breaking Dawn, but that sentence in particular caught my eye, the Volturi seeking revenge against the Cullen/other families who now seem just as strong if not stronger). You’ve stated in the past that this is the last book from Bella’s perspective…we know about Midnight Sun…perhaps might there be other stories….from some of the other characters in the future…albeit distant future because of your other projects. Please, can you give us any hope that we can see more from our vampire friends in the future???
When did Bella conceive Renesmee? Was it from her and Edward’s first time, or from the time after Bella’s sex dream?
You must be aware girls and women alike idolize Bella, and I have to ask myself for what exactly. Twilight objectifies women in way that I cannot even begin to describe, relying on dated social stereotypes and extreme sexism to produce a series of novels. I’m aware these books are fantasy, but what kind of twisted fantasy is this for young girls and women?
Edward is your typical abusive boyfriend, often laughing cruelly at Bella, ignoring her opinion, and she just sits there and takes it! He leaves bruises on her body after Edward and Bella consummate their marriage, and you have Bella BEG for sex! Pathetic! Beg for sex from the man who left bruises on her body, who treats her awfully?
Disgusting.
Why would you write novels that objectify women in such a way?
I was just wondering if you are planning on writing anymore books. I loved the Twilight series!
Ms. Meyer, I wonder if you noticed the similarity of Bella’s actions in the Volturi confrontation scene in Breaking Dawn to those of Harry Potter in his last standoff against Voldemort - both use an extraordinary magical power to protect a large group of the ones they love. Was this an intentional parallel, or just coincidence?
Regarding the film adaption of Twilight, are you concerned that, with today’s oversexualized media, that the film will distort the morals you’ve set up in the series?
Are you surprised that 30 year olds (such as myself) react as strongly to the book as 15 year olds do?
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Did your target audience for the book shift? (I.e. Young Adults to young girls) And ,mainly, was your writing effected by that shift? In other words, would you have portrayed the events and thoughts of characters differently if you did not have to “censor” for young readers?
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I just wanted to know if your gonna do anything else that include Edward Cullen and his family…. Please dont stop
We all LOVE these books. Thanks
The Host was a thought provoking work. Does one want to live in a society where everyone is good, kind, generous, and morally perfect in every way but one, that your free agency is taken away by an immortal being that controls your body and actions? Or live in a society where people are morally imperfect, but have free agency to become as good as the immortal beings? Will there be sequels to The Host to continue to challege and grow the mind of the adult customer base?
I am in my 50’s, and I loved your books. I thought book 4 was the best one. I was wondering why you left loose ends in the book if you are not going to write anymore in this series?
The Volturi will track all the vampires that were there to help the cullens,and kill them. You had stated that in your book. After there is no one left to help the cullens they will come after them again.
Demetri should of been killed and so should Jane.
I loved that it had a happy ending. But would you consider doing one more to get rid of the threat that would always be hanging over the Cullens. If Demetri had been killed it would of been harder for the Volturi track the other Vampires. Please write one more book.
How does it make you feel to have young girls reading your novels? Why did you end the series with such a graphic novel? Shame on you!
Why didn’t they (Bella and Edward) use protection? I know that the whole Edward-is-a-vampire thing might have made it seem less necessary, but honestly. Was Bella’s ordeal some kind of PSA to discourage unprotected sex?
Why do you think teens are so angst-y?
What happens to Leah? Where is her happily ever after?
Would you ever consider writing a spin off of the Twilight series based on the events of Breaking Dawn?
are all of the Twilight books going to be made in to movies?
If you had been able to get a deal for 5 books, would you have split Breaking Dawn into two?
Can edward have a pet like say he has a dog could he turn the dog into a vampire? and the whole cullen family has a pet?
I haven’t read any of the Twilight books. (gasp) What makes it different from all other vampire books?
Who inspired you to write and which individuals inspired you to create the main characters, Bella, Jacob, and Edward?
What is the most astonishing thing that you have learned about fame?
Users on Yahoo Answers have gone crazy about Breaking Dawn. One page in the Books and Authors category on Yahoo Answers has about 10 questions related to the Twilight books. Do you think this popularity will die down or do you think that Twilight could become a classic?
What’s the hardest thing about being a bestselling author?
Hey what a ’s a beautiful lady like you indulging in writing vampire novels?
Could you concentrate on soft mushy sentimental stuff rather than write about ghouls
what is the significance of diamonds to vampires? What was Alice going to say about them in Eclipse before Edward shut her up?
what happened to Billy Black to put him in a wheelchair? and when he is talking about the shapeshifters joining the fight he talks as if he used to be involved in fighting like that. Was he a shapeshifter too before he became disabled? and which of the shapeshifters’ dads had the affair?
you have left soooo many things open and i was just wondering if you were going to write a spin-off series based on one of the supporting characters? will you write books about each of the Cullens in their life before, during and after their change into vampire life before they met Bella?
If we were to see more of Renesmee & Jacob’s story, would we ever see Nessie have a baby, and if so, would that affect the Cullens and the Wolf Packs in a positive or negative way?
Can Renesmee and Jake have kids when the time comes? (P.S. You’re amazing)
What happened to Angela, Ben, Jessica, and Mike??
Hi Stephenie, what made you decide to delay Edward’s “love” for Nessie? For awhile he only referred to her as “fetus”. I thought that perhaps he would also have a love for Nessie from the very start since he’s the biological father, but that her love for Bella just far outweighed her love for Nessie, driving him to care for Bella’s life more.
PS. i sincerely hope that Edward’s POV of the stories do not end with Midnight Sun. I SWEEEEAAAAAAR, people are dying to know what Edward’s thinking all throughout the saga. more power and God Bless!
How do you feel about all the negitive comments and reviews of Breaking dawn?I love you Stephenie and i hope you continue The Host series!
Throughout the Twilight saga there are so many different kinds of love between the characters: romantic love, paternal love, platonic love, love on one’s community, etc. Does Stephenie Meyer have a message about love that she wants the reader to walk away with?
