Stephenie Meyer is an American bestselling author and film producer, who was born in Hartford Connecticut, USA and grew up in Arizona. She gained worldwide recognition as the author of the epic and captivating vampire-themed romance fantasy series of books, Twilight.
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Her best-known work and widely popular book series consists of four books: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn.
It has sold over 100 million copies worldwide till date and also has been adapted to an equally successful Twilight movie series. Breaking Dawn alone sold 1 million copies in the first twenty-four hours of release.
Meyer met her husband, Christian Meyer, at the age of only four while both were living in Arizona.
Later, in 1994, she married Christian at the age of 24, and the couple is still going strong after all these years. Together they have three children, all boys and living happily.
Not just a prosperous author but Meyer is also a thriving film producer. She created her own film production company in 2011, the Fickle Fish Films, along with Meghan Hibbett.
Her production company produced both “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” movies. Inspired by her book-turned-film series, Meyer wants to help fellow authors with the transition of their stories into feature films.
Stephenie Meyer is the author of several other successful novels including The Chemist and The Host.
Her novel “The Host” was also adapted into a romantic sci-fi thriller movie with the same title in 2013. Her production company Fickle Fish Films produced the film.
Meyer gained recognition in a relatively short time span, like Harry Potter author JK Rowling, Meyer had never published a fiction piece before she came up with Twilight in 2003.
As of now, Stephenie Meyer’s net worth is estimated at $125 million. She earned more than $40 million in book and movie royalties.
Due to her hard work and passion for writing, she made it to Time magazine’s list of “Hundred Most Influential People” in 2008 and Forbes list of “Hundred Most Powerful Celebrities” in 2009, at number 26.