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Eclipse Poster - The Newborns

Here is another Eclipse Poster. THis one features the Newborn army emerging out of Puget Sound (aka the lake my husband proposed to me at tee hee)

Awesome!!

As someone at TwiFans pointed out, The Newborns seem to have their own symbol as seen on Riley's belt buckle.

New Eclipse Still from MTV

MTV has this new Still of the Newborns emerging from the Pugent Sound. This was shot Tuesday September 15, 2009 at a local lake. The same lake, same SPOT where my husband proposed which is so exciting for me.

Day of filming Photos. More Photos from day of filming.

Newborns in Eclipse

Screen caps from the Eclipse Sneak Peak are up everywhere, I guess if there's no news we tend to dwell repeatedly on the same stuff in different freeze frames don't we?

Human Riley

Attacked Riley

Changing Riley

Vamp Riley

Angry Vamp Riley

Fighting Angry Vamp Riley

Crazy Fighting and Feeding Newborn Vamp Riley

Chit Chat with Bree

Newborn Army rolls out

Some familiar faces?

These newborns are familiar if you saw the emerging newborns from the water in photos I posted during filming. HERE & Here.

[Via TwiFans]

A New Book from Stephenie Meyer - The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

What an amazing good morning announcement.

Stephenie's Website says:

Surprise!


I have a new book coming out. It's called The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. Well, it's more of a novella than an actual book—my version of a short story.


Actually, this has been a surprise to me, too. The reason why it's a surprise was that I never intended to publish this story as a stand-alone book. I began this story a long time ago—before Twilight was even released. Back then I was just editing Eclipse, and in the thick of my vampire world. I was thinking a lot about the newborns, imagining their side of the story, and one thing led to another. I started writing from Bree's perspective about those final days, and what it was like to be a newborn.


This story was something that I worked on off and on for a while, just for fun, in between the times I was writing or editing other Twilight novels. Later, when the concept for The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide came up, I thought that might be a good place for Bree. Her story is a nice complement to Eclipse; it explains a lot of the things that Bella never knew. So I dusted it off and finished it up for placement in the Guide.


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.


(Keeping it confidential: Here is Jodelle next to the bucket of waterlogged ashes that were once the pages of her copy of the Bree manuscript.)

Then I got the news: my "short story" was nearly 200 pages long when typeset. It was too long to fit into the Guide—without ending up with a tome as heavy as the Oxford English Dictionary. My publisher approached me with the idea of releasing the Bree story on its own. One of the major benefits of this plan was that it would be out before the movie, so people would get to know Bree before they saw her in the film. That made sense to me, and we decided to go ahead with it.


There was one thing I asked for: since this story had always been an extra for me, and was meant to be released with the Guide, I wanted to be able to offer it to my fans for free. You all have bought a ton of my books, and I wanted to give you this story as a gift. My publisher was awesome and embraced this idea. We still wanted to also produce a physical book with a cool cover (see below) that you can add to your set if you like, but starting at noon on June 7th until July 5th, it will also be available online at http://www.breetanner.com/.




One other aspect of this release is the plan to give a more important gift to people who really need it. One dollar of each book purchased in the US from the first printing will be donated to the American Red Cross for their relief efforts in Haiti and Chile and other parts of the world where people are in great need. We're going to have an option online as well, so you can choose to make a donation if you want when you read the story online. I hope you will. I think that we can really help a lot of people with this.


I really hope you all enjoy this story. I had a blast writing it. I'm glad that after all this time cooling her heels in my files, Bree finally gets her chance to shine.


Thanks for all the support,


Steph

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Mandy's Mind - When I first saw "New Book" I thought instincitvely that it was Part 2 for The Host... good, but not great ews as I haven't brought myself into that world yet... When I saw it was this - I nearly screamed myself awake from my cozy bed.... I can't WAIT for this - truly - excited!

Of all the stories to tell... Bree?

I am shocked and excited and hopefuly that Stephenie will write more (or rather, release more) on the back stories of our main characters so we can see more into the past of the Cullen's lives :)

And before Eclipse even??

Awesome Surprise!!!