Stephenie, when you said that you were going to try to work on other projects like ghosts, mermaids, and time travel. Would there still be romance in those books like Twilight?
Alright. Who was your favorite new vampire in Breaking Dawn (You can’t say Bella.)?
Hey Stephanie! Here’s your biggest fan! I was just wondering if any of the characters from your books were based off of real life people who you live with or who have influenced you. Going further into the subject, maybe their characteristics are based off of people you know. I know you met your husband when you were four, and perhaps you incorporated that fact into the story with Jacob’s imprinting ability. You must tell me how you came up with Edward’s basically diamond encrusted, glittering skin! Thanks for your time!
First of all, I just want to say that your books are amazing. Alright, I know your going to answer this question later probraly but what does the cover mean? Who does the red pawn and white king represent?
What is the most difficult part of writing now that you are such a well-known author and know that thousands are waiting in anticipation for your next book?
We didn’t get to see many moments of Edward with Renesmee. As a parent myself, I was wondering, what kind of dad does Edward turn out to be? We all know he has a temper, but he can also be the most amazing person when he sets his mind to it and I wondered how that played into fatherhood for him.
From your playlists to your acknowledgements and dedications of your books, music is obviously a huge creative influence for you. Has music always been a part of your life? Do your playlists stem from what you listen to while writing the book, or do you come up with them after you’ve completed a work? What did you listen to while growing up?
Hey it’s Molly again, I just wanted to say that I knew I spelled your name wrong!! heehee. Alright maybe I didn’t. I was spelling it right before but the computer said I spelled it wrong! Humph, darn technology, anyways if you pick my question you might want to fix that! Thanks! I love your books soooooo much it’s not even funny!
Where was the emotional depth in Breaking Dawn? Did you want your message to come across that (in both Bella’s and Emmett’s case) once you’re a vampire, all you’ll want is sex? Whatever happened to Edward’s crooked smile, to Bella reacting in the obsessive way that she has? That can’t have all just gone away with her becoming a vampire….
OH! I just remembered the question I REALLY wanted to know. ~~ If you were a vampire, what would your special power be, and Why? Would it be one of the existing (in a sense) vampire’s powers, or would you have something else? I mean, a couple of years ago I would be contemplating this question, and my answer would be something similar to Zafrina’s power (actually, almost exactly Zafrina’s power), because I am a writer and like to describe things…etc.
Is it true that Roselie really just wanted the baby and bella’s life was totally of no importance for her?i mean is she that…cruel??!
You have been such a inspiration to a lot of us Stephenie (even us adults), and for that I thank you.
My question for you is this: You’ve spoken on many occasions about how your characters lead the story and you tend to follow their direction. Have your characters ever railroaded you into a plot twist that you weren’t happy with and do you often find yourself chastizing them for doing so?
There are a lot of misconceptions about Mormons in our country. Aside from Mitt Romney, you seem to be the most popular Mormon right now in the US. Do you feel that you are a good representation of your religion?
How many more books, if any, do you plan to have in the host series?
Do you think the Twilight movie will live up to fans’ expectations?
How did you come up with the charecter of Renesme? She’s so deeply devoloped, almost more than other charecters you have had for all four books.
Is LA’s concert series you stated that Edward’s biggest fear was changing Bella and her ending up hating him for it. That brought so much peace to me because I always wondered why he was so opposed to Bella being a vampire…so now my question is if that was Edward’s biggest fear why did he choose marriage as his one condition for changing her?
Can any werewolf leave a pack or was Jacob only able to because he was the true alpha?
Throughout the last part of Breaking Dawn, Bella mentions several times that Marcus looks rather bored. I noticed in the Vampire Index that Marcus had a mate who died before the Twilight Series began. Is this the reason for Marcus’ detachment from the rest of the Volturi?
Do you have plans to write another vampire series?
Considering that vampires can’t have children has always been part of the myth, Where did the idea come along that Bella and Edward would be able to reproduce a child?
is Nessie more Vampire than human? does she ever crave human food?
Can Jacob and Renesmee have children? If so, will they be human, vampire, and wolf?
At comic con, Catherine Hardwicke said that you would be seeing what they have finished of the movie later that week. What was it like seeing you characters come alive on the screen??
After reading Breaking Dawn twice, I feel like it is incomplete. It feels like there is more to the story about Edward and Bella, specifically with Jacob and Renesmee and the Volturi. Are you going to finish the story from Edward’s point of view or is this the end?
Why didn’t you spilt Breaking Dawn into two books? If you did do that you could add more details of what happened to bella in her vampire life and a little more on renesme’s personality.
when are gonna post outtakes on your website of breaking dawn??!?!!!?!?!!?
#1 - I thought “Breaking Dawn” was the perfect ending to this wonderful arc but, as I felt after each of the earlier books, I wanted more (details) from so many different scenes. Would you consider doing an anthology (or two) of short stories or scenes to complement the series whether they be “filler” moments or pivotal peeks into their lives (before “Twilight” or post-”Breaking Dawn”) or even scenes you’d loved but had to cut for the final draft?
#2 - Do you ever view any of the fan art or read any of the fanfiction about your “Twilight” (or “Host”) universe (of which I am guilty of having written) and how do you feel knowing that people aren’t simply reading about your characters but reacting strongly enough to borrow these characters for their own creative way?
Thank you for your wonderful universes! Please keep writing and I’ll keep reading!
Is there anyone in your life that helped you through your publication of Twilight, someone that said “you can do this” and always was there for you?
Do you ever get used to the fame after writing Twilight?
Hi Stephenie! I feel so connected to your books & i cannot imagine my life without these wonderful stories! I was just curious what Bella & Edward’s “song” would be if they had one. Thanks!
Did Bella and Edward’s child, Renesmee, ever get to meet Bella’s mother, Renee, at some point in the future after “Breaking Dawn” ended? When and how?
