Stephenie Meyer

STEPHENIE MEYER (born December 24, 1973, in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American author best known for her vampire romance series Twilight. Meyer is also the author of the adult science-fiction novel The Host (which will also be turned into a movie) which was published May 6th 2008. It's a story of Melanie Stryder and Wanderera, two women in one body, who are forced to work together so they can save Jared, a fugitive they both love.One of Meyer's stories was published in the book Prom Nights from Hell, a fantastic story about a prom night, which was published April 10th 2007.She grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, with five siblings: Seth, Emily, Jacob, Paul, and Heidi, whose names she borrowed for Twilight. She attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where she received a B.A. in English. Meyer met her husband Christian, nicknamed «Pancho», when she was growing up in Arizona, and married him in 1994 when they both were 21. Together they have three sons: Gabe, Seth, and Eli.

Meyer is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has stated that she is «straitlaced» about her beliefs, and does not drink alcohol or smoke. She acknowledges that her faith has influenced her work.
Meyer had never written even a short story before Twilight, and had considered going to law school because she felt she had no chance of becoming a writer. Meyer currently lives in Cave Creek, Arizona, and also owns a home on Marrowstone Island, Washington.
Meyer says that the idea for Twilight came to her in a dream on June 2, 2003. The dream was about a human girl, and a vampire who was in love with her but thirsted for her blood. Based on this dream, Meyer wrote the draft of what is now Chapter 13 of the book. In a matter of three months she had transformed her dream into a complete novel, though she claims that she never intended to publish Twilight and was writing for her own enjoyment. Her sister's response to the book was enthusiastic and she persuaded Meyer to send the manuscript to literary agencies.

The town of Forks, where everything takes place in Twilight, got a lot of attention worldwide, and there's «Stephenie Meyer day» which is celebrated on Bella's birthday, September 13th.