Side Note - I feel like this is a marketing test also... bare with me for a moment... sheis releasing it for free online... but also for sale if you want a copy... personally, I want a copy... but my thought process (and I over think things perhapxs too often) is that this marketing test will show how many fans will STILL buy the book when it's available online... and my theory is that if many still do purchase books despite their availability online, it shows Stephenie that even if things (such as an unfinished novel drafts for example lol) are released (unfinished or not, with permissionor not)... people will STILL want to buy them.... (in other words, Steph please finish Midnight Sun ha ha)

Just Me?

Baby Newborn frightens Demitri ;)

Priceless.

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Candace Charee' meets Newborn Vampire from Eclipse

The awesome Candace Charee' is in L.A this week for the Grammy's and met an up and coming actor from the Twilight Saga Eclipse.

Candace Charee' twitpict this photos:

Me with the super hot!!!!Jordn Lee! He is a new born Vampire in Eclipse! Gave him my CD! He is sooo nice!!! I am going to see him again at the House of Blues Grammy Party!

Super exciting, I hope Candace has fun in L.A. and gets her next big break.... she is such a talented singer and songwriter... Check out her Music Here She is hoping to get a song on the Eclipse soundtrack.... I vote for "The Smell of your skin" for Breaking Dawn Isle of Esme scenes ;) THOUGHTS?

Wet Xavier Samuel is SEXY as Riley

Xavier is SO SEXY!!!!

I am so biased...

I mean I watched this guy walk in and out of a lake for hours while shooting the new borns arriving out of the Puget Sound....

After chatting briefly with him at the 100 Monkey's Show I saw him again outside and chatted for a few minutes quite casually and his accent and calm and charming personality made me crush hard....

Now seeing the video and photos of him as Riley being chased and attacked in the rain .... rawr!

Today's Filming - Battle Scene? New Borns Arrive! September 15

There were two sets today.

Main Set
The main cast was at the same location as yesterday, where they did the fight training scene.

We also know that The Wolf-Pack is in town right now.

Twitter News:
Peter Facinelli tweeted:Heading to work. Gonna get lost in the woods with some werewolves today.

That along with David Slade's tweets, yesterday:Forrest again today, tomorrow we do wolf shots, saw some great wolf tests today, early stages developed from New Moon wolves.

Predictions
All of this leads me to believe they filmed the "battle" scene everyone is so excited for.... are there any other scenes with all the Cullen's and the wolf-pack together outdoors?

Since it was the same location as yesterday [and quite impossible to get to unless you are with the production company or breaking laws,] I didn't even bother trying to get close but instead enjoyed watching the B-Unit film. (Xavier, Jodelle and extras were all on this set)

I do know that the Main Set wrapped around dinner time and 2 fans from Florida who were at the circus (hair/make-up/wardrobe trailers/tents) entrance had an amazing opportunity to meet and get photos with several cast memebers including Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed, Ashley Greene and Elizabeth Reaser after they finished filming. (Also Peter Facinelli, Jackson Rathbone and even a "peace sign" from David Slade)

B-Unit Set
Here is what I observed:

Vampires emerging from the water.

Vampires had wet suits on underneath "street clothes."

Some vampires were in suits, others in hoodies and pants.

One of the vampires (leading the pack) was Riley.

They shot from every angle imaginable.

There was a hot tub on set for between shots.

Bree was on set (Jodelle Ferland) and I actually saw her along with other vampire extras when I used the public bathroom.

They had red contacts that made their eyes look absolutely evil.

They had white make-up on their faces and visible upper body parts.

Riley had a brown hoodie on.

There were two bald vampires.

Riley is the first to come out of the water, then the other vampires (simply numbered off during the shoot) emerge.

They walk out of the water and onto the shore.

Based on these observations
I think this is around or just before Ch 25 (Mirror) [Read summary at Twilight Lexicon] when the New Borns (led by Riley) come to Forks. I think (as often happens) the movie has changed from the book a bit to allow an easy and stunning visual of the New Born Army arriving on the shore of Forks to take over.

I could be wrong but this is my best guess based on what I observed and the plot of the novel.

I took a few photos which I will post by Friday. As I said in yesterdays blog I don't want to post any photos until the location wraps - and usually I don't even post details until after the location wraps but it was so very exciting I couldn't wait to share it with you all.

I am so excited about Eclipse - I think David Slade is doing such an amazing job from what I have been able to catch glimpses of. It is so strange to see filming of Eclipse and being so excited for a movie that doesn't come out until next summer... especially strange is that I haven't seen New Moon yet and am still so excited for the third installment of the Twilight Saga.