Ok, so she didn't really save the world, but she did manage to save a town!!
During Stephenie's research for Twilight's location she Googled "most annual rainfall" and came across the Olympic Peninsula and there it was: Forks, WA! (Here is the link to Stephenie's story about how Twilight and it's setting came to be: http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilight.html)
Forks used to be a very prolific logging town, as most towns are here in the PacNW, but the industry has slowly been fading and Forks was one of the hardest hit by the downturn. Small businesses that had been there for decades were closing their doors and the population was beginning to dwindle as families moved away to find work. Ask any long time Forks resident and they will tell you, the town was slowly and painfully dying! Then along came a little book called Twilight and all that changed....Suddenly their little water logged town that no one had ever heard of was a *gasp* tourist attraction!
Many residents will attest to the fact that Twilight saved the town! It brought people, business and hope to this small, but breathtaking, little town! Their story is very well documented in the film "Twilight in Forks" and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in this amazing story!
There is also an event held every year in Forks the week of Bella Swan Cullen's human birthday, September 13th (which also happens to be my birthday!!) called Stephenie Meyer Day. I have not had the pleasure of attending this event yet, but I am already making plans for SMD 2013 (Sept 13-15 2013). Hundreds of Twilight fans from around the world descend on Forks and La Push, WA for a fun-filled weekend of all things Twi! I can't wait to go!!
So, Stephenie Meyer may not have saved the world, but she definitely saved a town and as far as I am concerned that makes her a hero!!! We love you Ms. Meyer and all that you do! Thank you so much for such an amazing story with an amazing setting and even more amazing characters!!!
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