Subsequently, the characters in her novels live by this moral code. Stephenie Meyer is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, so she doesn't drink alcohol or coffee, smoke, or watch R-rated movies. Meyer's personal life and outlook also have a major influence on her novels. As Meyer has stated, each of the four novels in the original series owes a debt to a literary classic: Twilight takes its inspiration from Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen New Moon is inspired by William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Eclipse draws influence from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë and Breaking Dawn is inspired by Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice and A Midsummer Night's Dream. After dreaming about a young girl and a vampire in love, Stephenie Meyer, who had never even attempted to write fiction before drafting Twilight, felt compelled to write their story. It's hard to believe that a series that has meant so much to so many people started off as a dream-literally. All four Twilight books in the original series broke records and dominated The New York Times best seller list.

Meyer's Twilight books have been translated into 49 languages, selling more than 160 million copies worldwide. In 2020, Stephenie Meyer revealed that she was working on two additional novels in the Twilight series. This series was followed by two companion novels, most recently Midnight Sun, and a novella. The original Twilight Saga includes four young adult fantasy romance novels that were released annually from 2005 through 2008. Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga is more than just a young adult series-it was a cultural phenomenon that remains popular and continues to influence young adult literature, vampire fiction, youth culture, and pop culture.

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