That doesn't mean we can't critique the books- I think the Breaking Dawn thread has led to so many interesting discussions of the craft and the YA genre, and the diversity of opinions on that thread and the thought people put into them is the reason why. I'd like to think of this as an open community that supports all people who write or aspire to write about children and teens, not just the ones we know, and not just the ones whose levels of success we can relate to or appreciate. To me, part of being the kind of community we are is the support we give each other- but also the support we give our peers and colleagues who AREN'T represented on this board. While I support critiques and thoughtful discussions of the books, speculating about SM and any of her actions is something very different to me, and I can't help but think that if something similar was happening to a member of this board, we'd all be up in arms. We've worked for years to make this such an open, accepting, and supportive community online, and that's why I consider this my online home. Stephenie Meyer may not be a member of this community, but she IS a member of our wider community, and I honestly do not believe that the blueboard- or any writing community- is the place to be speculating about her motives or flat-out calling her a liar by implication. I feel like there's a certain amount of respect and empathy that authors usually show for each other- respect for people's privacy, for their wishes, for their process, and for their art- and I hate that when a person becomes successful enough, or if they happen to have reached that success without going through the trenches or paying their dues in whatever way some other person thinks you "should," then it's like all of a sudden, that respect and courtesy is absolutely gone and it's open season. This bothers me- especially among those of us who are in the same business and the same art. I would be devastated if this happened to me, and while I understand that part of being a mega-success/celebrity IS people speculating and spreading rumors and analyzing everything you do, that doesn't mean that any person who contributes to it doesn't have a choice about whether to treat the person behind the rumors as a celebrity or as a person, and to me- "celebrity" wins way, way too often. I especially cannot understand it coming from other authors.
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In general, I find this kind of speculation maddening- because to me, the chance that speculation might be right doesn't at all outweigh the risk that it could also be wrong and that you might be throwing salt in the wound of someone who has just had their rights as an author spat upon and who feels really violated. And the inevitable speculation would make me feel a million times worse.
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Punched in the gut, absolutely, incredibly awful. I would feel awful if this happened to me. I didn't like BD, but SM has my empathy and sympathy. I'm not sure what happened, but suspicious about how long it took for them to respond to the problem given that it had gone viral.īut yes - I'd be mad too, if I was the author, and if this was an unauthorized leak. Prior to this she said she had NO contract on MS and was taking a year off to work on other things. It was leaked on purpose because she was sick of the pressure associated with churning out the series.
#MIDNIGHT SUN STEPHENIE MEYER 2014 MOVIE#
It was leaked to build up a buzz for the movie in light of the negative reaction to BD.ģ. It was leaked on purpose as damage control.ģ.
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Someone truly leaked it without her permission.Ģ. Apparently he was unaware that the movie script has gone viral as well.ġ. She should have been able to track down the culprit if the versions were properly "coded." Only "trusted" people had it. The chapters have been leaked for a long time.