Stephenie Meyer went on to write three more books in the young adult series about romance between a vampire and a human. Teenage girls and youth instantly went wild for the series and the novel sparked a vampire craze. It was named “Best Book Of The Year” by Publishers Weekly and expanded into 26 other countries. Within one month of its publication the book was ranked at five on the New York Times Bestseller List. The first book in the Twilight series, entitled Twilight, was published in 2005 by Little Publishing Company. The result was Twilight, one of the best selling youth adult fantasy books of all time. Meyer decided she had to get the book out and write more about the world of these people. Meyer sat down to write her first book in June of 2003, having been inspired by an ultra real dream about the two main characters who were in love. She had some experience as a property manager receptionist but had never had any formal or informal writing experience before sitting down to write the Twilight series.
Stephenie Meyer belongs to the Church of the Latter Day Saints and does not drink alcohol or smoke. Meyer graduated from Brigham Young University in 1997 with a Bachelor of the Arts in English. She married her husband Christian when she was 21 in 1994, having known him since she was young in Arizona. Meyer graduated from Chaparral High School in Scottsdale. She was born in Hartford, Connecticut and her family moved to Phoenix, Arizona with her five brothers and sisters. Stephenie Meyer was born on December 24, 1973. Stephenie Meyer makes about $50 million annually and has a net worth of $125 million. Her novels have sold millions of copies world wide and she is one of the most read contemporary authors alive today.
A number of her books that have been published have been turned into movies, most notably the wildly popular Twilight stories about a human teenage girl’s star crossed love affair with a vampire in Washington state. She made Time’s 2008 List of Most Influential People at #49, and was featured on the Forbes’ “Celebrity 100” list in 2009 at #26. She was the best selling author in the United States for both 20. Stephenie Meyer is the American born author of The Twilight series, The Host, and more.