Stephenie Meyer in the Deseret News (Utah)

Mormon writer proves she’s…A novel writer

Best-selling author Stephenie Meyer never wanted to be a writer. In fact, if she hadn’t married and started a family, she would have gone to law school.

“That was what my goals were,” the Brigham Young University graduate said in a phone interview from Phoenix. “I never considered writing at all because it’s too scary. You let people see what you’re thinking in kind of an unprotected form and that seems like a really big vulnerability to me. But apparently I’m supposed to be a writer, and if you have a talent that’s been given to you, you’re not always allowed to ignore it.”

This was a very well-written article, in my opinion. It was balanced and it focused more on Stephenie and her journey through the turns that her life has taken. It talks about a few of the parallels between the Twilight series and The Host. And he does a marvelous job of showing us who Stephenie is, and her down-to-earth personality. I love it, and appreciate it.
Coming soon: I will be starting to read Twilight again, with a look at Pride and Prejudice and its influence on Stephenie’s work. I am currently reading Pride and Prejudice so hopefully I will see something interesting as I read. Drop a note in the comments section if you are interested in me doing something else.

~ by laureltoosure on May 12, 2008.