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The Secret Life of Vampires

By Susan Elgin | NEWSWEEK
Published Jul 26, 2008
From the magazine issue dated Aug 4, 2008

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  • Posted By: Seli90 @ 08/31/2009 1:15:11 AM

    Hey! ^^ Is there any information about a private contact adress of you for people who don't like to ask their questions in the public?

  • Posted By: zpoisyn.cactus @ 08/17/2009 6:27:13 PM

    oh, and if you would like to email me concerning those copyright details, you can email me at zbdachoklitfreak@gmail.com (not my primary email, but one that is safe to discuss things such as these with people like you, i.e famous authors)

  • Posted By: zpoisyn.cactus @ 08/17/2009 6:22:12 PM

    Stephenie, i was wondering if it has crossed your mind to continue the twilight saga. breaking dawn is one of those books that could be the end of a series, or just the end of one huge chapter of the series. i think it would be cool if you started another book fast forwarding a few years to when renesme is grown.. yeah, so anyway, i also have a question concerning copyright issues with others writing books similar to twilight. like if someone took the same world, including some details from twilight, like the volturi, and have the point of view of other vampires. maybe someone like the male hybrid that came to their rescue in breaking dawn. someone like he and renesme. would that be alright with you if people were to take your ideas and expand them into an entire generation of books about sparking vampires?
    by the way, i thoroughly enjoyed, not only the saga itself, but the mere aspect of a new look on vampires. it was extremely facinating. other than the facination and enjoyment of that aspect of your books, i completely fell in love with all of the characters. even the ones that i disliked.
    your writing abilities are astonishing. you are truley an inspiration to all young aspiring writers.
    also, i very much enjoyed the host. it was very good, and very wonderful. i also fell in love with the characters of that book.

    so anyway, it would be wonderful if you could somehow publically express the details on others writing similar books to twilight, perhaps even based on twight. thank you so much. your biggest fan.
    ~Zahri, 15

  • Posted By: jessica_robyn @ 06/28/2009 9:29:52 PM

    Will You PLEASE Write Another Addition To The Twilight Saga Following Up Breaking Dawn I Absolutely Adore The Series I Even cried Reading Page 722 In Breaking Dawn!

  • Posted By: mom2ex2 @ 04/27/2009 9:41:03 PM

    I remembered the book, Sundays at Tiffanys by James Patterson.

  • Posted By: mom2ex2 @ 04/27/2009 9:34:48 PM

    Thie angel story you outline is already pretty much the outline for an existing book. It was short, very good and written by an author who typically does action/mysteries. I can't think of his name right now. Strange coincidence....

  • Posted By: angelskiss @ 04/26/2009 11:36:54 PM

    I wish that someone would write more about angels. I had an idea for a book, but I am not good with writing. I thought of a story concerning a guardian angel, who watches this girl from birth till her adult years, he falls madly in love with her. Problem is he is forbidden for him to show himself to her. It's a angel law of god. He shows himself to her anyway during a time where she's self destructive, he shows her love again and a new life. He shows her who she used to be, and she finds out what he is. She gets into trouble and the angel goes to God to make him human. He sacrifices his wings for love. He becomes man.... and so on. I am fasinated by Vampires, Werewolves, pirates (captain Jack) Growllll anyhow. There are rarely any books on angels. I was hoping this might strike a cord with anyone. Thanks. Deanne

    • Posted By: mom2ex2 @ 04/27/2009 9:31:31 PM

      The angel story you describe is already a book. Are you trying to be funny?

  • Posted By: angelskiss @ 04/26/2009 11:31:25 PM

    I've loved Vampires ever since I was 7 years old with my first viewing of Fright Night. On a more spiritual note. I wish an Author would write a romance story about an angel. I love angels as well as vampires. My favorite X-Men Character is an angel :D Not like the Buffy Angel thing though. It's almost like City of Angels with Nicolas Cage, but this guardian angel grows up with her, knows her, falls in love with her, he shows himself to her she falls in love with him, but with God it is forbidden. He ends up being a fallen angel stripped of his wings. Something along those lines I guess. I am not much of a writer or anything. I've tried, but I am person who has an aweful time at following through with things.

  • Posted By: LianaKatrina @ 04/22/2009 1:16:11 AM

    Ok..im not forcing steph to make another book...I just support her all lot so much as if it became a part of me...I love twilight and everyday it comes up in my head.For me Breaking Dawn is so incomplete(no offence) I love it though but im just curios of what would happen next. But its ok if this comment doesnt help much. Good luck though to stephenie

  • Posted By: LianaKatrina @ 04/22/2009 1:11:06 AM

    I wish all lot if there was midnight sun....I am dying to read one of stephenie meyer's book's again! As if its not enough what happened to renesmee when she grew up! what happened to edward and bella for the next years to come? Questions are filling up in my head..Oh c'mon, its making me crazy!!!!!

