Stephenie Meyer

Birth Name:

Stephenie Morgan

Birth Place:

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Profession

Writer, Producer, Actress

Was named Author of the Year by USA Today after her books took the top four spots on their bestseller list in 2008
Graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in English in 1997
Quote: "For me, there's a real joy in writing because the world is what you want it to be․ With a book, when you're done reading it, the characters go away once you're done․ When you're writing, the characters can last much longer․"
Quote: "(On the possibility of writing more "Twilight" novels): "I get further away every day․ I am so over it․ For me, it's not a happy place to be․""
Also wrote the novel "The Host" in 2008, which debuted at number one on The New York Times bestseller list
Best known as the author of the vampire romance series "Twilight․"
Since the end of the "Twilight" series, she has focused more on production work on projects like "Austenland" and "Down a Dark Hall․"
Started the production company Fickle Fish Films with Meghan Hibbett, through which she produced the final two "Twilight" films as well as "The Host" film
The idea for "Twilight" came from a dream she had in June 2003
To celebrate the release of "Breaking Dawn," the final book in the "Twilight" series, she headlined a concert series with Blue October lead singer Justin Furstenfeld in four major U․S․ markets

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