Midnight Sun: CANCELLED - Page 3

Originally posted by: ammmu

^ I don't quite understand why you're comparing Stephenie to JK Rowling... both are completely different authors with completely different series. Why compare them?

And I won't put the blame on Stephenie here; in fact, it's hard to say WHO to put the blame on. Whoever had one of the manuscripts leaked it, and it's very unfortunate, and I can see why she is upset... because those 264 pages would have taken a long time, and for not even half of her book to be leaked out, for her fans to have read so much already, would take away a lot of reading when or if the actual Midnight Sun comes out... so I do understand her pain here. I think she was careful and like she said, only distributed the manuscripts to those who she trusted, and unfortunately, it was leaked.

I know this happens to almost every author, it's inevitable that things are leaked onto the Internet before release... for so many books, it's happened, and it's happened for the Twilight series as well. I think she's more upset because Midnight Sun wasnt even finished and so much of it was passed onto the internet. But I also feel that every author should know this... that there is always a chance of their book, no matter how they try to keep it secured, being leaked before it should be. I think she's just really upset right now, but I do hope that she re-considers and starts writing it again... I saved the draft from her website and just skimmed some if it; I know if I start reading, I won't be able to stop... and I saw the ending, and I wont say anything but it really makes you want to read more to see how the rest correllates with Twilight!

I hope she finishes Midnight Sun... her fans are with her! I was really shocked when I saw this news, and hope things will get better...!

NO! This CANNOT happenn!!!!!!!!!!!! :(

^ I don't quite understand why you're comparing Stephenie to JK Rowling... both are completely different authors with completely different series. Why compare them?[/quote]

Hmmm... I read your replies, and I just feel that assumptions and blamings shouldnt be made if we dont know the whole story. We don't know who she gave the manuscripts to, how it got leaked, but it did, and she's upset, and I feel we should respect that... no matter how upsetting it is that the book is (as of now) being 'cancelled'. That's just my opinion, though. Without knowing what all happened, I dont feel it's fair to say "She should get over it", or that "She should have been more careful with the manuscripts"... but that's just me. 😊 Will edit my post in a bit.

Well Said Ammmu!!

i hope she changes her mind. I thinkn the whole idea of her book was great. and i hope she gets it right that its not her fans fault.

^ I'll reply more clearly in a bit, but the reason why I questioned the comparisons is because all I ever hear is Twilight being compared with Harry Potter only... so that's why I was wondering about that. Yes, there are similarities between the two of them, but overall, both are so different... and that's why I wanted to know why with every issue, a comparison between the two must be made. I myself am guilty of comparing them at times, but I don't like to compare between which one is better, the books or the authors, etc etc... am I making sense? Like I said, I'll edit more later!

Originally posted by: ammmu

^ I'll reply more clearly in a bit, but the reason why I questioned the comparisons is because all I ever hear is Twilight being compared with Harry Potter only... so that's why I was wondering about that. Yes, there are similarities between the two of them, but overall, both are so different... and that's why I wanted to know why with every issue, a comparison between the two must be made. I myself am guilty of comparing them at times, but I don't like to compare between which one is better, the books or the authors, etc etc... am I making sense? Like I said, I'll edit more later!

Having read both series in careful detail, you are right that both series should not be compared as Harry Potter will have literary value and go on to become a classic literary piece like works of Austen, the Bronte sisters, Charles Dickens, Lemony Snicket etc. Although the Twilight series had an inetersting plot, Meyer's style and standard of writing is nowhere near the calibre of Rowling's and neither was it written for literary value-but for pop culutre (I was scoffed at by a lecturer for trying to find any literary value in the twilight series). Apart from the first book twilight, the stories and concepts of the rest of the series meet many flaws (like why a male vampire's reproductive system works fine when a female vampire's doesn't? i.e why can a male vampire have kids and not female vampires?) So literally (excuse the pun) these authors and their books are worlds apart.

Apart from that, when questioning the professionalism of the 2 authors Rowling is a true professional. after the intial leak incident, she took extra precautions to avoid a repeat. The seventh book was delivered to stores on the day of release at 6am and not a minute before!! When you are producing a film or album or book which is much-anticipated it is almost gauranteed most people will do anything to get an 'advanced' copy. Best-sellers like Tamora Pierce, Janet Evanovich know this well enough to not give sentimental one-of-a-kind copy to 'friends'.

To me, Meyer seems like a 'tortured artist"-type. Like Leo DiCaprio, a perfectionist, very sentimental and overtly sensitive to crticism and things not going to plan. However, in today's world of instant access and communication, such incidences do occur and in the western world it is unheard of that an author writing an anticipated best-seller share's his/her work with anyone else but their editor and publisher!!!!!