  • Posted By: edward cullen's wife @ 04/20/2009 6:36:46 PM

    OOH YEAH TELL ME HOW I REMEMDER EVERTHING FROM THE BOOK YEA AND I LOVE YOU ROBERT PATTINSON

  • Posted By: edward cullen's wife @ 04/20/2009 6:28:26 PM

    STEPHENIE MEYER I LOVE YOU FOR MAKING ROBERT PATTINGSON AS EDWARD AND IF YOU EVER SEE THIS PLEASE GIVE THIS TO ROBERT PLEASE AND PLEASE DONT KICK HIM OFF THE SET JUST BECAUSE HE STINKS THAT IF HE DOES I READ I A MAG IDC IF HE DOES IM IN LOVE WITH HIM JUSTUCE_KASSANRA@YAHOO.COM FOR YAHOO AND MYSPACE

  • Posted By: edward cullen's wife @ 04/20/2009 6:21:21 PM

    I'm really in love with edward so in love the first time i saw his face i started having dreams about him and even before this movie came out i wanted to become a vampire and act like a vampire and watch movies about vampires too.So when i was 9 and I found out they weren't real i cried and since i've watch twilight and own all the book i read the books over and over again and i watch the movie every single day now and will for ever more and when i read the books i can really imagen every little detaile in my mind. And, the funny thing about it im only 13 turning 14 on may 26 and my theme is you knpw it the twilight sega.-justice,kassandra

  • Posted By: odalysC @ 04/15/2009 2:23:33 PM

    hola stephanie me e sorprendido de que me e obsecionado con tu libro mas que cualquier con otro que haya leido la historia es fantastica y mantiene un suspenso que me tiene muy emocionada estoy impaciente y no dejo de repetirles a mis padres que me compren los siguientes libros de la saga de crepusculo ya que solo e leido el primero y quiero conocer la continuacion de este, quisiera preguntarte como te inspiraste para escribir tu libro o de donde surgio la idea de este espero me conteste a mi e-mail odycrdz96@hotmail.com cuidate, suerte, adios.

  • Posted By: TwilightSagaFanClubMember1 @ 04/13/2009 3:14:38 PM

    Good Evening Stephenie, My Name is Lexi. I would like to say that me and my friends ( Most of them) Are big fans. And We would like to ask you to answer some questions. It would mean so much to me and my friends. We all think you are the best writer yet! And that you have the best imagination. You are me and my friends insperation. We have been trying to write some books simular to the 'Twilight' Series. And we all enjoy your books. And we can't thank you enough for writing this or shall i say these great books. And like i said it would mean so much if you could answer some of our questions. Here is my E-Mail and i really hope you would e-mail me. Again we love your books. We hope for the best! Good Luck with everything! Goodbye! (alexiscoil1@gmail.com)

    • Posted By: NessiefAN**TWILIGHTrox @ 04/13/2009 9:56:01 PM

      you really should't post personal things like your e-mail on the web

    • Posted By: NessiefAN**TWILIGHTrox @ 04/13/2009 9:54:55 PM

      you really should't post personal things like your e-mail on the web

  • Posted By: BANUNU17 @ 04/11/2009 11:22:48 PM

    well i would like to say that im a big fan of you, stephenie. i love your books specially the twilight saga ....well now that i've said that,i would like to tell you that because of you and your book i find readind very entertaining...i would really love to speak with you if you ever have a chance...you dont know how thankfull i am with you and you wonderful books........ heres my e-mail(mrtnzn17@yahoo.com) THANK YOU!!!!!!! :) ALWAYS ANA,

  • Posted By: icezzy @ 04/09/2009 8:34:08 PM

    stephine meyer is the best i only read her books

  • Posted By: icenstar @ 04/08/2009 11:19:46 PM

    Good Evening Stephenie, My name is Star. I would first like to say that very much love your books. (All of them) I too never really enjoyed reading, I never really to into books at all. Then after watching the movie Twilight (yes I am one that watched the movie first, I am so sorry about that) anyways after I watched the movie, I still wasn't that into reading the books. (I know I am horrible) Well one day I was shopping and I saw Twilight and decided I would get it and see if it held up to the movie (again I know I was crazy) well I started reading the book and I couldn't put it down. Then I had to read the rest of the saga and boy was on the edge of my seat all the way through them!!! Anyways everysince I read your books I have had so many questions and was wondering if at some time you could e-mail me so that I could write to you. I have checked you website many of many times but I can't find anywhere where your e-mail is so please e-mail me at star_j_m@yahoo.com I would truly appreciate it! And if I have not said it yet I truly love your books!

  • Posted By: twilighter babe @ 03/29/2009 9:22:16 PM

    Hi Stephenie!! I'm whitney, and I LOVE your books. I really didn't like to read books much untill I read twilight. Now I read the whole series over and over again! and i read everything you wrote online about the characters! I also saw the movie many times and have posters all over my walls for the books/movie and I can't wait to see new moon. I know it will be awesome!!!
    <3 bye <3 whitney

  • Posted By: twilighter babe @ 03/29/2009 9:11:13 PM

    Hi stephenie! my name is whitney, and i just LOVE your books so much! you are such a talented writer. I have never had much intrest in reading untill I was introduced to twilight. now I can't stop reading the series over and over again, and I have the movie, and millions of posters in my room. YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!! I AM A TWILIGHTER!!
    <3 bye <3 :-)

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