What advice do you have for other aspiring writers?
I LOVE this series, every single thing about it. Here’s my question even though you gave fans a happily ever after in a bow, You have to know that will not be enough for fans, not even Midnight Sun. So can you please tell us in the future that you will come back to the Cullens, PLEASE???
Sorry, got a second question: For each of your books, you have created a playlist of songs for many important scenes in the books. I listen to it and I can picture the book in my head, I LOVE it. Here’s the question, did you write the book before or during hearing a song or chose the song afterwards? I have been introduced to some great bands that way, so thanks!!!!
I REALLY want to know about Renee. Does she ever get to meet her granddaughter? When will she ever get to see Bella again? Bella and her mother had a very special relationship, I thought even more so than her and Charlie, how could she not tell her that she is a grandmother?
2ndly, I know we will never hear from Bella again. Any other Twilight books that come out will be in someone else’s POV. But I am sincerely asking you to reconsider. There is still so much that could happen here. Maybe I’m just not ready to say goodbye to Edward and Bella, but I still see a lot of potential here. Bella was still a newborn at the end of BD, she still has so much more potential as she grows older.
What made you decide that Bella would have a baby girl? In her dreams she always saw it as a boy so why change it?
I you could have had full editing power, would you have changed anything about Breaking Dawn?
* We all know that an important part of those who read or they read the saga they’re young. Did you try to transmit some message with Twilight? I say it because you touched topics as the pregnancy, the abortion, the sexual relations, the marriage…
* What was the most difficult thing to write the saga of Twilight?
* Already you have said that from a beginning you thought about Nessie and towards where the history would go, but while you were writing Beacking Dawn the history gave some draft or changed something about what you had thought? Or the history remained like you thought it?
* Why only do you think to write Twilight from Edward’s perspective? I’m sure that to many of the fans would like to be able to understand a bit more each of the actions or Edward’s decisions. I know that New Moon isn’t the happiest book, but also we want to suffer with him, if it’s possible to say that way jajaja
What are the names of the seven new werewolves? Are any of them girls or is Leah still the only one? If Jacob and Renesmee had kids, what would happen? That would definatly be one of a kind. Some form of vampire, werewolf, human baby…
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There has been passing mention of prequals, and you’ve mentioned you would like to explore other characters. Who would those be? Do you intend to write more of the series? Although we know how things urn out for Bella and Edward, is there a chance that we could possibly see the lives of the other Cullen/Hales?? Perhaps a book for each story?
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Are you going to go on further with Breaking Dawn to tell what happens with Jacob and Nessie or is this the end? And is this going to be the end to the story or will the Volturi find another way to fight the Cullins? (P.S. You Got me hooked on reading!)
What was going through Edward’s mind when Bella realized she was pregnant? And how many houses have Emmet and Rosalie destroyed?? I love your work; it made my mo and I so much closer and a lot of my friends, too. But still, because I care so much about what has become my life–the Twilight series, and now a little bit the Host–I’d like to know. What about Leah? It seemed like for a little while, she and Jacob were getting close, and now he seems to be right back to not even really caring about her any more. So…. since apparently it’s been hypothesized that the reason for imprinting is that the werewolves could pass on the genes to make them stronger, can Renesmee have children, or will she be frozen forever in six or so years? Does that mean they’ll have to have kids beforehand?
It was a little hard to take in, too, that Eclipse, as I’ve seen others say, is so much about sacrifice, how Bella’s willing to give up absolutely everything to spend a life with Edward–including kids, family–well, biological family–Jacob, everything. and then in BD she just seems to get it all so easily–marriage, sex, a baby, Edward, Jacob, her whole family. Why go through all that pain when in the end, there’s not even any violence to make her really feel like she’s going to lose that much, truly? All those chapters of stress were in vain. I get your publishers said less violence, but still?
Let’s say we live in a world where vampires do exist. If you were to form a relationship (either romantic or platonic) with a vampire, would you consider or even ask to become immortal? And why?
How do you pick or create the powers for certain vampires? Do you base the characters around their power (I’m speaking of mainly the new characters at the end of Breaking Dawn) or while you crate the character you think “What if they had a power?”
Jeez sorry taht was a lot of questions I just submitted. Well, yeah, about 7, and it says 10 questions, but I figure, the more I put in, at least I have more of a chance of getting one of them picked. Especially because I’ve seen a lot of these questions repeated, as well. We all want to know.
By the way, though this is not as crucial to know as all my other questions, just another one thrown out there, what happened to Vladimir and Stefan? The Romanian vampires? Do they just–what? go back to Romania?
How does Bella eventually break the whole “immortal” news to Renee, considering how perceptive she is?
Bella was always afraid what her friends would think about her getting married. So what did they think about it? And did Mike Newton cry?
How similar is Breaking Dawn to what you wrote in Forever Dawn?
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Can the vampires in Stephenie’s Twilight series grow hair, fingernails, etc?
Why did Edward and Nessie’s relationship seem less strong then Bella and Nessie’s relationship? Is it possible you will write an outtake/extra showing a daughter and father moment between Edward and Nessie? Or other outtakes/ extra displaying certain scenes not shown in the book such as what Mike was thinking during the wedding or what Japser did to J.Jenks for him to be so scared of him? That would be fun to read.
It would be much appreciated!
What happened to Angela,Ben, Mike, and Jessica?
How do you give your characters such unique voices and personalities? Do you go through any sort of writing exercises to get into their heads?
Will Carlisle or Edward ever know or do they know about Bella and her painful time during transforming into a vampire?
You sometimes say that you have ideas for projects outside of the Twilight universe and The Host. What are they, and could you give a brief description?
Why was Bella so set on her baby being a boy even though it turned out to be a girl?
Hi Stephenie,
I have many questions, but will ask this one as I haven’t seen it answered anywhere yet. How was Edward able to get his venom into the silver, steel looking, syringe that he injected straight into Bella’s heart?
