Sunday, January 25, 2009

How did it come to be?

How did "Twlight" come to be?
If you have read the "Twilight" series, have you ever wondered why or what gave the author, Stephanie Meyer, the idea to write it? Meyer had a dream about two people arguing in a meadow about how they were falling in love with eachother. Of course, one of them was just an average girl and the other was a vampire, whose, because he was standing in the meadow out in the sun, was seemed to be have been sparkling. Meyer hadn't written much of anything for about six years before she had this dream. She started writing right away before she lost the scene in her head. She mostly wrote and night writing about a chapter or more a day. It took her about three months to write this novel.
Meyer had to do some researching about where the story would take place and about the names of some of the main characters in the story. She had used Google as her main search engine. She had looked for a small and rainy place with a forest and found that Washington state and an Olympic Peninsula. She had also found pictures of the the small town Forks, WA which sold her to have that in her story.
The two main characters in Meyer's story had been, from what she wrote, were talking in her head. She couldn't get away from her computer at home. It seemed to take her quite some time to find someone to publish her book. In the end, it took about three months to write her book and about three months to get it published. If you would like to read the entire story, click here.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

The "Twilight" Series

Hello blog viewers!
I think I have decided to blog about the Twilight book series (not just because that is what are teacher had had for an example but because that's all I can think about because I have read the first two books, Twilight and New Moon, and I am almost finished reading the third book Eclipse). I know that I didn't know much about this book series until just before the "Twilight" movie came out into theaters. I really enjoyed reading the first book, I had gotten into it right away which is different for me because I haven't really enjoyed taking the time to sit down and read a book for entertainment.
I am going to try really hard not to tell you about the entire Twilight book because I am sure some of you viewers have seen the movie but I will tell you about the main key points. As you know, Bella Swan has moved to Forks, WA from Phoenix, AZ and meets Edward Cullen who she finds out to be a vampire. They become really good friends after awhile into the story and later become more than just friends. Bella gets to know Edward very well and discovers his entire family are a group of vampires who do not act as the vampires we see in the movies but what we would call "vegitarians" or vampires who do not hunt humans but hunt animals for nourishment. To get straight to the end Edward and his family saves Bella from a blood thirsty vampire who wants to hunt Bella down and kill her for just the fun of it.
I feel that if you like to read and like the suspense and the intensity of a good book, you should sit down and read this book.
I would love to hear or read what you think of my blog and tell me your thoughts and feelings. If you would like to know more about the Twilight series, here is a web site to help you out: http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilight.html.