I’m not a big fan of Twilight by Stephanie Meyer, but I’ve met a lot of girls (and women, now I think of it) who are. I believe the book benefited more from good timing than good writing. It appeared in 2005, when there was only one installment left of the Harry Potter saga, and everyone (publishers especially) was desperate for another J.K. Rowling. I shouldn’t criticize Meyer’s work. After all, she has several best-sellers and I do not. But I will say if I were teaching a writing class and she were my student, I’d have sent Twilight back with a lot of red ink. The ladies at the Corn Wagon in Springville obviously don’t agree, because they chose Twilight for their novel. I did appreciate the treats they served the guests that visited their store. They offered little round bites of red velvet cake, covered in white chocolate.
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