Stephenie Meyer is the author of the Twilight series and has become a hero for many people of all ages, including me. Twilight has inspired so many people to have creative imagination, and just a simple dream you have can turn into something big.
(This following summery of Twilight is from Wikipedia.com, I did not write this)
Twilight is a young vampire novel written by author Stephenie Meyer. It is the first book of the Twilight Series, and introduces seventeen-year-old Isabella "Bella" Swan who moves from Phoenix Arizona to Forks, Washington and finds her life in danger when she falls in love with a vampire, Edward Cullen.
Stephenie Meyer came up with the idea of Twilight when she had a dream of a falling in love with a vampire. She loved the dream and didn't want to forget it (because she has 2 kids), so she wrote it down. She decided to expand from her dream and write a book for herself. The book Twilight became a HUGE hit and even beat Harry Potter (Stephenie is very often compared to JK Rowling)
Before I read Twilight, and along with many others, I had difficulty getting interested in a book. I found Twilight and started to read it and I was blown away! Twilight is almost 500 pages and I read it in 3 days. The way Twilight was written helped improve my writing style and my way of thinking. I used to have such a hard time making up my own stories and my reports and other writings were incredibly boring. But the amazing this was after I read Twilight, ideas sprang into my head and my reports actually became interesting.
A fan of Twilight posted on the Twilight Lexcion saying how Stephenie Meyer has inspired her"
"She raised my standards when it comes to guys. I never really was one to settle for the right guy. I stray far away from dating, because I knew I was attracted to the bad guys. (the james... whoever said that, was genius. I'm borrowing our idea). And since I kept falling for the James type and getting hurt, I blocked off all the possible influences. I grew up knowing I wanted an Edward, yet I knew that fewer and fewer of his type still exist. So instead of just going with this generation of trying to find the most tolerable James type, I know that I will settle for nothing less than Edward."
But not everyone is a fan of Twilight. A lot of people don't like the idea that Stephenie Meyer had of the Cullen Family being the good guys. The "Twilight Vampires" are a lot different than the classic vampires that burn in the sun, destroyed by a stake and sleeps in coffins. From many reviews I have seen, the fans of the Anne Rice books, such as Interview with a Vampire, tend to not like Twilight. But not everyone is like that, just a majority. I love Interview with a Vampire, and I love Twilight too, so give Twilight a chance, it's amazing!
This link also includes many other reasons why Stephenie Meyer is their inspiration and Hero:
http://www.twilightlexiconforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=472&sid=4e35cd9f3d8d8a1170813cf282ea23a0
On 11-21-08, the Twilight Movie will be released in theaters (I recommend reading the books first! And boys! Its not just a chick book, guys love it too!
http://www.twilightthemovie.com/
This is my friend and I getting our midnight release copy of the 4th and last book of the Twilight Series, Breaking Dawn
3 comments:
The betterment of ones writing style and the inspiration from others is a common thing from books with such a high success rate as the Twilight series. I find it to be a rather interesting phenomenon myself. When a person is inspired by a book they gain a certain drive that is more powerful, I think, than any other source of inspiration you can ever find. Literary masterpieces have the power to inspire more of the same, and often have a tendency to better those who read them as mentioned in your blog. I applaud your acknowledgment of this improvement and wish you luck in furthering your writing skill through to use of other such novels.
Wow. William couldn't have said it better. I've been meaning to read the Twilight series, but have been waiting until next summer to consume them all at once. After reading your blog, I want to start now!
omg!
spider man is my favorite superhero after batman too
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