I think that there’s a good chance that had Twilight been rewritten, it would have been even more popular than it was. A lot of people outside of the target audience hadn’t heard of Twilight until the movie came out and blew away the box office.

Stephen Kings’ worries may be a self fulfilling prophecy, because people may decide not to support someone who is full of hate, like he is. He has no reason to be insecure about his success. If he thinks Meyer may end up selling more books than him, then that means he needs to get started now on improving his writing, and turning his career around before she narrows the gap. Thanks for commenting!

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Stephen King really should have tempered his comments. Maybe he see’s her work as a threat to his. Who knows…

I admire your outlook. The concept of being able to respect the work of another artist (writer) is one of the main things that I will be preaching about on in the months to come. And even if you don’t like the work, that doesn’t mean that you should hate on the person. So I’m glad that you’re able to respect the writer, even if you don’t respect her work.

When I talk about Stephen King, I am not trying to dismiss his work. He’s a great writer. If for no other reason, then he is able to still get in front of the keyboard and churn out more books. However, there’s no reason to say the things that he has. It’s childish. Thanks for the comment!

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Thanks for the compliment! I hope to see you around again.

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Thanks for dropping by! I agree, even if you’re a Stephen King fan, why does he feel the need to comment on someone who he considers to be out of his league?

Passion is important, and is a subject that is dominating this era of my writing. And I agree that whatever you do, do it for yourself.

Up until 1992 or so I had read everthing Stephen King ever wrote, even under – I think it was the Bachman and he never failed to fascinate me. But other things came up and I stopped reading him. I think I made my break with The Langoliers.

If he really is jealous of up and comers that’s sad. Why? He’s the King.

Yes, you can never tell just how far you will go in anything if you keep at it. Perserverance! You gotta love what you’re doing too, gotta have that innate passion for whatever it is you’re working at and do it mostly for YOU.

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I wasn’t really aware of the Twilight series until the movie came out either. It really humbled me to know how out of touch I must be when a huge event like that can come out of nowhere for me.

I believe that King’s first novel was “Carrie”. However, he had the luxury of practicing his skill before that in college and such. Meyer, however, struck gold with her first true writing project, which leaves her growing experience out in the open.

And I totally agree about his comment. There’s a lot of ways be to tactful without being “brutally honest”. Thanks for commenting!

@ Liz

Thanks for dropping by! That’s a major difference between the two writers. Meyer is writing with passion, and King is writing out of habit. At the rate that he’s been churning out novels, it’s hard to believe that he is still getting emotionally attached to his characters. Writing skill isn’t everything, and I think that today’s young readers are proving that with their devotion to Twilight.

And you’re right. If a book can be a common interest for a kid and a parent, then there’s something right there.

@ Maria

Great to see you here! I do think that it’s more of a “girl thing.” But it’s not so far in that direction that guys can’t enjoy it too. I feel that Meyer has written this book in such a way though that she has over-concentrated on writing from a woman’s point of view.

Not everyone in this day and age is an english major, and unless you want to only target your book for that group of people, there has to be more substance than fancy writing. I think that this is a fact that people like King are having trouble coming to terms with. Who is he to say that Meyer can’t write when there are thousands of young people who disagree?