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ROLLING STONE: DAWN OF THE UNDEAD

Posted October 17th, 2009 By: No Comments »

[In August of 2008, Rolling Stone magazine spoke with Stephenie Meyer the day before her Breaking Dawn book tour began to talk about everything from books to music. Here is an excerpt from the interview and some questions for you to consider.]

It’s a humid August afternoon outside the Nokia Theater in the middle of New York’s Times Square, and a hundred girls have already been in line for up to 16 hours. They’re holding posters, screaming and wearing T-shirts identifying themselves as members of Team Edward or Team Jacob. Most passersby assume Edward and Jacob are part a band, with one confused father asking his teenage son, “Is Jacob a Jonas brother?”

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TEN QUESTIONS FOR STEPHENIE MEYER

Posted October 3rd, 2009 By: 5 Comments »

[In August of 2008, Time Magazine did an interview with Stephenie Meyer in which they asked her questions from the fans. Here are a few of those questions, and some questions for you to consider.]

Q. How do you feel about being compared to J.K. Rowling?

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‘BREAKING DAWN’: VAMPIRES AND PREGNANCY – HOW DOES THAT WORK?

Posted September 19th, 2009 By: Team Switzerland 27 Comments »

Q. Vampires and pregnancy: when did that idea occur to you? How does that work?

A. The first seed (no pun intended) was planted when I did Bella’s computer research in chapter seven of Twilight. Bella reads about several real vampire legends—the Danag, Estrie, Upier, etc. In the novel, I only mentioned a few of the many legends I read through. One that I didn’t mention at this point was the entry on the Incubus. The unique feature about that legend was that the incubus could father children. Hmmm, I said, and I filed that kernel of an idea away for later. When I decided to write the first sequel to Twilight (Forever Dawn), I knew it was going to revolve around a hybrid baby from the outset.

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‘BREAKING DAWN’ – WHY THE NAME RENESMEE?

Posted September 5th, 2009 By: 24 Comments »

Q. Why the name Renesmee?

A. Well, I couldn’t call her Jennifer or Ashley. What do you name the most unique baby in the world? I looked through a lot of baby name websites. Eventually I realized that there was no human name that was going to work for me, so I surrendered to necessity and made up my own. I don’t approve of such shenanigans in real life, I don’t even believe in getting creative with spellings for real kids! But this was fantasy, and no human name fit, so I did the best I could. I named Renesmee so long ago—Fall 2003—that the name now sounds really natural to me. It wasn’t until people started mentioning it that I remembered, “Oh, yeah, it is a weird name, isn’t it?”

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‘BREAKING DAWN’: HOW IS ‘BREAKING DAWN’ DIFFERENT FROM ‘FOREVER DAWN’?

Posted August 22nd, 2009 By: Team Switzerland 5 Comments »

Q. How different is Breaking Dawn from Forever Dawn? What changed, what stayed the same, and why? Will you ever post extras from Forever Dawn?

A. The basic story is the same. Bella and Edward get married and go to Isle Esme for their honeymoon. Bella gets pregnant with Renesmee. The birth just about kills Bella, but Edward makes her a vampire in time. Jacob imprints on Renesmee. Alice has a vision of the Volturi coming to destroy the Cullens with the “immortal child” as their excuse. Alice bails. Bella’s shielding abilities turn the tide in the Cullen’s favor, along with Alice bringing home another half-vampire to prove that Nessie isn’t a danger.

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‘BREAKING DAWN’: WHO IS EMBRY’S FATHER?

Posted August 8th, 2009 By: Team Switzerland 12 Comments »

Q. Who is Embry’s father?

A. I don’t know who Embry’s father is. I’m aware that this lack of knowledge is annoying to some people. I’m sorry that I haven’t been able to explain myself in more detail—that’s one of the drawbacks of interviews. You don’t know what you will be asked, you don’t have much time to come up with an answer, and if you give an answer that is too long, they cut it down into a form that doesn’t make sense. So you have to think on your feet and speak in sound bites. I’m not great at either.

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‘BREAKING DAWN’: WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH ‘SHAPESHIFTERS’?

Posted July 25th, 2009 By: Team Switzerland 4 Comments »

Q. What’s the deal with “shapeshifters”?

A. What is the definition of a werewolf? Is it a man who changes into a wolf? Or is it a man who, once infected by a werewolf bite, changes into a wolf during a full moon? If you go with the basic description, then the Quileutes are werewolves. It’s not a distinction that really matters on a normal day. During the standoff with the Volturi (not a normal day), Edward sees that Caius is going to use the treaty with the werewolves as an excuse to attack. He’s aware of the distinction between these wolves and the more traditional kind, and though it’s only a technicality, he is able to use it to deflect the attack.

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