TWILIGHT tells the story of 17-year-old Bella Swan who moves to the small town of Forks, Washington to live with her father, and becomes drawn to Edward, a pale, mysterious classmate who seems determined to push her away. But neither can deny the attraction that pulls them together... even when Edward confides that he and his family are vampires. Their unorthodox romance puts her in physical danger when Edward's nemesis comes to town and sets his sights on Bella.
At first I didn't want to see this movie - just because I don't like following trends. Watching it is a very well thought out story and I can tell why all of the teenagers are drawn to the story. Who wouldn't be, a cute guy is obsessed with a girl he followers her around and saves her over and over again. They can't have the boring teenage relationship that is all about making out and getting hot and bothered. There is only real passion and the more they want each other the more they need to stay away from each other. Who wouldn't want that much less be able to watch it on the big screen?
Stephenie Meyer is my hero. Her writing style is so exquisite; it leaves you longing for the next moment. I love how she was able to come up with the phenomena we now call Twilight. This is her story: Stephenie Meyer's life changed dramatically on June 2, 2003. The stay-at-home mother of three young sons woke up from a dream featuring seemingly real characters that she could not get out of her head.
"Though I had a million things to do, I stayed in bed, thinking about the dream. Unwillingly, I eventually got up and did the immediate necessities, and then put everything that I possibly could on the back burner and sat down at the computer to write something I hadn't done in so long that I wondered why I was bothering."
Meyer invented the plot during the day through swim lessons and potty training, and wrote it out late at night when the house was quiet. Three months later she finished her first novel, Twilight. With encouragement from her older sister (the only other person who knew she had written a book), Meyer submitted her manuscript to various literary agencies. Twilight was picked out of a slush pile at Writer's House and eventually made its way to the publishing company Little, Brown where everyone fell immediately in love with the gripping, star-crossed lovers.
I as a writer could only hope for the same miracle. Just imagine waking up from a dream and writing it down and then that turning into a hit serious of books and movies. It obviously has happened to JRR Tolkien, JK Rowling and now Stephanie Meyers, if only I could be next. : )
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