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Edward’s cunty little peacoat

“You don’t even say hi to me.” “…Hi.”

James’s fuckass ponytail

Victoria wearing a fur rug from IKEA as a shawl

Nomads being barefoot

Supermassive Black Hole

Flightless Bird, American Mouth

Actually I’m just going to say “the soundtrack” otherwise I’ll waste a bunch of bullets listing all the songs

Whatever the fuck kind of drugs RPattz was on when they filmed the scene where he’s in sunglasses. He was equal parts hot and unsettling, as Edward should be

Edward jumping from a tree?? The sky?? onto Bella’s truck while she washed it. Very playful and it’s the scene where they look the most in-character imo

Bella’s little fantasy montage of her and Edward goth’d out on that gaudy couch. Honestly this might be my favorite on this whole list. Where would we be as a society without this (source)

The Cullens’ baseball outfits. iirc smeyer didn’t specify their attire.

Changing Edward’s outfit for the sun reveal. I’m mad they changed the scene itself so drastically the way they did, but thank god he wasnt in that sleeveless collared dress shirt from the book

“This is the skin of a killer” is peak camp and I wouldn’t change it for the world

Nixing the gotdamn khaki skirt

Whatever the hell this is. Look at her getting in his space in his little brooding tree. Look at him perfectly matching her movement to stay close but not allow contact. The modern equivalent of a ball scene in a regency era piece (source)

Jasper being introduced as the one who always looks like he’s in pain

Bella being a headband girly

Bella being a flannel girly

Nicole from Florida asked if Bella n Jacob would have happened if Edward never came back

[Smeyer] says the Volturi would have come anyway.

Next q: Did she come up with any alt endings?

[STEPHENIE] SAID WEREWOLF bodyswapping. SWAPPING EDWARD WITH JACOB ????? + Joke version of BD with all character deaths.

What was your inspiration for each of the Cullen family?

Large family normal for her. Alice happened organically as an ofc. Lmao bumping heads with sibs to be realistic

Do you consider the Volturi a family as well as a organizational body?

[Stephenie] said "Only in the most dysfunctional sense. But it's mostly for power." No one is safe from Aro's ambition. There's no love there.

 Would you consider a Life and Death sequel?

She said she wouldn't know what it would be because there's no conflict, who who would get mad? "I think they're just happy." Direct quote.

[Smeyer] has one going through a final personal edit.

Any Chemist TV show updates?

She said nothing's going on right now. She sat with a writer about episodes, but it didn't get far.

What about a sequel to The Host?

She said she would love to, but she'd have to write it first. [She's] having a mental block. She said she plotted it out but she needs to actually sit down and write it. She's a half-pantser.

Was there an unexpected moment during Twilight writing?

[She was] writing by the seat of her pants after the meadow scene. New Moon had a plot until her mum said it was boring, and then she introduced the Volturi.

Would she consider doing an immersive Austenland irl?

And she got a quote for 200.000 a week!

Fave Austen male character?

She said Darcy, maybe Bingley or Edward Ferrars. But she said Rochester [from Jane Eyre]

Which foreign cover is her fave?

She likes the Japanese editions, and the German cover. Korean was nice too.

Does she collect the different sets?

[No?] But she does put the ones with different covers on a shelf.

What books has Stephenie been reading lately?

She's re-reading Strange the Dreamer. And The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion. Like reading Anne of Green Gables for the first time.

[G's BBC question part 2] Does she think Bella would also enjoy them? What kind of books would Bella be reading?

She would have the same taste as Stephenie. [OH MY GOD SHE ADMIT IT]

Does she read her books after she publishes them?

She doesn't. SHE SAID SHE WOULD FIX SO MUCH. Most of it being word choices ??? Midnight Sun changes things.

Would she consider a new artist for the graphic novels?

THEY ARE BEING WORKED ON!

Do you think other creatures exist in the Twilight universe/consider other ones?

The wolves "crept in." She wouldn't be opposed to a ghost. Or a coven a witches. STARTS WITH JESSICA'S MUM BUT ANGELA IS IN ON IT

Alice ordered the dress when they got back from Italy.

With [Jasper's] ability, was it always part of the plan or did it develop during writing?

She says it developed during writing, but she cannot remember the origins of the idea.

How different would Jasper's life be if Carlisle changed him?

[sic] [yeah you'll have to watch the tape or get M to explain this one] "He suffered and he wouldn't be who he was. And better."

Will Leah be able to find love?

She's gonna find "something." Not love, but something. A course in life.

What did they tell Renee about Bella changing?

No, she wouldn't. She doesn't want a doll, she wants a child who will grow and become something.

What thoughts did Edward hear from the Volturi during "court?"

A cacophony. He was focused on Aro's thoughts. Edward knew he and Alice could get killed or be trapped.

[Next, there was a raffle drawing where 4 people were selected to go to dinner with Smeyer the next day. She also thanked all the fans from the last 20 years.]

[Was she worried about writing about vampires?]

She was worried her extended family would be like 'You're writing about vampires ? It that ... allowed?'"

[The next question was asking her to reminisce about the initial publication of Twilight.]

She said on the og release date, there's a pic of her licking the cover when she found it in a bookstore. Her first signing was like 40 people her second signing had 2, but they'd driven a long way.

