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 rights to the series was optioned by Locksmith Animation for film in 2022. As of 2015, the series had sold over 651,000 copies. The first book, Cinder, was a New York Times bestseller. The Lunar Chronicles is a four book series with volumes based on the stories of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Snow White. Meyer signed with agent Jill Grinberg, who is still her agent today.

The idea came from a dream where Cinderella was a cyborg and foot came off, instead of her shoe, at the ball. 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. After graduating from college and prior to writing Cinder, Meyer worked as a book editor and a freelance typesetter and proofreader. 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. She also wrote a novelette titled The Phantom of Linkshire Manor under her pen name. Career īefore writing Cinder, Meyer wrote Sailor Moon fan fiction for ten years under the pen name of Alicia Blade. In an interview with Los Angeles Times, she said she attempted her first novel when she was sixteen. Meyer also says that her love of superheroes helped lead to the creation of Renegades. 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.

She later attended Pace University and received a Master's in Publishing. Meyer was born in Tacoma, Washington and attended Pacific Lutheran University, where she received a Bachelors in Creative Writing and Children's Literature. She is best known for her series The Lunar Chronicles, which includes her 2012 debut novel, Cinder. A large portion of her bibliography is centered on retellings of fairy tales. Marissa Meyer (born February 19, 1984) is an American novelist. Young adult fantasy science fiction romance

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