Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" Series "On Hold Indefinitely"

In a decision that may cost her millions of dollars, Stephenie Meyer, author of a popular series of vampire romance novels known as "The Twilight Saga," said on her Web site that she is putting the expected last volume in the series "on hold indefinitely."

Writing on stepheniemeyer.com, Mrs. Meyer said she had made that decision after her unfinished partial draft of "Midnight Sun" was posted without permission on the Web late last month. Mrs. Meyer noted that "the writing is messy and flawed and full of mistakes."

She later decided to make the partial draft available on her own Web site. "This way, my readers don't have to feel they have to make a sacrifice to stay honest," she wrote. News of Mrs. Meyer's decision was earlier published by the Los Angeles Times.

At a time when book-publishing sales have been flagging, Mrs. Meyer is one of the industry's brightest stars. Her first three books -- "Twilight," "New Moon" and "Eclipse" -- have sold more than 7.5 million copies in the U.S. Her much-anticipated "Breaking Dawn," published Aug. 2, has nearly four million copies in print in the U.S., according to her publisher, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Lagardère SCA's Hachette Livre.

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Comments

[samira w]

i believe that ppl who havnt read the book shoukd just stop commenting on the book because the hav no idea on what the book is accually about. writer write books the way they prefer and like, it is a way to express themselves. i can not believe ppl can be so stupid to comment on the way the book was writen, everyone had a differnt ending to the novel breaking dawn but it didnt mean SM didn't, she isnt Edward she cant read other ppl's mind and write HER books the way others would prefer. i believe she did a great job in writing the book breaking dawn i mean i 2 wished there were some changes in the end where the vampires would fight against the voltury but they didnt, who cares its not my book. i hope SM doesnt stop writing her next novel "Midnight Sun" because i am so in love with the book that i will hav a heart attack if she said she wouldnt finish writing the novel (lol)

newho, for all those who hav an issue with the book i hav one advise GET OVER IT.

[walk0nwalls]

THANK GOD

[Mancero]

The entire series is just a book version of the O.C. with vampires and werewolves. Its ridiculous and trash.

[goflo]

I agree. Kids fall for anything these days.

[Kevbo68]

Should I know anything about this book series and its author? She's news to me.
Anne Rice wasn't enough for everyone?

[miladyfair]

She's like the biggest thing since JKR in the tween/young adult set. Her first book is being made into a movie that is being released this December. Entertainment Weekly (ew.com) recently did a cover story on the series and the movie.

[Kevbo68]

Ah. I see. I must be old now! I kept up with Harry and must not have spotted these on the shelves. That does explain the pale people on EW's cover. I've fallen behind of recent.

Darn kids and their reading!