I loved Breaking Dawn, as well as all of your novels. Thank you for creating these worlds for us. Please don’t stop!
When you spoke on Mugglecast, you said that if you continued the Twilight series, you would have to kill somone off, and you know who that would be. So, who is it?
Why did Jacob imprint on someone ‘outside of his species’? And if Billy’s theory is correct, how will Nessie help make the wolf bloodline stronger?
Stephenie will you adopt me?
First of all, I saw you in LA! You were tolerant of the comments I made about getting the full effect of Breaking Dawn. I’ve always wondered how anyone can get through a huge night like that and still greet each eager fan with a smile. How do you do it?
I’ve always understood that when a Werewolf imprints at some point he “quits” shape shifting so that he can die with her, so does that mean that Jacobs will never “quit” since Renesmee will never die?
Since you don’t read vampire novels or watch movies, what kind of research on vampires, if any, did you do before writing Twilight?
In Eclipse, what is Jacob’s game plan?
Stephenie, also DO NOT LISTEN TO WHAT ANYONE TELLS YOU ABOUT ANYTHING BAD ABOUT BREAKING DAWN. IT WAS TOTAL PERFECTION. This is so bella, but i was having very odd dreams near the book release that edward and bella were going to have kids? When i told my friends that bella and edward needed to have a kid, they thought i was psycho. BUT HAH I WAS RIGHT! Very very weird. I thought they could have done it still scientifically and do what some lady did on oprah a few years ago; she got the sperm of her dead husband and had twins. but i guess the natural way was just fine for b and e…..
I know you love coldplay, and i personally think the song Violet Hill belongs on the New Moon soundtrack. i always have it playing as background music in my head at the cliff scene.
I’m sorry to waste your time with writing a comment instead of a statement. But I just want to let you know that I am hurt myself by the way some people are “seeing” this book. I’m thirteen and I’ve read more graphic novels. But how people are saying that “Edward is an abuse boyfriend!” and “Bella sits back while Edward laughs at her.” is beyond me!
Edward showed that he would die for Bella. And how is he abusive? He can’t help hold her hand too tight and maybe leaving a subtle bruise! He’s a vampire for god’s sake! And Bella is perfectly capable of getting her opion out. Who’s idea was it to go to Pheniox in Twilight to hide? Um, Bella? And Edward laughs at Bella just like your boyfriend/husband/friend would if you fell down randomly!
I feel that this book is not sterotypical but a fantasy! Pure, great, and a fun series for your enjoyment. Sometime I feel that people take this book too seriously. The writing is done to make you feel that it’s real. But I’m sorry it’s not. I sure wish it was, but it’s a story created by a gifted author.
Stephenie Meyer has stated that first she wrote this for herself. Not for young girls, not for middle aged women, but for herself. Respect that. We are all lucky she decided to write this book, and even let us read it. Thank you Stephenie Meyer for writing these books. Bella has helped me be able to speak my mind, including helping me wirte this. I hope that the criticizers out there read this and appreciate my opinion, in which i wouldn’t have been able to write, without the courage that was given to me by the characters.
At one point towards the end of the story, I thought there was no hope for Bella and Edward and a happy ending. But it did make me curious… Do vampires have a soul? Can they go to heaven if their immortal existence is cut short?
If a vampire were to bite an animal (like a family pet), not drink it’s blood, would that animal become a vampire animal?
Stephenie,
First thank you for writing such wonderful books and bringing so many people together because of them.
My question is now that the stories are finished as far as Bella telling them and we know that there will be one from Edward’s perspective can you really leave these beautiful characters behind? Can we hopefully expected to see some more books in the future that will include Edward and Bella but have another person telling them. I can only hope that there will be more stories about the Cullens, the Swans, Jacob etc. Please continue the story. There has to be so much more to everyone’s story and then what was written in these four wonderful books.
Thank you!
I got the feeling that Edward didn’t care about or love Nessie as much as Bella. Do he feel as strongly about their daughter as Bella does?
When you are at Q&A’s, or seeing clips from the movie, do any of the characters from the Twilight universe share their opinion about a scene or a question? More so if a question is pointed at a certain character, do they specifically share their thoughts?
How long and intensive will the Twilight Saga Guide be? If there are more novels about the Cullen family to be written, then will not the Twilight Saga Guide be lacking in thoroughness?
In the story, Edward and Jacob suddenly become like best friends..did you always know that in the end Edward would suddenly accept jacob always being around and actually staying with the cullens?
Were Alice and Jasper married before meeting the Cullen family?
What inspired you to create the character of Renesmee?
Did you base any of the personalities of the characters on yourself (Alice, Bella, ect.)?
What is Heidi’s power and background?
How many houses have Rose and Emmett smashed?
Will you please write another Twilight book from Renesmee’s perspective in the next few years?
Thank you for answering my plethora of questions.
I have several questions.
1.) How many times have you read your own novels?
2.) Did Leah have this sort of love interest for Jacob in Breaking Dawn?
3.) Is Renesmee’s story going to be published after Midnight Sun?
4.) Would Renesmee be able to have children with Jacob since she is half-vampire, half-human?
I’m most curious about my last question. I love Jacob so much, and Renesemee is my second favorite, so I’m absolutely extatic/curious to see if they’ll have babies together. ^^
Okay I have so many questions I don’t know where to start…
First of all are your fans aloud to give you ideas?Ideas that could be taken seriously? If so would you contact them back if you thought it was worth it? I understand that you are super busy and probably exhaugsted [i can’t spell] but I’m just exploding with just these two amazing ideas:D and I can’t hold out much longer.
Who is your favorite character perspective to write? off of that who is your favorite character now?
will you write renesmees perspective saga? would you consider doing other perspectives other than bella’s for not only twilight but new moon and eclipse?
when do you plan to get midnight sun published?
