[little_earthquake]

I thought this would be interesting for everyone

Here are FAQ about the book series Twilight. I found them while searching during the internet. Most of them were answered by Stepheneie Meyer. It's quite interesting.

General FAQ

What exactly happened the first time that Edward kissed Bella?

I get this a lot. To understand, you have to put yourselves in Edward’s shoes. Okay, so you’ve never kissed anyone in a hundred years. Now you really want to kiss this girl, but you’re terrified that if you get too close to her, instinct will take over and you will crush your teeth through her jugular vein, and probably break her neck in the process. So you’re being very, very cautious about every move you make. You expect this girl–who knows that you are a vampire, for crying out loud–to be just as careful. Actually, you’re expecting her to be terrified to be so close to your teeth. You’re expecting her to maybe pull away, or at least to freeze in place. You touch your lips to hers–and hers are all warm, which doesn’t help you as you try to concentrate on anything other than her blood–and suddenly, she locks her fingers in your hair, trying to pull you closer, blood rushes to her face (you can smell and feel that), and her lips encourage yours to open… Of course you panic. Your reflexes are all demanding that you bite. The best you can do is freeze and try to get some space before you kill her.

Can vampires have babies/what happens when a woman is pregnant and gets changed?
No. Stephanie has answered this multiple times alongside the period question. A vampire's only bodily fluid is its' venom and it creates spit/eye juice to keep things lubricated and working properly, thus, vampires have no sperm, so they cannot make vampire babies. Also, when a vampire is changed, they stay the same way forever. Frozen. If a woman is pregnant, she will remain pregnant forever. This also explains Alice's hair. It was short from being in an asylum and it was just growing out when she was changed. If you have long hair, and you are changed then you cut that hair, it will not grow back. If you have split ends, tough luck.

What happens when Bella gets her period?
This has been addressed by Stephenie Meyer. She states that this is "dead blood" and isn't as potent to Edward, though it is a bit uncomfortable for him. He's too much of a gentleman to say anything about it anyway.

Does Bella ingest the vemon when she kisses Edward?
Their kisses are faily chaste. Nothing much. Edward is extremely careful not to cut Bella with his teeth or the venom would get in. "Vampires could bite through steel if they should choose to do so."
Edward and Bella do not open-mouth, or "French" kiss. Just regular lip-to-lip kissing.
Stephenie Meyer also answered this question and clearly stated that the venom has no effect on the human body unless it gets into the bloodstream. She wouldn't feel it if she swallowed some, and it wouldn't effect her digestion, either.

If Bella and Edward were to have sex, would any minor cuts cause the venom to seep in, thus changing her? Do vampires ejaculate?
We do not know the full mechanics of sex, but SM has simply said that everything is more intense as a vampire. This is one of the reasons Edward and Bella will not have sex until later. He is afraid of losing control and crushing her.

Will Bella And Edward have sex?
We are not Stephenie Meyer, therefore we do not know exactly how far they will go, but we can be positive that it will not be too racy. She'll imply that it happened- if it happens.
How do you pronounce their names?
Esme ~ EZ - may/mee (right in the middle of the two sounds); Carlisle ~ car-lyle; Cullen ~ kull-en; Rosalie ~ rose-uh-lee; Quileute-Quil-yute

What are the meanings of the covers?
The Apple Cover (Twilight) : Temptation, the forbidden fruit. The fruit of Good and Evil. She starts Twilight with a quote from the Bible. The Bloody Tulip Cover (New Moon) : It is actually called a crying tulip which is suppose to show Bella's emotions. The Broken Ribbon Cover (Eclipse) : Choosing sides, forced choices, on one thread, breaking,etc.
Also, Stephenie has said herself that the cover of New Moon was not supposed to hold any significance. And, the cover of Eclipse also means that there wasn't a clean break (strands still holding the ribbon together).

What is "Forever Dawn" and how "inappropriate" is it?
Forever Dawn is the early, poorly written sequel to Twilight. It is not the "steamy" version of Breaking Dawn; I dont know how that rumor got started. Forever Dawn is not adult as in "XXX." It is adult as in "not written exclusively for a young adult audience, much like Pride and Prejudice or Gone With the Wind." There is no steam in Forever Dawn.
Also, Stephenie has stated that she uses bits and pieces here and there of Forever Dawn in other novels in this series. Forever Dawn was also given to her sister, Emily, as a present. It will never be published.

What will the film be rated?
She said that when she sold the rights, she did have ONE special provision, and that was a guaranteed PG-13 rating.

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For Twilight related FAQ click StephenieMeyer.com | Twilight Series | Twilight | FAQ

For New Moon related FAQ click StephenieMeyer.com | Twilight Series | New Moon | FAQ

For Eclipse related FAQ click StephenieMeyer.com | Twilight Series | Eclipse | FAQ

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On the community stepheniesays.lj there is a list of Q&A's with transcript from different signings and interviews organized by topic.

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if you find more FAQ let me know and I'll add them into the OP

[Scythe]

"eye juice"

[little_earthquake]

i dont like the kiss question . i always pictured them tongue kissing during the second and third book.



i wont accept that!! for me they do kiss with an open mouth.

[Scythe]

I thought that in the bit in Eclipse where it said the kiss was different from all others is where they open-mouth kissed.

[froggiepopple]

I can't picture those to kissing open mouth, without picture Bella with only half a tongue, going through a painful transformation, and/or Edward mentally berating himself. Yup I'm a realist.

I'm glad to find about the venom not hurting her if she swallows it. I wondered about that.

[4N6 DNA]

Thanks so much for sharing this with us! It answered a lot of my questions

Originally Posted by little_earthquake (View Post) How do you pronounce their names? Esme ~ EZ - may/mee (right in the middle of the two sounds); Carlisle ~ car-lyle

I've been pronouncing it wrong the whole time!

I've been pronouncing Carlisle - Car-le-sill.

It's like Harry Potter all over again!

[little_earthquake]

i always wondered about the thing with her monthly bleeding

thanks for edward being a gentleman

[Michelle]

"chaste"

[Scythe]

Originally Posted by 4N6 DNA (View Post) Thanks so much for sharing this with us! It answered a lot of my questions I've been pronouncing it wrong the whole time! I've been pronouncing Carlisle - Car-le-sill. It's like Harry Potter all over again!

I only knew because there's a road near me called Carlisle Avenue.

[Michelle]

Originally Posted by Scythe (View Post) I only knew because there's a road near me called Carlisle Avenue.

Someone is building a new sub-division up the road called "Hale Estates" I laugh everytime I go by. I know.. I'm easily amused.

[Katiegg108]

Thanks, Franzi! That's all really interesting to know. Especially the kissing part, even though I don't tend to image E/B kissing 'chaste'ly.

Originally Posted by 4N6 DNA (View Post) It's like Harry Potter all over again!

Harry Potter was much, much worse. I couldn't pronounce Hermione for the life of me until the movie came out.

[froggiepopple]

Their kisses might be almost tongue-free (they do use their tongues to trace the outside of each other's lips) as of now, but I don't find them exactly to be chastise anymore.

[Enigma]

Thanks for the thread.

Very interesting questions and answers. But, hey people want to know.

[Scythe]

Originally Posted by DreamWalker (View Post) Thanks for the thread. Very interesting questions and answers. But, hey people want to know.

Sometimes I'd prefer to draw my own conclusions

[indigo sunrise]

I always imagined them kissing open-mouthed too and I'll go on imagining it that way when I read the books, thanks!

I knew how to pronounce Carlisle because of David Tennant's character in Blackpool, who is called D.I. Peter Carlisle but I've heard a LOT of people get that one wrong.