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No Midnight Sun =[ Indefinitely
August 28th, 2008 | Author: Georgina "Geo" Tena
Quote Stephenie Meyer:
As some of you may have heard, my partial draft of Midnight Sun was illegally posted on the Internet and has since been virally distributed without my knowledge or permission or the knowledge or permission of my publisher.
I have a good idea of how the leak happened as there were very few copies of Midnight Sun that left my possession and each was unique. Due to little changes I made to the manuscript at different times, I can tell when each left my possession and to whom it was given. The manuscript that was illegally distributed on the Internet was given to trusted individuals for a good purpose. I have no comment beyond that as I believe that there was no malicious intent with the initial distribution.
I did not want my readers to experience Midnight Sun before it was completed, edited and published. I think it is important for everybody to understand that what happened was a huge violation of my rights as an author, not to mention me as a human being. As the author of the Twilight Saga, I control the copyright and it is up to the owner of the copyright to decide when the books should be made public; this is the same for musicians and filmmakers. Just because someone buys a book or movie or song, or gets a download off the Internet, doesn’t mean that they own the right to reproduce and distribute it. Unfortunately, with the Internet, it is easy for people to obtain and share items that do not legally belong to them. No matter how this is done, it is still dishonest. This has been a very upsetting experience for me, but I hope it will at least leave my fans with a better understanding of copyright and the importance of artistic control.
So where does this leave Midnight Sun? My first feeling was that there was no way to continue. Writing isn’t like math; in math, two plus two always equals four no matter what your mood is like. With writing, the way you feel changes everything. If I tried to write Midnight Sun now, in my current frame of mind, James would probably win and all the Cullens would die, which wouldn’t dovetail too well with the original story. In any case, I feel too sad about what has happened to continue working on Midnight Sun, and so it is on hold indefinitely.
I’d rather my fans not read this version of Midnight Sun. It was only an incomplete draft; the writing is messy and flawed and full of mistakes. But how do I comment on this violation without driving more people to look for the illegal posting? It has taken me a while to decide how and if I could respond. But to end the confusion, I’ve decided to make the draft available here (at the end of this post). This way, my readers don’t have to feel they have to make a sacrifice to stay honest. I hope this fragment gives you further insight into Edward’s head and adds a new dimension to the Twilight story. That’s what inspired me to write it in the first place.
I do want to take a moment and thank the wonderful fans who have been so supportive of me over the past three years. I cannot begin to tell you how much each of you means to me. I only hope this note will stop all the confusion and online speculation so that the Twilight universe can once again become the happy escape it used to be. After this incredibly busy year, I am now focusing on spending more time with my family and working on some other writing projects.
–Stephenie
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This sucks its not fair that because some people are idiots that the rest of us have to suffer, PLEASE STEPHENIE keep writing Midnight Sun there is still alot of us who didn’t read it and were going to wait for the book to come out. I think that she owes something to those of us who love and respect her, her rights as an author and her wonderful books.
i really hope she does not quit! i fell in love with the first book and all that follows! i really hope she keeps on writing! i can’t stop thinking about how beautiful and touching the story is! i <3 twilight 4ever!
Ugh people are idiots stephenie PLEASE keep writing ! we are all SO EXCITED for Midnight Sun ! I refuse to read the leaked chapters because I wouldn’t want that to happen to the stuff that I’d write .
PLEASE STEPH !!! WE LOVE YOU !
xoxox
WE LOVE YA STEPH PLEASE KEPP WRITING!
No No No No NO!!! Come On
Be strong Stephenie and keep writing! Were all here for you, not supporting those jerks!!
Exactly stupid_lamb…thats why this would be one of the best books ever!
Stephanie, you need to be strong. I am really sorry, but you are upsetting a lot of your fans. You know how many people are insanely mad over this, and whoever did it must be guilty, so please continue. You are the most amazing writer; my role model! You can’t just not write it… please. This is from every fan you’ve ever had… just please.
wow….i must say i never ever liked love stories none that anyone wrote and when twilight came along i thought oh w/e another stupid love sotry , but i actually sat down to read it one day and omg she caught my attention just with the first page , and shes donee what no other book has done for me , i actually felt like i was the characterr and noo author’s book has ever made me feel that way ! and after that i was soo addicted , i was like basically harrassing my mother to keep buying the her books [[lol]], i was soo happy that finally a book came along that i like and im addicted to and its coming to an end =/ im gonna cry
={ !! THAT SUCKS!!!!
that so messed up because someone always has to come and mess things up i bet you that was a fan who did that to and if it was they should be ashamed of themselfs because they messed things up for themselfs and for every body else and themselfs not only youget to not see the love triangle the drama and the stars you thing are totaly hot(jacob,and emmet)to top that u won't get to see nogthing at all any more.thats bs.
i am heartbroken though.continued.