Why did you allow your main character to give up her humanity, when throughout the series there has been such an emphasis on it? What do you think is the messege behind that decision?
Stephenie said Twilight was about “Finding Love”, New Moon was about “Losing Love” and Eclipse was about “Choosing Love”. What would she say Breaking Dawn was about?
After completing Midnight Sun, will you ever write or publish another Twilight related novel? Perhaps in Renesmee’s point of view?
If you could give yourself one piece of advice before you started on Twilight, what would it be?
Also, what do you think of the aspect of Breaking Dawn being made into a movie, since it’s pretty graphic? Do you think that it might be hard for them to stick with a PG-13 rating? What do you think Kristen Stewart and Rob Pattinson were/will be thinking when they read Breaking Dawn?
Hi Stephenie, I just wanted to say that you are an amazing storyteller! I’m sure that, personally, you also feel that you’ve developed as an author. Out of the five awesome books you’ve written, what do you think shows your best writing so far? Also, you mentioned in an Entertainment Weekly interview that you’ve started writing a ghost story called Summer House and a time traveling story, can you give us a sypnosis on those?
In Breaking Dawn, does Bella where the bracelet that Jacob gave to her for graduation?
After twilight on the night before the midnight release of Breaking Dawn, there was a new moon followed by a total solar eclipse (which could not be seen from the states). Was the release of Breaking Dawn planned to follow these events, or was this just an awesome coincidence?
What is it like being famous and Mormon? Do the other members treat you differently when you go to church?
Have you ever thought of writing a book in Renesmee’s point of view, showing how she and Jacob end up in the future? Also, is there a possibility that there may be another book about Bella and Edward’s existence together?
Why didn’t you end Breaking Dawn with a huge battle scene? Wouldn’t it give it another something if you would have?
Bella’s character seems so different in Breaking Dawn, why did you change her so much? And I noticed this even before she was changed.
In the podcast you did with Mugglenet, you said that you never wanted to end Breaking Dawn with a fight because you knew who would have had to be killed off. I was just wondering, who would have died if you had ended the series with a fight?
When did you decide that you were going to become an author? Did you originally go to college to become a writer?
Stephenie, I loved Breaking Dawn so much, are you happy with the way fans have responded to the book?
After reading the first chapter of Twilight from Edward’s point of view (Midnight Sun), I couldn’t help but wonder who it was that provided the momentary gust of wind that brought Edward out of his “dangerous daydream”. He or she, is essentially responsible for saving everyone’s life in the classroom, including Bella’s.
Why couldn’t Alice tell her family about her plan to go find other half human/ half vampire people? Even if Aro found this out when he read any of the Cullens’ minds why would that have made any difference?
I don’t know if you are aware that many many fans including myself are very unhappy with Breaking Dawn. There are tons of plot-holes, and ridiculous circumstances in the book. Will you consider ever re-writing it or revising it the way Stephen King did with the first book from his Gunslinger series?
If Bella had died when giving birth to Renesme but Renesme had lived, would Edward have killed himself to be with Bella or stayed alive to raise his daughter?
For their traditional first dance as husband and wife, what song was played for Bella and Edward?
Why is Edward smug after his and Bella’s first kiss together?
Correction: Why did Edward feel smug after his and Bella’s first kiss together (after she turned into a vampire)?
What was the story with Renee at the end of Breaking Dawn? Did she still think Bella was quarantined? What were Charlie and Bella going to tell her?
Any reading suggestions for teens in love with true love romance now that the series is done?
Hi Stephenie! Let me first say that I am a huge fan and am totally in love with Breaking Dawn (and Jacob)! I was wondering what was Jacob’s pack’s future? What happens to Seth and Leah? Do they ever imprint? What happend to Sam and Emily?!
Did you feel pressured to rush through writing the book to meet a deadline?
Because I remember you saying how you wrote 40 pages in one day (a personal record) in an attempt to finish asap.
Thanks.
Stephenie, Do you have a 12-step program on letting go of the Twilight world and moving on? I’m 32 yrs old, married with 2 kids and these books have been consuming my life. They literally haunt me. I need some help letting go. Thank you!
Stephenie, through most of the sad or happy parts in the books I was blinking tears out of my eyes just to try and finish reading. What parts, if any, had you crying? Maybe since you knew the outcome you knew there was no reason to cry? Or.. was it ever so happy or perfect you cried? The end had me crying like a baby!!
Are we led to believe that Jacob never really loved Bella, but only the part that was Renesmee?
Would you ever write more of the story from Renesmee’s point of view? I’d like to hear more of her life and her relationship with Jacob.
In Eclipse Bella says to Edward: “I don’t understand why it [marriage] is so important to you. You already had me forever.’
and Edward replies:
‘A hundred years from now, when you’ve gained enough perspective to really appreciate the answer, I will explain it to you.’
Will we ever get to hear that explanation?
Why does Bella’s blood smell so good to Edward? Is it because they are meant to be together, or is it just sheer luck that she smells delicious to him AND that they are soul mates?
Is there ever be a bored moment in your life when you have a large cast on in-depth, complex, realistic characters having dialogues in your head? Is hearing them on a daily basis better than TV?
Hi!I m like one of the biggest twilight fan and um i loved breaking Dawn. I have a question. The relationship between Edward -I love u-and Renesmee it wasnt like Bellas why??
A lot of people were under the impression that vampires could not have kids. Were you at all nervous when you saw people who had theories about children being scoffed at?
Why did Alice “very much need Kachiri somewhere else.”? Was it because Kachiri had knowledge to help find Nahuel?
What was the significance of Lizzie? Just for Jake to see there were other girls out there?
What exactly did Alice see in her visions of the Volturi? And I agree with Ryan Harris about the Leah thing. Poor Leah.
Wow you are really beautiful. Ever thought of becoming an actress? With a writer’s soul and a beautiful face you could be really awesome on screen.
