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Stephenie Meyer zu Midnight Sun

As some of you may have heard, my partial draft of Midnight Sun was illegally posted on the Internet and has since been virally distributed without my knowledge or permission or the knowledge or permission of my publisher.

I have a good idea of how the leak happened as there were very few copies of Midnight Sun that left my possession and each was unique. Due to little changes I made to the manuscript at different times, I can tell when each left my possession and to whom it was given. The manuscript that was illegally distributed on the Internet was given to trusted individuals for a good purpose. I have no comment beyond that as I believe that there was no malicious intent with the initial distribution.

I did not want my readers to experience Midnight Sun before it was completed, edited and published. I think it is important for everybody to understand that what happened was a huge violation of my rights as an author, not to mention me as a human being. As the author of the Twilight Saga, I control the copyright and it is up to the owner of the copyright to decide when the books should be made public; this is the same for musicians and filmmakers. Just because someone buys a book or movie or song, or gets a download off the Internet, doesn’t mean that they own the right to reproduce and distribute it. Unfortunately, with the Internet, it is easy for people to obtain and share items that do not legally belong to them. No matter how this is done, it is still dishonest. This has been a very upsetting experience for me, but I hope it will at least leave my fans with a better understanding of copyright and the importance of artistic control.

So where does this leave Midnight Sun? My first feeling was that there was no way to continue. Writing isn’t like math; in math, two plus two always equals four no matter what your mood is like. With writing, the way you feel changes everything. If I tried to write Midnight Sun now, in my current frame of mind, James would probably win and all the Cullens would die, which wouldn’t dovetail too well with the original story. In any case, I feel too sad about what has happened to continue working on Midnight Sun, and so it is on hold indefinitely.

I’d rather my fans not read this version of Midnight Sun. It was only an incomplete draft; the writing is messy and flawed and full of mistakes. But how do I comment on this violation without driving more people to look for the illegal posting? It has taken me a while to decide how and if I could respond. But to end the confusion, I’ve decided to make the draft available here (at the end of this message on the Midnight Sun page). This way, my readers don’t have to feel they have to make a sacrifice to stay honest. I hope this fragment gives you further insight into Edward’s head and adds a new dimension to the Twilight story. That’s what inspired me to write it in the first place.

I do want to take a moment and thank the wonderful fans who have been so supportive of me over the past three years. I cannot begin to tell you how much each of you means to me. I only hope this note will stop all the confusion and online speculation so that the Twilight universe can once again become the happy escape it used to be. After this incredibly busy year, I am now focusing on spending more time with my family and working on some other writing projects.

–Stephenie

… und zu anderen Updates auf ihrer Seite

I hope you have a few minutes… several days have passed since our last update and we have many new items to discuss.

First, as many of you may have heard in the last few hours, Stephenie will be participating in the creation of a new music video for Jack’s Mannequin (one of the bands which appears on her playlists). MTV News is reporting that she will „direct the video for ‘The Resolution,’ the first single from JM’s upcoming album The Glass Passenger (due September 30).“ Click here to read the article. The article speaks of the „treatment“ that Stephenie is writing: for those of you who are not familiar with the term, here is a good link to explain it. I recently spoke to Stephenie and she mentioned that she is thrilled that Jack’s Mannequin invited her to be a part of the video creation process for their new single. She loves the band and the song, and this is an amazing creative opportunity for her.

As if that weren’t enough cool news for one night, those who were unable to catch any of the Breaking Dawn Concert Series events can now view the NYC concert on iClips.net. The LA event should be uploaded to their site very soon, and we will try to mention it on our site when it is there.

Moving on… the new titles and editions in the Twilight Saga that were announced by Elizabeth in June are currently available for pre-order (they will be released in the next few months). Here are links if you want to pre-order any of the books:

• Twilight Collector’s Edition
• The Twilight Saga Complete Box Set
• The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide
• Twilight: The Complete Illustrated Movie Companion
• Twilight (Mass Market Paperback)

And finally, I have updated a couple of pages on the site because of popular demand. Many people insisted that we add the motorcycles to the Cullen Cars page, which we have done. Also, about a hundred people have emailed me asking us to post the Eclipse Quotes of the Day. I think that some people had a lot of fun finding the quotes in Breaking Dawn; if that isn’t the reason that people want the Eclipse quotes, I have no idea why people want to see these quotes — we are just trying to keep everyone happy. Anyway, they are posted here. Enjoy!

–Seth

Und noch ein Bericht beim MTV Movies Blog über Stephenie und einer über Twilight.