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If you haven't seen her site recently, OR don't know what's been up, Midnight Sun was leaked but someone. Finally, she has a response.
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 message on the Midnight Sun page). 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
So, SHE knows who it is now and will find out why they did it. I highly doubt she will ever tell who was the culprit, which I guess is her way of saying "It's none of your business kiddo's!!"
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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:52 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 12:11 am
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Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:58 am
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Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:24 am
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Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:07 am
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Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:05 am
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Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:29 am
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Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:47 am
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Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 11:54 am
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Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:18 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:51 pm
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Yeah, i feel bad for her D': well, she might not be finishing it for a while, but at least she gave us the first 12 chapters. I don't know how i feel about reading it, but it was her gift to us as an apology. I am still debating on actually reading it though. It was released for bad purposes and i hate the person who released it. They might not have done it on purpose, but someone who was given it to them by stephenie meyer obviously had her trust, and had no right to show it to anyone else. If she wanted it shown, she would have released it already. Well, i hope whoever did it is full of guilt and is miserable right now. They better hide under a rock, because i'm gonna hunt them down. Who's with me? *grabs pitchforks and torches*
oh and if you do want to read it, here's the link...(although i don't know why you would) http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/pdf/midnightsun_partialdraft2.pdf
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Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:40 pm
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vanny_jae Yeah, i feel bad for her D': well, she might not be finishing it for a while, but at least she gave us the first 12 chapters. I don't know how i feel about reading it, but it was her gift to us as an apology. I am still debating on actually reading it though. It was released for bad purposes and i hate the person who released it. They might not have done it on purpose, but someone who was given it to them by stephenie meyer obviously had her trust, and had no right to show it to anyone else. If she wanted it shown, she would have released it already. Well, i hope whoever did it is full of guilt and is miserable right now. They better hide under a rock, because i'm gonna hunt them down. Who's with me? *grabs pitchforks and torches* oh and if you do want to read it, here's the link...(although i don't know why you would) http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/pdf/midnightsun_partialdraft2.pdf You feel bad and still you're going to post the freakin link that did this to us in the first place? mad
WHAT THE HELL KIND OF SENSE DOES THAT MAKE IN YOUR WORLD, WOMAN?!
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Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:47 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:08 pm
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Aqua Anjel vanny_jae Yeah, i feel bad for her D': well, she might not be finishing it for a while, but at least she gave us the first 12 chapters. I don't know how i feel about reading it, but it was her gift to us as an apology. I am still debating on actually reading it though. It was released for bad purposes and i hate the person who released it. They might not have done it on purpose, but someone who was given it to them by stephenie meyer obviously had her trust, and had no right to show it to anyone else. If she wanted it shown, she would have released it already. Well, i hope whoever did it is full of guilt and is miserable right now. They better hide under a rock, because i'm gonna hunt them down. Who's with me? *grabs pitchforks and torches* oh and if you do want to read it, here's the link...(although i don't know why you would) http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/pdf/midnightsun_partialdraft2.pdf You feel bad and still you're going to post the freakin link that did this to us in the first place? mad WHAT THE HELL KIND OF SENSE DOES THAT MAKE IN YOUR WORLD, WOMAN?! If you look where the link came from..it came from Stephenie Meyer herself...she posted it in her blog so people who wanted to stay faithful to her, but still read midnight sun they could because SHE published it online.
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