I heard that you had mentioned that you wanted to venture off to different genreas of fiction, such as ghosts and mermaids. Would they have a romantic feel similar to the Twilight Saga or would they be more action and adventure?
Why didn’t you write an epilogue to Breaking Dawn?
Do Carlisle and Jasper have accents?
Are you considering doing a Midnight Sun concert series?
First off, I love the entire series including Breaking Dawn. That said,
How you deal with the negative reviews from a large number of fans who have extremely negative opinions about how you ended the Twilight Saga? Is this hard for you? Or are you comfortable enough with the books that it doesn’t bother you?
Hi Stephenie!!
I just want to tell you that your are awesome!!
My question is: How is it that a half human/half vampire child grows so fast, even in the womb?
Is it safe to assume that Renesmee will stay with Jacob? I mean, isn’t there the possibility that she might find another vampire along the way that she might like even if Jacob is her “soul mate”?
You mentioned that the original end of the saga book was called “Forever Dawn”. What was your reason for changing the name to “Breaking Dawn”?
We know that the Cullens go to school and that Carlisle works at the nearby hospital to blend in with the humans I’m assuming, but what do the Denalis up in Alaska do to blend in? Do they go to the near by school? Or do they work somewhere?
Do you have any regrets about how you wrote Breaking Dawn and how you built up to Breaking Dawn in the previous books?
what’s the strangest question anybody asked you during an interview?
In all of the books, Bella’s lullaby has a role. My question for you is when you were writing, what is the song you heard in your head for Bella’s lullaby? Is it an actual song, or just a melody that you made up? Thanks so much!
I always loved the old-fashioned way that Edward spoke. Why did his speech become less formal in Breaking Dawn? He calls Jasper “Jazz”, Emmet “Em” and even shortens Jacob to “Jake”.
Why do the kids in La Push keep turning into werewolves? We know that the pack believes its because the vampires (Cullens) are around, but in eclipse Edward hints that Carlisle may have a different theory. What’s his theory?
What does Charlie tell himself to explain Bella and the Cullens, and Nessie?
Do you have any favourite character in the twilight series?
do you think you will ever write more books (about bella or otherwise)? I hope you do because you are sooooooo good!
What are your plans beyond the twilight universe? I have heard things about ghost and mermaids.
I was wondering if you are planning to write more books from Edward’s perspective, besides Midnight Sun?
How hard was it for you to keep Bella and Edward’s relationship pure and clean before they were married, when today’s society accepts the fact that young girls and boys are giving up their virtue before marriage?
Taking into consideration the fact that you’d planned to include Renesme from the beginning and had written Forever Dawn early on, how do you account for the inconsistency in characterization between the first three books and the final book?
In Eclipse, Bella realizes that she is in love with Jacob. Why wasn’t this love explored more? I wanted Bella to struggle with her love for Edward and Jacob.
i really want to know about the other members in Tanya’s clan. in the back of breaking dawn there is a vampire index (page 756) and there are two vampires that dies before breaking dawn names sasha and vasilii and i wanted to know who they are? also on the same page it says Alistair has a power what is it? and last what are all the other volturi guard members powers and why does stephenie have names for them if they don’t really any importance in the story?
i know you probably have this asked over a 1000 times a day but can you please please do more than just midnight sun, i mean i am a huge huge fan and that first chapter is one of my favorites out of all of your books and extras, i know you dont want to do another book from his view but anything like the extra you did with him and rose and the phone convo would be great…we need to know how he felt when he first saw her when he thought she was dead, and when she said yes to marrying him, or when they actually did get married or when they were on the island we get her view so well but we have no clue whats going on in his head besides i am a monster …. even if you never do any of those the one that you have to have to do is the best scene in the series which i believe you said was your favorite scene also, and thats the last two pages of breaking dawn, we need to know whats in his head when he finally hears her which he has wanted for years now, ohh man i get excited just thinking about it and i am 25 married and have a child haha
I’ve read some reviews about Breaking Dawn. (I read the book and I love it.) One of the reviews said that you might be promoting teenage pregnancies. I think that’s a bunch of garbage but I wanted to know how you feel about that. By the way I love you and you’re books. I hope I can meet you someday!!
My daughter loves your vampire novels. However, I myself just finished your book, “The Host”. Will we see a sequel to this outstanding book?
i am curious about how you foster the creativity in your writing. you have already created two worlds with twilight & the host and have mentioned the many other ideas you have.
what is your process? do your creative ideas stem from research or things you’ve read or do they simply pop into your head.
how would you recommend for others to “create” not only stories but in all realms of creation….writing, music, theatre, etc.
How did you come up with Bella having a baby with a vampire while still being mortal? I would’ve never thought that possible, but your reasons when Bella explained it made complete sense!
I’ve read you knew from the beginning that you knew Bella and Edward who end up together… at what point did you decide on other major plot points? ex Renesmee’s birth, Jacob’s imprinting, the final showdown with the Volturi?
I have read that you have said that vampires are not able to get women pregnant since they no longer have sweat, semen, and other bodily fluids. How do you explain Bella’s pregnancy?
In almost every article or interview, you are described as a “Mormon housewife”. Does that distinction bother you? If it was up to you, how would you describe youself?
Is Leah really a genetic dead end? Will someone ever imprint on her/will she imprint on someone else? Or will she just have to make do with normal, human relationships?
The true is that I am not a fanatic of the reading, but when they recommended to me twilight really I could not stop reading immediately buy new moon, and even I am addicted to this saga, my question is…That you believe your that I am called them the attention to the readers of the saga?
Do vampires take a shower and brush their teeth?
This is a random question…
A lot of my reading has been children’s literature these days because of my 2 yr old daughter. So, it got me thinking, has it ever crossed your mind to do a children’s book?
Ok I thought of a bunch more questions. I knew Bella and Edward were going to have a kid! I thought about it forever . . .
