Marissa Meyer
American novelist (born 1984) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marissa Meyer (born February 19, 1984)[3] is an American novelist. A large portion of her bibliography is centered on retellings of fairy tales. She is best known for her series The Lunar Chronicles, which includes her 2012 debut novel, Cinder.
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| Born | Marissa Meyer February 19, 1984[1] Tacoma, Washington, U.S.[2] |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Pacific Lutheran University (BA) |
| Period | 5th |
| Genre | Young adult fantasy science fiction romance |
| Notable works | The Lunar Chronicles, Heartless |
| Spouse | Jesse Taylor[2] |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | |
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Early life and education
Meyer was born in Tacoma, Washington and attended Pacific Lutheran University, where she received a Bachelors in Creative Writing and Children's Literature. She later attended Pace University and received a Master's in Publishing.[4] Growing up, Meyer admits that she had a strong love for fairy tales and one of her favorite shows was Sailor Moon, both of which later impacted her creation of Cinder.[5] Meyer also says that her love of superheroes helped lead to the creation of Renegades.[6] In an interview with Los Angeles Times, she said she attempted her first novel when she was sixteen.[7]
Career
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Before writing Cinder, Meyer wrote Sailor Moon fan fiction for ten years under the pen name of Alicia Blade.[4][8] She also wrote a novelette titled The Phantom of Linkshire Manor under her pen name.[4] In an interview with The News-Tribune, she said that writing fan fiction helped her learn the craft of writing, gave her instant feedback and taught her how to take criticism.[2] After graduating from college and prior to writing Cinder, Meyer worked as a book editor and a freelance typesetter and proofreader.[4]
Meyer states that she was initially inspired to write Cinder after participating in the 2008 National Novel Writing Month contest where she wrote a story focusing on a futuristic version of Puss in Boots.[2] The idea came from a dream where Cinderella was a cyborg and her foot came off, instead of her shoe, at the ball.[9] Meyer signed with agent Jill Grinberg,[7] who is still her agent today.[10] The Lunar Chronicles is a four book series with volumes based on the stories of "Cinderella", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Rapunzel", and "Snow White".[2][11] The first book, Cinder, was a New York Times bestseller.[12] As of 2015, the series had sold over 651,000 copies.[13] The rights to the series was optioned by Locksmith Animation for film in 2022.[14]
In 2013, Meyer received a two-book deal from Feiwel & Friends for a young adult series featuring the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland. However, it later ended up being a standalone book called Heartless, which was released in Fall 2016. Utah students adapted the novel into a musical which Meyer attended in 2021.[15]
Publishers Weekly announced that she would write a superhero series afterwards.[16] The resulting trilogy of books is called Renegades, as is the first book in the series. It was inspired by the misreading of a sign and impacted by her love of superheroes growing up.[17][6] Renegades was released in the November 2017, and became the number 2 book on the New York Times bestsellers in November.[18]
In 2020, she released a standalone rom-com called Instant Karma, which was optioned for television by HBO Max in February 2021.[19] With a Little Luck follows a side-character from Instant Karma and released early 2024.[20]
Since 2020, she has hosted The Happy Writer with Marissa Meyer, a podcast in which she interviews authors about their work.[21]
In November 2021, she released Gilded, a novel based on the story of Rumpelstiltskin, the first in a duology.[22] It sold 9,000 copies in its first week, and was the top YA title when released.[23] The second book in the series, Cursed, was released in November 2022.
Let It Glow, co-written with Joanne Levy, releases on October 29, 2024.[24]
The Happy Writer will release on January 28, 2025.[25]
Personal life
Meyer is married to Jesse Taylor.[2] In 2015, she and her husband adopted two children.[26] Together, they live in Tacoma, Washington, the place where Meyer grew up.[10] Taylor is a carpenter and built Meyer a fairytale-esque writing studio in their backyard, complete with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves.[27]
Bibliography
The Lunar Chronicles
Related works
- Fairest (2015) – prequel
- Stars Above (2016) – anthology
- Wires and Nerve, Volume 1 (2017) – graphic novel, illustrated by Douglas Holgate
- Wires and Nerve, Volume 2: Gone Rogue (2018) – graphic novel, illustrated by Stephen Gilpin
- COVID-128 (2020) (short story)
- Cinder’s Adventure: Get Me to the Wedding! (2022) - interactive ebook
- The Lunar Chronicles Coloring Book (2016)
Renegades Trilogy
- Renegades (2017)
- Archenemies (2018)
- Supernova (2019)
Fortuna Beach series
- Instant Karma (2020)
- With a Little Luck (2024)
Gilded Series
- Gilded (2021 November 2)
- Cursed (2022 November 8)
Standalone novels
- Heartless (2016)
- Let It Glow (2024) please verify existence of this book
- The Happy Writer (2025) this is not a novel but, "part craft guide, part writing coach, and part cheerleader" according to the book blurb.
Short stories
- "Gold in the Roots of the Grass" in A Tyranny of Petticoats, edited by Jessica Spotswood (2016)
- "The Sea Witch" in Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy, edited by Amerie (2017)
- The Phantom of Linkshire Manor (2021)
Edited
- Serendipity: Ten Romantic Works, Transformed (2022)
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