She finally did it! Stephenie to release Novella about Bree

Stephenie has been quoted as saying she'd like most to write about Bree if she was going to visit the Twilight world again for literary purposes. So she announced today that she's releasing her story about Bree

Just like Midnight Sun, this story began as an exercise in character development that took on a life of it's own. So why release it now? Well Mrs Meyer handed the writing exercise to the Newborn Army and specifically Jodelle Ferderland during Eclipse filming, and like the writing, it took on a life of it's own. It became part of the plot points of the actual movie- which means readers need to know these plot points before the movie actually releases!

This may also explain WHY we are seeing so much Riley/Vickie interaction in early behind the scenes pics and footage-- they have so much more of their story worked into the silver screen version.

At the same time, it came in handy for the Eclipse film. Melissa (Rosenberg, the screenwriter) had a ton of questions about what exactly was going on in Seattle, how Victoria managed things, what Riley was like, etc. I let her read what I had then, and later gave the whole thing to the director, David Slade. David asked if Xavier, Bryce, and Jodelle (Riley, Victoria, and Bree) could read it as well, so all the parties involved would end up having a really strong foundation for their characters before the cameras started rolling. I was pleased that this side of the story would make it into the film and was looking forward to including it in the Guide.

So why not wait and put it in the Twilight Guide? Well, it seems helping our fellow human seems to be part of the appeal. Part of the proceeds will go to Red Cross Disaster relief funding. I think we could all follow Eclipse onscreen well enough without the release of this novella, so it seems that it's honestly being released to help raise money in one of the best way's that Stephenie Meyer knows best-- writing and sharing the TwiWorld with us.

Steph talks about how it became a bigger part of Eclipse than she first imagined

At the same time, it came in handy for the Eclipse film. Melissa (Rosenberg, the screenwriter) had a ton of questions about what exactly was going on in Seattle, how Victoria managed things, what Riley was like, etc. I let her read what I had then, and later gave the whole thing to the director, David Slade. David asked if Xavier, Bryce, and Jodelle (Riley, Victoria, and Bree) could read it as well, so all the parties involved would end up having a really strong foundation for their characters before the cameras started rolling. I was pleased that this side of the story would make it into the film and was looking forward to including it in the Guide.

The Novella will be 192 pages, and will have a first printing of 1.5 million. You can either read it online and have an opportunity to give money to Haiti/Chile disaster relief funds, OR you can buy it in bound form and $1 will of the proceeds will still go the American Red Cross Disaster relief fund (and you know none of us can resist that!). Preorder it here

I also can't sum it up in this post-- just go read it at StephenieMeyer.com! And to be honest, you want to read and see pics of Jodelle Ferderland burning her copy of Bree's story so we didn't end up with another Midnight Sun diaster!