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She had considered going to because she felt she had no chance of becoming a writer; she later noted that the birth of her oldest son Gabe changed her mind, saying, 'Once I had Gabe, I just wanted to be his mom.' Before becoming an author, Meyer's only professional work was as a receptionist in a property company.
The Twilight series [ ] Twilight [ ] Meyer says that the idea for came to her in a dream on June 2, 2003. The dream was about a human girl and a who was in love with her but thirsted for her blood. Based on this dream, Meyer wrote the draft of what became Chapter 13 of the book. In a matter of three months she had transformed her dream into a complete novel, though she never intended to publish Twilight and was writing for her own enjoyment. Her sister's response to the book was enthusiastic and she persuaded Meyer to send the manuscript to literary agencies. Of the 15 letters she wrote, five went unanswered, nine brought rejections, and the last was a positive response from Jodi Reamer of Writers House.
Eight publishers competed for the rights to publish Twilight in a 2003 auction. By November, Meyer had signed a $750,000 three-book deal with.
Twilight was published in 2005 with a print run of 75,000 copies. It reached No. 5 on for Children's Chapter Books within a month of its release, and later rose to #1.
Foreign rights to the novel were sold to over 26 countries. The novel was named the Best Book of the Year and a Editor's Choice.
Subsequent novels [ ] Following the success of Twilight (2005), Meyer expanded the story into a series with three more books: (2006), (2007), and (2008). In its first week after publication, New Moon reached No. 5 on for Children's Chapter Books, and in its second week rose to the No. 1 position, where it remained for the next 11 weeks. In total, it spent over 50 weeks on the list. After the release of Eclipse, the first three 'Twilight' books spent a combined 143 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list.