Concerning the Midnight Sun Draft

Stephenie Meyer's site was updated yesterday revealing her thoughts on the recently illegal release of a draft from Stephenie's work on Midnight Sun.
She says: "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."
Does this mean that she knows who is responsible for the leak to happen?
She later states: "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."
I am on her side for this, whoever released the draft was really insensitive. She says that she does not want the readers to read this draft version.
Her reasons why: "It was only an incomplete draft; the writing is messy and flawed and full of mistakes."
Some of her final words are: "...to end the confusion, I've decided to make the draft available here. 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."

If you'd like to download the draft you can find it here:
Download Link

To read the full story check out Stephenie Meyer's official site:
www.stepheniemeyer.com

WZRD from Terminus Coming Soon

The staffers that went to Terminus are back! These are great news, why? Well, mostly because really soon lots of new videos, interviews and shows will be released!

I am supposed to make an appearence on one of the upcoming Podcasts, I didn't go to Terminus, but I did manage to record my intro a while ago and hopefully it's been edited. XP

To learn more about WZRD check out the official site: here.

The Pearl, by John Steinbeck

This entry is mostly to help my classmates spend less money and time. On our English class today we got assigned the book titled The Pearl. Being the internet "freak" that I am, as soon as I got home I looked it up using a couple of my resources and my "Google Knowledge". I'm still not fully satisfied that being in 12th grade we are still reading a book that's barely 100 pages in length, but I guess that's just my case because I'm used to read books with 300 pages or something near the 500. XD I don't want to go on to long about it since this is mostly irrelevant to most people out there so I'll stop now.

To download a PDF version of the novel The Pearl by John Steinbeck click on the link below.

Dowload the Pearl here

If you can't open the file you might need to download a PDF reader. Again to save you some time there's a link to one bellow.
Download Adobe Reader here

This is one of the official covers:

Must Start Reading Eclipse!!!!

I know I'm probably the only Twilight-reader in the world that is not reading Breaking Dawn now, but that's what I get for starting reading the series this July... :P Anyway the good part is that when I go to buy Breaking Dawn I won't have to wait on the huge line!!! XD

New Moon was a really good read and it kept a good beat after Twilight. I loved the Bella x Jacob relationship, but when he turned well I wasn't so glad about his actions... Could I say that he was on PMS? XP

The Volturi part of the book was really good. I loved Stephenie's way of describing Volterra and it was so colorful. (In my imagination anyway. :D) Aro is definitely my favorite human killing vampire so far. I'm not so sure about his description, but his character is fascinating. I love all of his quirks and in someway he reminds me of Dubledore. (Could Aro be gay like Dumbledore?)
I'm also getting my hopes up on the possibility of Bella turning into a vampire. I'm pretty sure it will not be after the graduation as Bella would like and probably Stephenie would like to save it for the last book, but I've heard rumors that there might be something related to a weeding in Eclipse.

I'm really looking forward to continuing the series and see what happens in the messed up brain of Bella.

Please don't post spoiler in the comments, if you even comment. XP

August 1st: A great Day for both Harry Potter and Twilight fans!

Today is a great day for both Harry Potter and Twilight fans. First of Scholastic has revealed a great ton of information that the Tales of Beedle the Bard will be released on December 4th!

According to the Scholastic: "The stories are accompanied by delightful pen-and-ink illustrations by Ms. Rowling herself, featuring a still-life frontispiece for each one. Professor Dumbledore’s commentary—apparently written some eighteen months before his death—reveals not just his vast knowledge of Wizarding lore, but also more of his personal qualities: his sense of humor, his courage, his pride in his abilities, and his hard-won wisdom. Names familiar from the Harry Potter novels sprinkle the pages, including Aberforth Dumbledore, Lucius Malfoy and his forebears, and Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington (or “Nearly Headless Nick”), as well as other professors at Hogwarts and the past owners of the Elder Wand. Dumbledore tells us of incidents unique to the Wizarding world, like hilariously troubled theatrical productions at Hogwarts or the dangers of having a “hairy heart.” But he also reveals aspects of the Wizarding world that his Muggle readers might find all too familiar, like censorship, intolerance, and questions about the deepest mysteries in life."

It goes on to say: "This purchase also represents another very important form of giving: From every sale of this book, Scholastic will give its net proceeds to The Children’s High Level Group, a charity cofounded in 2005 by J. K. Rowling and Emma Nicholson MEP to make life better for vulnerable children."

The Collector’s Edition ($100 USD) will include the following:
• All five fairy tales from the original The Tales of Beedle the Bard
• Outer case disguised as a wizarding textbook from the Hogwarts library
• Exclusive reproduction of J.K. Rowling’s handwritten introduction
• 10 new illustrations by J.K. Rowling not included in the Standard Edition or the original handcrafted edition
• Velvet bag embroidered with J.K. Rowling’s signature
• Metal skull, corners, and clasp
• Replica gemstones
• Emerald ribbon

The Standard Edition ($7.59 USD) will have:
• All five fairy tales from the original The Tales of Beedle the Bard
• A new introduction by J.K. Rowling
• Illustrations reproduced from the original handcrafted book
• Commentary on each of the tales by Professor Albus Dumbledore

This is the cover art for the US version:


This is the UK cover art:

It is also a great day for Twilight fans because today at midnight Breaking Dawn will be released!

Stephenie Meyer Reads a bit of Breaking Dawn

With the book coming out in less than 24 hours, midnight August 1st, Stephenie Meyer decided to give fans a treat! She reads a bit of Breaking Dawn! Listen to the bit here.