User blog comment:Flamepeltcat123/Wiki Fan Post/@comment-76.120.223.222-20150517172114/@comment-209.179.1.54-20150519204906

Um, yes, there was, and is. MIDNIGHT SUN, the incomplete "bookend" to TWILIGHT, was in half-complete draft form when it was leaked to the internet, in August 2008. Meyer, who feels very strongly that the creator of a story should be allowed to tell that story in their own time and way, had her rights as an author and an individual completely violated by this pirating. It was theft, pure and simple, and an invasion of her creative process, and it ruined her joy in telling the story. As a result, it remains unfinished to this day.

It's worth noting that you CAN read MIDNIGHT SUN, with the sanction of its author. Rather than force her fans to choose between reading the now-viral pirated copies on the internet (and thus taking part in the theft and violation of privacy that almost ruined the TWILIGHT world for her) or missing the story entirely, Meyer posted the rough draft version on her own website, so her most loyal readers could download it for free, without ethical dilemma. That also kept the thieves and vandals who stole and posted MIDNIGHT SUN from profiting from their piracy - who's gonna pay for a stolen download if they can get it for free from the author? SMART move, and good for her, though I'm still seriously hacked at the slime who decided to steal and post it in the first place. Authors create *entire worlds* from NOTHING except their own inspiration and enormous effort - their stories are THEIRS, and no one else's, as much a part of them as their own bodies! NO ONE has the right to steal and sell their work without their consent, and YES, such piracy IS an enormous emotional and creative violation! As fans of TWILIGHT, we ought to respect that, and respect Meyer's right to write in privacy, sharing her stories with us only when they're finished, ready to go out into the world. As it is, we've probably lost the rest of MIDNIGHT SUN, forever, and that's just a cryin' shame...