I never understood why people must use profanity to get their argument or their point across. I didnt like what Stephen King said, but to be honest i can use an intelligent way of getting my point across to that Baltimore Sun reporter.

How awful it must be for him to have to see all those nasty responses filled with profanity. That doesnt make us fans look good. I wish people wouldnt use that when discussing things.

Although I love the twilight books and movie, I agree with King. That was always how I differentiated Meyer and Rowling, too, one was a writer and the other wasn’t. Both stories are good, and Twilight had the potential to be much more, but the writing is not good, I don’t see how anyone, even a fan, can deny it.

Yes I agree with Rain,
I too love the twilight books, but I’d have to say that Stephenie Meyer isn’t as good as Rowling. I wouldn’t say that she’s not a writer, maybe perhaps just a better story teller. Personally I don’t think that Twilight is a great literature but nonetheless I still love the books.

Like Stephen King cares about the hateful messages, to be honest. I’m sure he’s faced far worse criticisms on his own books, from other critics. In defense of him, he outright complimented her ability to draw people in, but most Twilighters only stop once they see “she can’t write worth darn.” Which is true, she does have that ability, just like J.K. Rowling and King himself, but King’s books are written for a very different audience.

What hardcore Twilight fans and even Meyer herself don’t seem to understand is that if you’re an author, it doesn’t matter if you want it or not, you automatically set yourself up for any criticism, constructive or harsh, good or bad. It comes with the career, no matter how bad or good you are. Meyer isn’t going to please everyone, and Stephen King just happened to be one of those people who doesn’t think she’s good.