Biografias De Autores Contemporaneos

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Stephenie Meyer
Stephenie Meyer (née Morgan; born December 24, 1973) is an American children's author and producer, best known for her vampire romance seriesTwilight.[1][2][3] The Twilight novels have gained worldwide recognition and sold over 100 million copies globally,[1][4] with translations into 37 different languages.[2][3] Meyer was thebestselling author of 2008 and 2009 in America, having sold over 29 million books in 2008,[5][6] and 26.5 million books in 2009.[7] Twilight was the best-selling book of the year.[8]
Meyer was ranked #49 on Time magazine's list of the "100 Most Influential People in 2008",[9] and was included in the Forbes Celebrity 100 list of the world's most powerful celebrities in 2009, entering at #26. Herannual earnings exceeded $50 million.[10] In 2010,Forbes ranked her as the #59 most powerful celebrity with annual earnings of $40 million.[11]
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Early life
Stephenie Meyer was born in Hartford, Connecticut, to Stephen and Candy Morgan. She grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, with five siblings: Seth, Emily, Jacob, Paul, and Heidi. She attended ChaparralHigh School in Scottsdale, Arizona. She then attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where she received a B.A. in English in 1997.[12] Meyer met her husband Christiaan when she was 4 years old in Arizona, and married him in 1994 when they were both 21. Together they have three sons: Gabe, Seth, and Eli. Christiaan Meyer, formerly an auditor, has now retired to take care of thechildren.[13]
Meyer is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; she has stated that she is strait-laced about her beliefs and does not drink alcohol or smoke.[14] 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; she later noted that the birth of her oldest son Gabe changed her mind,saying, "Once I had Gabe, I just wanted to be his mom."[14] Before becoming an author, Meyer's only professional work was as a receptionist in a property company.[13] Meyer lives in Cave Creek, Arizona,[15] and also owns a home on Marrowstone Island, Washington.[16]
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The Twilight series
Twilight
Meyer says that the idea for Twilight came to herin a dream on June 2, 2003.[17] The dream was about a human girl and a vampire who was in love with her but thirsted for her blood.[17] Based on this dream, Meyer wrote the draft of what is now Chapter 13 of the book.[18]In a matter of three months she had transformed her dream into a complete novel,[1] though she claims that she never intended to publish Twilight and was writing for her ownenjoyment.[19] Her sister's response to the book was enthusiastic and she persuaded Meyer to send the manuscript to literary agencies.[13]
Of the 15 letters she wrote, five went unanswered, nine brought rejections, and the last was a positive response from Jodi Reamer of Writers House.[20] Eight publishers competed for the rights to publish Twilight in a 2003 auction.[20] By November, Meyer had signeda $750,000 three-book deal with Little, Brown and Company.[21] Twilight was published in 2005 with a print run of 75,000 copies.[20] It reached #5 on the New York Times Best Seller list for Children's Chapter Books within a month of its release,[22] and later rose to #1.[23] Foreign rights to the novel were sold to over 26 countries.[24] The novel was named the Publishers Weekly Best Book of theYear and a New York Times Editor's Choice.[25]
Subsequent novels
Following the success of Twilight (2005), Meyer expanded the story into a series with three more books: New Moon (2006), Eclipse(2007), and Breaking Dawn (2008). In its first week after publication, New Moon reached #5 on the New York Times Best Seller List for Children's Chapter Books, and in its second week rose to the #1...