Marissa Meyer

Marissa Meyer is an American novelist. Her debut novel, Cinder, was released on January 3, 2012. It is the first in her series The Lunar Chronicles.

Life and career

Meyer was born in Tacoma, Washington and attended Pacific Lutheran University, where she received a degree in creative writing. Before writing Cinder, Meyer worked as a book editor for five years and wrote Sailor Moon fan fiction under the pen name of Alicia Blade. In an interview with The News-Tribune, she said that doing the fan fiction helped her learn the craft of writing, gave her instant feedback and taught her how to take criticism.^[1]

Meyer is married to Jesse Taylor.^[1]

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.^[1] The Lunar Chronicles is a four book series (tetralogy) with volumes based on the stories of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Snow White.^[1][2] The first book, Cinder, was a New York Times bestseller.^[3]

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. The first book, Heartless, was set for a Fall 2016 release. It is a stand-alone novel. Publishers Weekly announced that she would write a superhero series afterward.^[4]

Works

The Lunar Chronicles

• Cinder (2012)
• Scarlet (2013)
• Cress (2014)
• Winter (2015)
• Fairest: The Lunar Chronicles: Levana's Story (2015)
• Stars Above (2016, short stories collection)

Other

• "Heartless" (coming November 2016)
• "Glitches" in Burniac, Lauren, ed. (2015). Fierce Reads: Kisses and Curses. Square Fish. ISBN 9781250060532. 

References

External links

• Official website
• Marissa Meyer at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Marissa Meyer at Library of Congress Authorities, with 5 catalog records
• Marissa Meyer's Official Wattpad Profile