In its first week of release, it debuted at the number 5 position on the New York Times Best Seller List for Children's Chapter Books. Meyer soon published the sequel to Twilight, New Moon, in August 2006. By November, Twilight had reached #5 on the New York Times Best Seller list for young adult chapter books. Meyer's first novel, Twilight, was published in October 2005. She included an acknowledgment to Muse at the end of New Moon, which reads:Īnd, finally, thank you to the talented musicians who inspire me, particularly the band Muse - there are emotions, scenes, and plot threads in this novel that were born from Muse songs and would not exist without their genius.

The song 'Supermassive Black Hole' by Muse is included in the Twilight movie, and is on the film's soundtrack.Īnother song by Muse is 'I Belong to You' which is also in the New Moon film and on the New Moon soundtrack. Meyer is a huge fan and always includes songs by the band in her playlists for the books. The band Muse features prominently in the Twilight series. Later that month, Stephenie revealed she had plans for at least two more Twilight novels. The book has been put on hold until August 4, 2020, when it was finally published. Meyer was also writing Midnight Sun, a companion piece to the series that would describe Twilight from the view of Edward Cullen, but has put the project on hold due to a leak. Meyer revealed that Breaking Dawn will be the last book written from Bella Swan's perspective. The fourth book, Breaking Dawn, was released on August 2, 2008. The third book in the series, Eclipse, was released on August 7, 2007. She has stated that the novel will never be published, as it doesn't fall into the genre of young adult. Meyer initially wrote an alternative sequel to Twilight, called Forever Dawn, which she then used as an outline for the remainder of the series. The sequel to Twilight, New Moon, had an unintentional staggered release all over North America, beginning in early August 2006.

After writing the novel, she signed a three-book deal with Little, Brown and Company. Meyer says that the idea for Twilight came to her in a dream. They have three sons, Gabe, Seth, and Eli. She met her husband Christian, nicknamed 'Pancho', while growing up in Arizona, and married him in 1994. Meyer attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where she majored in English. Meyer was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, with five siblings: Emily, Heidi, Paul, Seth and Jacob, all of whom are mentioned in the Twilight series.

Stephenie meyer in breaking dawn