Really, Stephen King? Stephenie Meyer can’t write worth a darn?
Stephen King is getting more annoying by the minute. He recently slammed Stephenie Meyer and called her a no-talent loser.
Ok, he wasn’t quite that harsh, but really, you shouldn’t slam someone who has such a huge fan base as Stephenie Meyer and her "Twilight" series. I’d call that pretty darn successful, Stephen!
He said: "Both [J.K.] Rowling and Meyer, they’re speaking directly to young people … The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephenie Meyer can’t write worth a darn. She’s not very good."
I’m not liking Stephen King very much at the moment.
What about you? Does this bug the heck out of you?!
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3 opinions for Really, Stephen King? Stephenie Meyer can’t write worth a darn?
adrianne
Feb 18, 2009 at 12:29 am
AGREED. Twilight books are very overrated. JK Rowling is genius, and Stephanie Meyer is unoriginal.
Marc Eastman
Feb 18, 2009 at 6:15 am
It bugs me slightly that the question is, “is she a good writer,” and your response is apparently, “she sells a lot of books.”
That’s sort of the world we live in, and I’m not a big fan of that really.
Do you have an argument that she is in fact a good writer?
I’m not even saying she isn’t, but there is a lot of horribly written garbage that sells incredibly well, just like there are awful movies that do great at the box office and there is garbage TV that gets great ratings.
Sherry
Feb 18, 2009 at 10:01 am
I just wish people could be more supportive of others in their shared profession. Is Stephenie Meyer a Pulitzer prize winning author? No, and she likely never will be. But she’s a good writer for HER audience. Also, I remember reading somewhere that she herself has said she’s a better storyteller than writer.
When I read the series there were definitely times I cringed at the writing, but overall she wove an entertaining story and she’s certainly not without any talent at all.
I love Stephen King but there are some people who really can’t stand his writing style. That doesn’t make him less talented, and I don’t know why he would turn that same axe on her.
Then again, she’s probably making enough money now that she couldn’t care any less what anyone says at this point. :D
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