She had a 3 book deal. [FOREVER DAWN MENTION!]

When she knew it was gonna go from 3 to 4... After Eclipse's ending she wanted another book. Forever Dawn is in the Library of Congress.

What has she discovered about her work in 20 years?

She said [the books?] have been her constant companions. She watched her kids grow up with the books. She's become more maternal now that she's older—there was a time when she could have been sisters with Bella, but not anymore.

Can she see Edward and Bella as grandparents?

[No, in her head] they haven't aged a day since 2008.

How do her kids feel about the books?

Only one of her kids has read the books.

What's it been like watching the resurgence [Twilight Renaissance]?

She enjoys the opportunities it's brought.

Next she talked about the Midnight Sun animated series.

She's been working on the scripts for the series for nearly all of last year; she practically lived In LA. It was cool to be in a writers' room. It's also grueling when working on scripts.

She didn't have nearly as much involvement in the writing of the Twilight films, but recounts going to dinner with Melissa Rosenberg to figure out a problem: the studio (?) wanted there to be a fight in Breaking Dawn Part II, but Smeyer didn't want to kill anyone off. She and Melissa didn't leave dinner until they decided on the Alice's vision fakeout. She addresses the "werewolf loophole" [ie, Alice shouldn't have been able to see a vision full of werewolves] by calling it "movie magic."

She feels more control working on the animated series. She recalls a super early Twilight movie pitch from a different studio, the infamous "jet ski Bella." She also had night vision goggles and leather pants in that version.

What events in the book did she want to make it into the movies?

She wanted the blood typing scene. It HAS made it into the animated series.

Was she inspired by any animated shows?

The Spider-verse [films.]

Would she ever do another book tour?

She said it depends. Last time she tried, a pandemic happened. Made some Typhoid Mary jokes.

You can see Edward and Bella on the page edges. They also include fanart. The box set is gonna come with Life and Death!!

[Everyone present is asked to "raise your hand if your life was changed by Twilight."] (G on Discord: "struggling desperately not to raise my hand and losing the battle")

Of all the covens besides Olympic, who's her favorite and why?

The Irish coven. Maggie is interesting. The Volturi are "mean but fun." Also gives Benjamin a shout out.

[Gets started talking about side characters she finds compelling.]

Peter makes cameo in the MS animated series. She also likes Freaky Fred and wants to know what he's up to.

Has Stephenie ever been in a fandom?

She said she was born/grew up "before [online] fandoms." She would have loved to be part of fandom but didn't meet people often that loved the same books as her.

She hasn't the time to read all her fan letters, and doesn't remember the very first one. But one of her good friends she met through a fan letter.

The first time she came to Forks was in 2004. She brought the family in '05 or '06 after the books came out. And she has an early event in a park where I just ate lunch. The moderators said Stephenie "drives like a Cullen," to which she corrected: used to drive like a Cullen. She's better now.

She apparently whispered 'and this is where you turn to get to Edward's house.' But she never went down the road, there's just a very obscure road she saw on the highway.

Has she kept any props from the movies?

She said she has a flagstone from the Volturi's floor. But she has too much anxiety to steal from set. She has cool stuff from The Host [movie.] She had the opportunity to keep one of the chrome cars and could have driven it in Arizona.

[She's asked to share more about the Midnight Sun animated series.]

She "can't say much," but tells us we're gonna see how Alice's visions LOOK, and how Jasper's powers look to him. We're also going to see a lot more of James [than is in the books.]

G right now:

Smeyer confirms the animated series is coming "before 2030."

anyway fuck stephenie meyer for profiting so intensely off of racist stereotypes of quilteutes and all native people while never contributing a dime to help them solve the problems she caused!

important context, thank you @fiercestpurpose

Slogan coiner extraordinaire Nicole is back to join G and Shannon for the horniest chapter yet—Chapter 8 of Eclipse, in which Bella finally gets some horizontal action and Jacob pops a… soda? Plus: blonde vs brunette reading experiences, Chris Hansen’s To Catch a Predator: La Push Edition, and a spot of jalice trutherism. Will this be the episode where G and Shannon do a 180 and become Team Edward? As a wise woman once said: “it happens.”

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Join us at Bella's Book Club with our abundance of men that have names that start with 'Ed-something'. We will be faithfully reciting from Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights starting from Chapter 14/XIV! We begin at dawn 9pm from East Coast Americans and noon for most Aussies!

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Brand new guest Emi joins G and Shannon at the weirdest point possible—Eclipse chapter 5, “Imprint”! It’s an information-packed episode featuring Gen Z Twilight opinions, werewolf drama, Stephenie Meyer’s questionable inspo behind “imprinting,” and a surprise bonus guest! Plus: vitally important discussions of Mormon doctrine vs fanfiction erotica trope the Omegaverse (they’re the same picture.)

Shoutout to @emimayooo and @nonsequitur22 for being our guests and letting us pick their giant brains this episode!!

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it's Wutherin' time 🕯️🍂🪦

Get in losers, it's Brontë November again and we're going wuthering! We've heard from Charlotte, we've heard from Anne, and now it's Emily's turn: our November book is Bella Swan's beloved Wuthering Heights. Join us for a discussion November 25th, when we'll all finally be able to understand the literary references in Eclipse and figure out whether Bella's and Edward's hot takes are valid 👻💔

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