**Warning! Spoilers ahead**
**Still under construction. I will add plus réponses when I remember plus questions**
Q. How come Alice and Jasper can affect Bella with their Supernatural powers, but Edward and Aro and Jane can't?
A. This question comes up at every single signing! The answer is explained in Eclipse, but I'm going to tell toi all anyway, just so there's less confusion.
Bella has a very private mind. She can't be touched there. What Edward and Aro do is clearly a mental thing; Jane, also, works inside the head (Jane doesn't actually inflict pain on anyone's body, she just puts the illusion of pain inside her victim's head. It's a very effective form of torture). Conversely, what Jasper does is no illusion. He affects the physical body, slowing the pulse and upping the endorphin levels to calm someone, for example, ou raising the pulse and pumping out the adrenalin to excite them. Alice, also, works outside the mind in the realm of possible realities. She doesn't see the thought process behind the decisions, just the outcomes.
Q. Was Edward somehow psychically connected to Bella with the whole hearing-voices thing?
A. No. So powerfully was Bella's subconscious knowledge trying to break through her wrong-headed notions, that it produced some very convincing delusions. I'm not surprised that people thought, in the beginning, that Edward was somehow there (wishful thinking on all our parts). However, I AM surprised that people continued to think this after a certain event that made it impossible to believe that Edward was aware of Bella's circumstances. Can toi guess what it was? Laurent, in the meadow. If Edward had had any inkling of the fact that Victoria had returned for Bella, no matter how far away on the planet he was, he would have been back in Forks within twenty-four hours.
Q. What did Edward break in the living room after the vote?
A. Edward ripped into halves a sixty inch plasma TV that the Cullens had shipped in from Korea because it's not available in the states yet. Emmett was a bit annoyed.
Q. What happened to Lauren's hair?
A. Ha ha. I had fun imagining this one—I only wished that it had fit into the book somewhere. Lauren fell victim to the "model discovered in the mall" scam. An alleged modeling agent approached Lauren in a mall in Victoria, B.C., and told her she was a natural model. Lauren ate it up. The agent told her that if she did something edgy with her hair, and took some high quality head shots, her future was assured. Lauren followed the instructions-dropping fifteen grand on the pictures taken par the agent's partner-and waited for her career to begin. She's still waiting. Snort.
Q. Why did Edward leave? WHY?
A. link
Q. What kind of fleur is that on the cover, and what does it mean?
A. That is a ruffled tulip. As for the meaning… If you've read the Twilight faq, toi know that the pomme cover had a lot of meaning for me, and I was an active part of the covering process. However, that experience is plus the exception than the rule in the publishing world. Something to keep in mind if toi intend to embark on a career as a writer: lots of things toi might expect to be under your control are not. Covers, for example. Those are mostly up to the publisher and the marketing and sales departments. So I don't know what the tulipe, tulip means—I didn't have anything to do with this one.
Q. What does the titre refer to? Is it a werewolf reference?
A. Nope. The term "new moon" refers the astronomical event of the earth's shadow blotting out the moon entirely; a lunar eclipse. This is the darkest kind of night. New Moon is the darkest period of Bella's life.
Q. How far along are toi on Eclipse? Midnight Sun?
A. Book three in the Twilight Series, Eclipse, is in the final stages of editing. This means that it's pretty much done, with just a few minor fixes to go. We're on schedule and Eclipse will be released in the fall of 2007.
Midnight Sun is only a side project. Which means I have to do my real work before I can play with it. Right now, my real work is book four, so Midnight Sun will have to wait for a while. I have no idea when it will be released, because I have no idea when it will be finished. I'm only on chapter twelve right now.
Q. Is it true that there will be no advanced readers copies of Eclipse?
A. Yes.
**Still under construction. I will add plus réponses when I remember plus questions**
Q. How come Alice and Jasper can affect Bella with their Supernatural powers, but Edward and Aro and Jane can't?
A. This question comes up at every single signing! The answer is explained in Eclipse, but I'm going to tell toi all anyway, just so there's less confusion.