1. Will Aro want to experiment with the half-vampire children, since he is so curious about everything?
2. What would you say to people who say Bella’s happiness is too complete, that she didn’t have to sacrifice anything? Don’t get me wrong, I loved it, but a lot of people are saying that.
3.What will happen to the split wolf pack?
4. Why is Leah the only female werewolf? And why her?
5. What exactly did Alec and Jane do to be burned for witchcraft?
6. What chick flick was playing on page 269 that nobody was watching?
7. What are Alice’s favorite stores to shop in?
8. Why do the Cullens continue to call the pack werewolves when they know that they are not?
9. The difference in skin between the main Volturi and Alastair compared to the others was confusing. Can you explain a little more of what caused it?
Sorry, I know that’s a lot, but there’s so much I want to know!
P.S. I would LOVE to hear something from Alice’s POV
I would also like to hear the complete versions of all the Cullen’s love stories.
1. What kind of hairstyle does Carlisle Cullen have?
2. Do Carlisle and Jasper have accents? (British undertone versus Southern undertone)?
3. How much does Alice weigh? My sister is short and thin in the extreme, and she is 4′10” and weighs 72 pounds. Is Alice’s weight close to that of my sister?
4. Is Bella’s figure similar to Esme’s since, like her, she just gave birth?
5. Does Bella ever attend Dartmouth?
6. Do Jasper and Alice also have medical degrees/ have they attended medical school?
7. What did Jasper do to J. Jenks?
8. Have you ever considered writing the first chapter of New Moon in Jasper’s perspective?
9. Is your husband most like Carlisle, Emmett, Jasper, Edward, Jacob, Mike Newton, or any other male character from the Twilight series? The Host series?
10. What really happened between Tanya and Edward?
You mentioned in the LA Breaking Dawn Concert Series that there was an alternate ending that the Quileute background lead to. What was the alternate ending, and why didn’t you pick it?
I loved the series and the ending was perfect, thank you for that. Just to be sure, because I don’t want to say goodbye to Edward and Bella, Midnight Sun will happen, right?
Hi Stephenie, I love your Twilight books and so here’s my question about Breaking Dawn. What does the title mean to the book?
In the Twilight saga you have vampires and werewolves. In The Host you have aliens. I have read you hope to write in the future about ghosts, time travel, and mermaids. Do you think you would ever write a completely human novel? (I actually prefer fantasy/sci-fi, but I was wondering).
Stephenie had mentioned she took elements from two books for “Breaking Dawn”. One source was “A Midsummer’s Night Dream”. What was the other book?
First off, I LOVED Breaking Dawn!
Okay here’s my question: In the book, there wasn’t a lot of interaction between Edward and Nessie. Is their relationship as strong as Bella and Nessie’s?
the name Reneesme become from Rene (mother of bella) and Esme?
Many of your fans are very unhappy with Breaking Dawn, so much so that they’re actually making a statement by returning their copies. Can you comment on this?
Why does Bella’s story have to end? A part of me died on the inside when I read “the end”!!! Why are you doing this to me????? But I still love your books
Did you know the basic layout of the entire series before creating the books or did you form the events as they came, basing them off of one general idea?
Hi Stephenie:) A lot of people were upset by the fact that Jake ended up imprinting on Renesmee and that they think its to weird because now Jake is tecnically edward and bella’s son-in-law. Some thought he should imprint on Tanya. So why did ou ened up having Jake imprint on Renesmee?
I just finished Breaking Dawn. **SPOILER ALERT** Then I read online that you said publically several years ago that vampires are frozen in time and can never change - ergo, this why they can’t procreate. I wonder how you could tell your fans something like that and then make a vampiric pregnancy such a central plot to your final book.
Where was the drama? Where were the Edward and Bella we have come to know? Where was the conflict? Where was the climatic ending? Everything that we loved about the first three books was missing in this too-perfect finale. Bella didn’t give anything up to become immortal. You negated the tension you built up in Eclipse.
Why did your characters need to have everything wrapped up nicely and perfectly (even contrarily to the vampire laws you yourself created for the series)?
Would you change any of the casting (if you could) of Twilight the movie?
You said that Breaking Dawn is modeled after two books. The first one is ‘A Midsummers night dream’. What is the second one. Now that the book is out and people have had time to read it, I think you should tell us.
Hola stephenie !! .. tengo una pregunta para ti ¿ Como has tenido la capacidad para inventar algo como esa historia ? .. digo .. ¿ eres un genio ?.. estoy segura de que si !
How did Bella get pregnant???
I’m an inspiring writer and have a great start to a book i’ve been writing for several years, but how do you get the motivation to write all the time? Even if it is something you love, sometimes it gets tedious, especially when revising your own work. How do you keep your motivation to write nearly everyday if not everyday?
Many fans believed that Bella made the choice of Edward over Jacob, and this choice would mean the sacrifice of her friendship with Jacob, her relationship with her parents, and the opportunity for motherhood. Why did the Twilight series lead us fans to this point and then not have Bella face these costs?
Two questions:
How fast exactly can vampires go? As in….miles per hour.
How much do they weigh? If vampires are made out of extremely hard, stone-like material, do they weigh a lot more? And if they do, do they work to redistribute their weight to not crush a chair?
Thanks!
Does the character Bella have any reflection of you and your own persona in her?
You’ve said before that it was impossible for vampires to have children, and yes the intercourse was between a human and a vampire but we all know how a human gets pregnant and i was wondering how on earth a guy that has had his insides dead since 1901 get a girl pregnant?
Did you keep on having dreams about Bella and Edward from then on??????????????????? Thank you, BYE!!!!!!!!
Hello, I have two questions that have been just eating at me for a while. It’d be really great if you could ask Stephenie. 1) Does the Voltri, Jane, and Alec have italian accents? 2) What was Edward thinking when Bella first reliaze she might be pregant? I really really want to know these answers. Please ask?
