August 28

What you do you think of the new count down huh? My sister Kristi called from Maine to tell me about it. Thanks Kristi!!

Here are a few articles I thought you would all be interested in. (Sorry for my lack of posts, back to school for the kids.........means back to school for me).

Click here to read/see articles and interviews found on mtv.com about the "most anticipated movie for the fall", talk of a sequel, new scene to be added to the film (flashback involving the Cullen's) and more.

Midnight Sun
For those who haven't heard yet, someone who was lucky enough to see what Stephenie has done with Midnight Sun has posted it on the Internet. So very sad. Read Stephenie's response. You can also click here to read the partial draft of Midnight Sun. Nice going whomever did this. You just ruined it for a bunch of us! I think it is safe to call you a Jerk Face and not feel sorry!!

Check out these links

Here are some pretty cool links I thought you would enjoy. If you have time, read the interview Stephenie did with MTV on 8.12.08. Make sure you are done with Breaking Dawn though. So many questions will be answered. Enjoy :)

Stephenie's interview with MTV
Twilight Trailer Spoof (MUST WATCH)
Blast Magazine
Top 10 Twilight Series Moments

Twilight Movie Premiere - - NOW November 21st

I am very excited about this! I am not sure how this will effect those who have purchased the seats for the showing at the District, but will keep you informed. Click here to read the latest news about this SOLD OUT show.

For those of you who were not able to get tickets and would still like to go, please email me at ericafitton@comcast.net. I would like to start a waiting list, who knows maybe the new weekend will not work for some.

Twicon 2009
I guess I shouldn't be too surprised about this, but Twilight fans are going to have a Twilight Convention in 2009. I think this should be interesting to say the very least. Check out Twicon 2009. It is still in the early stages, so don't be too disappointed.

Midnight Sun

For those that might not know yet, Stephenie's next project will be Midnight Sun. This is Twilight from Edward's perspective. She has the first 12 chapters completed and hopes to be done within the next 9-12 months. I am hoping it is sooner, because I have already finshed Breaking Dawn twice.

Aug 11 - Lots O' Stuff

Movie Stuff
"Borders Exclusive Edward t-shirt available in top Borders stores while supplies last. $19.99 and available in sizes Jr L,XL and Men’s L, XL, and This Borders Exclusive t-shirt features the full cast and retails for $19.99. It is available while supplies last in JR L,XL and men’s size L,XL It is available in all Borders and Waldenbooks stores." I will try and get the pictures for you soon. You can go to twilightlexicon.com now though.

BellaandEdward.com has a contest going where you can win a set of trading cards that were featured at Comic Con. The answer is Catherine Hardwicke. Why not enter, it doesn't hurt. The contest ends on August 14th.

Empire has announced that Twilight will be taking part in the BFI Movie-con on August 15th and 16th.

Book Reviews
Below are several reviews about Breaking Dawn. There are some spoilers, so beware if you haven't finished the book.

School Library Journal
LAist
Rolling Stone
LA Times Sound Board
Nerdworld Blog (Time Magazine)
Time Magazine (review)
Entertainment Weekly

New Pictures and interviews

Not much to report, but just wanted to let you know about these photos I found on twilight lexicon. New still photo of the baseball game and a still photo of James. Looks to me like he is about to bite Bella.



There are also some scanned photos of Ashley Greene (Alice) and Rachelle LeFevere (Victoria)photoshoot for H Magazine. Click here and scroll to find them.

Here are some other still photos from MTV. Click here to see those.

Stephenie was interviewed on MTV.com as part of their Twilight Tuesday. There is a Q & A and also some other links to the right worth checking out. Some people were not too impressed with the book either. Read the article from MTV.com. People can be so very mean sometimes.

Fun Facts and Upcoming Book Releases!

I thought you would like to know the opening weekend sales for the Twilight Series.

Twilight - 75,000 copies
New Moon - 100,000 copies
Eclipse - 1 million copies
Breaking Dawn - 1.3 million copies (3.7 million have been printed)

To date, the Twilight Series has sold over 7.5 million copies (7 of those are from me). Just in case you were wondering, Harry Potter has sold over 400 million books.

The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide is coming out on December 30th. The Official Guide will have everything you need know to further explore the unforgettable world Stephenie Meyer created in Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, AND Breaking Dawn. With exclusive new material, character profiles, genealogical charts, maps, extensive cross-references, and much more, this comprehensive handbook is essential for every Twilight fan. List price is $19.99

The box set is coming out on October 15th with all 4 Twilight series books. To get more information, click here. List price is $83.00.

Twilight Collectors Edition is available on October 15th. List price is $30.00.

Twilight with the movie as the cover is available on October 28th. List price is $10.99.

Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com have all these item for pre-order.

Aug 3 (Happy Birthday to my Husband Stu)

Yes ladies, I am done with the book. It took me less than 24 hours to read it all. I could have been done sooner, but those dang kids needed to eat! :)

I am dying to talk to people about the book, so when you are done and you need to talk to someone (and you so will), call me. 254-0912 or 201-6477. My younger sister Allisa is also done. She doesn't have kids, so she was done sooner.

Stephenie has put her play list on her website for Breaking Dawn. Click here to see the list.

Thanks to all those that came to Barnes and Noble for the midnight release. It was a lot of fun and we have our books in our hand by 12:15 am. We were also brain stroming and came up with some really fun ideas for the Twilight Movie. Keep Thursday, December 11th from about 8 pm to 2:30 am open for some good times!