Bella has a very private mind. She can't be touched there. What Edward and Aro do is clearly a mental thing; Jane, also, works inside the head (Jane doesn't actually inflict pain on anyone's body, she just puts the illusion of pain inside her victim's head. It's a very effective form of torture). Conversely, what Jasper does is no illusion. He affects the physical body, slowing the pulse and upping the endorphin levels to calm someone, for example, ou raising the pulse and pumping out the adrenalin to excite them. Alice, also, works outside the mind in the realm of possible realities. She doesn't see the thought process behind the decisions, just the outcomes.
Q. Was Edward somehow psychically connected to Bella with the whole hearing-voices thing?
A. No. So powerfully was Bella's subconscious knowledge trying to break through her wrong-headed notions, that it produced some very convincing delusions. I'm not surprised that people thought, in the beginning, that Edward was somehow there (wishful thinking on all our parts). However, I AM surprised that people continued to think this after a certain event that made it impossible to believe that Edward was aware of Bella's circumstances. Can toi guess what it was? Laurent, in the meadow. If Edward had had any inkling of the fact that Victoria had returned for Bella, no matter how far away on the planet he was, he would have been back in Forks within twenty-four hours.
Q. What did Edward break in the living room after the vote?
A. Edward ripped into halves a sixty inch plasma TV that the Cullens had shipped in from Korea because it's not available in the states yet. Emmett was a bit annoyed.
Q. What happened to Lauren's hair?
A. Ha ha. I had fun imagining this one—I only wished that it had fit into the book somewhere. Lauren fell victim to the "model discovered in the mall" scam. An alleged modeling agent approached Lauren in a mall in Victoria, B.C., and told her she was a natural model. Lauren ate it up. The agent told her that if she did something edgy with her hair, and took some high quality head shots, her future was assured. Lauren followed the instructions-dropping fifteen grand on the pictures taken par the agent's partner-and waited for her career to begin. She's still waiting. Snort.
Q. Why did Edward leave? WHY?
A. link
Q. What kind of fleur is that on the cover, and what does it mean?
A. That is a ruffled tulip. As for the meaning… If you've read the Twilight faq, toi know that the pomme cover had a lot of meaning for me, and I was an active part of the covering process. However, that experience is plus the exception than the rule in the publishing world. Something to keep in mind if toi intend to embark on a career as a writer: lots of things toi might expect to be under your control are not. Covers, for example. Those are mostly up to the publisher and the marketing and sales departments. So I don't know what the tulipe, tulip means—I didn't have anything to do with this one.
Q. What does the titre refer to? Is it a werewolf reference?
A. Nope. The term "new moon" refers the astronomical event of the earth's shadow blotting out the moon entirely; a lunar eclipse. This is the darkest kind of night. New Moon is the darkest period of Bella's life.
Q. How far along are toi on Eclipse? Midnight Sun?
A. Book three in the Twilight Series, Eclipse, is in the final stages of editing. This means that it's pretty much done, with just a few minor fixes to go. We're on schedule and Eclipse will be released in the fall of 2007.
Midnight Sun is only a side project. Which means I have to do my real work before I can play with it. Right now, my real work is book four, so Midnight Sun will have to wait for a while. I have no idea when it will be released, because I have no idea when it will be finished. I'm only on chapter twelve right now.
Q. Is it true that there will be no advanced readers copies of Eclipse?
A. Yes.
Have toi gotten used to the Twilight fans?
Peter Facinelli: "I don't know if toi ever get used to them. They're not weird. I l’amour them. I l’amour each and every one of them. No, they're great. They're the best fans that toi can have. They're so loyal. We've had people camping out all night long on the sets."
For this one, too?
Peter Facinelli: "Yeah, oh yeah. People are like literally in sleeping bags. We shot all night - toi know, night shoots - because vampires like to shoot at night. And then we'd come out at 5 in the morning and they'd be in sleeping bags."
And having Chris [Weitz] as the director this time?
Peter Facinelli: "Fantastic. toi know, the seconde time around it's a little easier. toi feel like toi have like a little bit plus money it feels like. The atmosphere is calmer. I think it's going to be good. It's kind of nice having different perspectives, toi know, film to film. They just announced the third director too."
