Overnight Sensations

Stephenie Meyer

Susan Boyle may have dreamed a dream, but Meyer dreamed a best-selling book series. The former receptionist was a stay-at-home mother to three boys when the idea of Twilight came to her in a dream on June 2, 2003, she said. Meyer was so taken by it that she jotted down notes about the dream that would eventually become Chapter 13 of the first novel, which has sold 17 million copies worldwide and spawned a global film franchise.