I came across this on a website called twilightsucks!.com!. do you agree with what it says or not!? I personally agree with most of it, but not all of it!.
"The concern of the recent cancellation of Midnight Sun is still affecting the fandom, so much so that local news channels are turning themselves into lame spin offs of popular tabloid sitcoms similar to Access Hollywood as they too moan and groan over the scandalous events that have been circulating the Twilight series!.
One thing is for sure, SMeyer is definitely reaping the publicity gained by her little temper tantrum as the ‘traumatized’ diva shows no signs of budging from her current decision to suspend the completion of Midnight Sun indefinitely!.
Personally I seriously have to wonder!. WHY is Stephenie Meyer a writer for any other reason than to make a few easy million off fulfilling the fantasies of teenage girls!? Honestly I can’t possibly relate with her decisions at all, being a writer myself it baffles me at how unprofessional she has gone about her entire career especially concerning this recent incident!.
She brags that she’s a storyteller, yet she says she only writes for herself…yet again she is so self conscious about what ‘others think’!. Wait…what!?!
A storyteller enjoys the act of sharing a story with others, not solely entertaining oneself!. I am a storyteller AND a writer and I would never have reacted this way!. In fact I would be flattered!. As a storyteller my goal would be allowing as much of the world as possible to read my stories and to enjoy them!. I wouldn’t curl up in the fetal position and have a hissy fit because people are reading an unfinished version of one of my manuscripts for…OMG…FREE (you mean I’m not profiting!? I…can’t buy my 5th mini-van!?!!)! Hell I wouldn’t mind if people pirated my books in the first place, knowing that people are reading my stories is enough satisfaction!. If I make money that’s great but my main goal is to allow as many people as possible to experience the same stories I tell myself!.
The only rational conclusions I can come to are as follows!.
1!. Stephenie Meyer is having a diva moment solely for the publicity!. It is merely a PR stunt to create hype and to test her fans whether it’s to see if they’re willing to shell out insane amounts of money just to ‘get her to write again’ or if it’s to see how many fans are actually willing to (basically) re-purchase Twilight!. This theory is backed by the odd approach she has taken, especially that of protecting the person who leaked her manuscript!. I wouldn’t be surprised at the least if SHE was in fact the person who leaked it, that the leak was in some way her idea, or that she was involved in the approval of such an action!.
2!. Stephenie Meyer could not have initially had anything to do with the leak, however this tantrum could be an attempt to spin the incident in her favor!. By creating an uproar she still benefits by the hype!. Hell she could have done it simply for superficial reasons!. A shallow person like herself could have kicked her feet and yelled just to get her fans to praise her even more because she could easily be addicted to the fan worship so much so she wanted to up her dosage!.
Either way she’s acting like a spoiled starlet!. She’s Paris Hilton in the guise of a 35 year old soccer mom!. She is turning the book industry into a watered down version of smutty Hollywood tabloids!. Creating scandals, PR stunts, and treating book signings like rock concerts!. Thanks to her revolutionary approach to writing within 5-10 years the paparazzi won’t just be following around movie stars, musicians, and heiresses, but authors as well!.
Sure it’s only the personal opinions of a small few that she has been quickly degrading the quality and standards of modern fiction, but it is fact that she IS degrading the quality and standards of her profession!. There’s no denying that…and I fear for aspiring authors who still hold onto the traditional principles of the industry!.
It’s sad, but it’s happening and we have to deal with it yes!. But we won’t be going down without a fight!. That’s why sites like this exist and will for a very very long time!."
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