Peter Facinelli: "I don't know if toi ever get used to them. They're not weird. I l’amour them. I l’amour each and every one of them. No, they're great. They're the best fans that toi can have. They're so loyal. We've had people camping out all night long on the sets."
For this one, too?
Peter Facinelli: "Yeah, oh yeah. People are like literally in sleeping bags. We shot all night - toi know, night shoots - because vampires like to shoot at night. And then we'd come out at 5 in the morning and they'd be in sleeping bags."
And having Chris [Weitz] as the director this time?
Peter Facinelli: "Fantastic. toi know, the seconde time around it's a little easier. toi feel like toi have like a little bit plus money it feels like. The atmosphere is calmer. I think it's going to be good. It's kind of nice having different perspectives, toi know, film to film. They just announced the third director too."
10 Ways to Annoy Edward Cullen
10. Sing “Discovery Channel” par the Bloodhound Gang in your head whenever he is near.
9. Hotwire his Volvo and take it on a joyride.
8. Tell him the relationship he is having with Bella is practically paedophilia and he could be sent to jail for it.
7. Ask how Tanya is.
6. End every argument with “Bite me, Edward.”
5. Call him Romeo both behind his back and to his face.
4. Whenever he complains ou argues, reply with “What are toi gonna do Edward? Go to Italy?”
3. Tell him his hair isn’t bronze, it’s ginger, and he should stop denying himself – he’s a ranga.
2. Whenever he leaves a room ou says goodbye, get down on your knees and beg him not to go, not again.
And the Number One way to annoy Edward Cullen?
1. Take his silver cell phone and change the ringtone to “Like a Virgin” par Madonna.
10. Sing “Discovery Channel” par the Bloodhound Gang in your head whenever he is near.
9. Hotwire his Volvo and take it on a joyride.
8. Tell him the relationship he is having with Bella is practically paedophilia and he could be sent to jail for it.
7. Ask how Tanya is.
6. End every argument with “Bite me, Edward.”
5. Call him Romeo both behind his back and to his face.
4. Whenever he complains ou argues, reply with “What are toi gonna do Edward? Go to Italy?”
3. Tell him his hair isn’t bronze, it’s ginger, and he should stop denying himself – he’s a ranga.
2. Whenever he leaves a room ou says goodbye, get down on your knees and beg him not to go, not again.
And the Number One way to annoy Edward Cullen?
1. Take his silver cell phone and change the ringtone to “Like a Virgin” par Madonna.
10. Tell her that, because everyone thinks she and Jasper are twins, they should get together. When she asks why, say that Incest is in at the moment.
9. Call her “Ice Queen” behind her back and to her face.
8. Whenever she argues anything, respond with “Whatever, bimbo.”
7. Claim that being a human ain’t so great.
6. When she argues the above claim, respond with “Whatever, bimbo.”
5. Try to exorcise her and her evil ways.
4. Tell everyone that Edward didn’t go to Italy because Rosalie a dit Bella was dead – he went to Italy because he envisioned Rosalie’s ugly face.
3. Call her “Hoe-salie” at least once, to her face.
2. Remind her that Edward chose a pathetic human girl over her.
And the Number One way to annoy Rosalie Hale?
1. Steal her silver cell phone and change the ringtone to “Roxanne” par The Police. When she asks why the hell toi did it, say that she reminds toi of Roxanne.
9. Call her “Ice Queen” behind her back and to her face.
8. Whenever she argues anything, respond with “Whatever, bimbo.”
7. Claim that being a human ain’t so great.
6. When she argues the above claim, respond with “Whatever, bimbo.”
5. Try to exorcise her and her evil ways.
4. Tell everyone that Edward didn’t go to Italy because Rosalie a dit Bella was dead – he went to Italy because he envisioned Rosalie’s ugly face.
3. Call her “Hoe-salie” at least once, to her face.
2. Remind her that Edward chose a pathetic human girl over her.
And the Number One way to annoy Rosalie Hale?
1. Steal her silver cell phone and change the ringtone to “Roxanne” par The Police. When she asks why the hell toi did it, say that she reminds toi of Roxanne.