We all know that you are a hug fan of Muse and also their music had inspired you to create the “Twilight Series”, my question to you is, did you have a particular song or album you were listening to when Twilight was birthed? If so, what song/album?
xo -Shelby
Hi Stephenie, my original question was who is Embry’s father but you’ve already told us that even you don’t know. So the other day another question popped into my head: Did Bella’s truck die of “natural causes,” or did Edward kill it so that she could get a fast car?
Well, I’d love to know the answer. And thank you for writing the Twilight Saga. You are amazing. Please don’t stop writing.
Erin
Did Leah end up falling in love with Jacob?
Will the Volturi not care about Charlie’s knowledge?
Were there any other names in considersation for Renesmee? What were they?
Did Bella EVER convince Edward they have souls?
How old is Seth?
I understand that you and Meg Cabot contributed to the book “Prom Nights In Hell”, so are you aware that Twilight and Meg’s Mediator Series are pretty damn similar?
You’ve previously mentioned that you want to write a book from Nessie or Leah’s perspective. Do you have any ideas what you want to write about? How formulated are your plots for these?
What sort of books are you thinking about writing next? Again, how formulated are your plots for these?
Hey Stephenie! First of all, I LOVED your books, and I think Breaking Dawn was the PERFECT ending!
That said I do have a question… You’ve mentioned that as you were writing the entire series, you were always going to have Renesmee in the end; but you were asked if you could limit the series to a trilogy. You’ve also explained how you felt the need to fight for Renesmee…
While you were writing Breaking Dawn it’s totally obvious that’s Bella’s desire too. Did your fighting for Renesmee kind of carry over to the story as well?
I was wondering if Jacob was attracted to Bella, not because of Bella herself, but because of the part of Renesmee that was inside of Bella the whole time? Because Jacob was more strongly drawn to Bella once Renesmee was truly conceived, and if Jacob was destined to imprint on Nessie, it seems like that could be the reason for the strength of his and Bella’s relationship throughout the first three books- they just mistook it for love. Or was it actually love that had nothing to do with Nessie?
By the way, I LOVE your books :D. All of them. I can’t wait for Midnight Sun, and it would also be really cool to have a book from Alice’s perspective!! Thanks for writing, Stephenie
O.M.G. !!! your books are the best books ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Breaking Dawn was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good!! one question though….. does bella’s daughter going to have her own series to?????????!!!!! If she did that would be SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO awesome!!!!!! Thanks so much BYE!!!!!!!!!!
Stephenie,
If you could live a day in the life of ONE of your Twilight characters, who would it be and why?
Thanks, Daisy
My question for Stephenie Meyer is how did she come up with each charcters different personality?
In the Twilight series, we saw a lot of your views on some controversial subjects infused into the book. Would you consider the Twilight series, especially Breaking Dawn, to be controversial novels?
I know we may get more answers in Midnight Sun…but could you explain what it is that Edward sees in Bella right away that makes him willing to risk everything? There is obviously the fact he can’t read her mind, that she cares for him too, and that she does not mind him being a vampire…but what else?
I’m reading Eclipse for the third time and I had one trivia-ish question, but one that might have an answer that us Twilighters would enjoy knowing! It’s about the Compromise chapter when Edward refuses Bella’s…um…advances, and she thinks he doesn’t want her, and then he tells her that she’s “too desirable for her own good” and she doesn’t believe him. He says “Do I have to send a petition around to get you to believe? Shall I tell you whose names would be on the top of the list? You know a few of them, but some might surprise you.”
I was just wondering WHO those other names are? Who wants Bella? Thanks- You’re amazing!!!!
I enjoyed your first 3 books quite a bit although some of the material is not what I’d expect from a member of the Church, being one myself. I wonder why you chose to put profanity in your novels when it is against what we’re taught as latter-day saints, and why some of the themes are spiritually offensive? I know I’m not the only “Mormon” that wonders why these things are there and if you truly have a testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Breaking Dawn was the clincher for me. It offended my spirit so much that I don’t think I’ll ever read any of your books in the future. It’s a shame, too, because you really do have a talent for telling a story, but some of the things you choose to include in them go against what I feel should be precious to you as well.
By writing the twilight series you have changed many people’s lives, how has it changed your and experiences?
leah did have a happy ending…she is second in command in jacob’s pack..and so she doesnt have to be in sam’s head
my question: why is marcus always so bored? lol
I know you say Breaking Dawn is the last book in the Twilight series, but will there ever be any more books narrated from the other characters from Twilight? Maybe in the NEAR future?
do u plan on spelling new moon and eclipse to be made into movies? i know they have to wait probally to see how well twlight does , but if they were to want to make them into movies to would u happly be like ok great lets do it?If so why?..Do u know if they are planing on making all of the books into movies ?
Which character did you most enjoy developing, either throughout the series or throughout one book?
After finishing your Breaking Dawn Concert Series, what are your feelings and reflecions about the events, some of your fondest memories, and how did this tour compare to the events for previous books?
What “Breaking Dawn” characters or sub-plots would you like to see expanded in future books?
If your vampires can’t make tears to cry, then how can they make what’s necessary to make a baby?
In LA you said that you weren’t really going to get into Leah. But can you please tell us if she will ever imprint? She’s in your head but I want to tell her that she isn’t a reject and she will find someone to love eventually. Could you reasure us…me on that?
Why are you only writing Twilight in Edward’s point of view? Why not the other books too? My friends and I want to know what was going through Edward’s mind in New Moon and Eclipse especially.
If you could be any character from the “Twilight” series, who would it be?
Why isn’t there a table of contents in the second book of breaking dawn?
Was Renesmee the first name you thought of for Edward and Bella’s half human, half vampire baby? If not, what other names did you think of (besides Edward Jacob or EJ and Carlie, of course)?
In Breaking Dawn, you wrote that when the Volterri come the werewolves com to fight on Bellas side. You wrote that there were more wolves than Bella had seen before. I was wondering if one of those extra wolves was Billy. If not why has Billy not changed into a wolf?