Ok ok in response....

Most everyone's heard about the Stephen King interview where he told his opinion on several authors including Stephenie Meyer.

I have to laugh at this because it's coming from Stephen King whom I've never liked. When everyone was jumping on his bandwagon years ago I tried to read one of his books, which was a major fail. I gave it a few years and tried another one. No one around me could believe I despised his books & I still do today.

However this statement of his, "Both Rowling and Meyer, they’re speaking directly to young people. ... The real difference is that JK Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephenie Meyer can’t write worth a darn. She’s not very good." " I both agree with and disagree with. Is JK an terrific author, nope. Can Stephenie write worth a darn? Nope.

I'm a HUGE SM fan we all know that however do I think her writing is phenomenal? No. Try listening to Twilight on tape, the woman reading the book can't pronunciate 'especially' correctly so you realize how many times SM uses it in the book. In the end it's the story I love and I think she's an amazing person.

This interview didn't really earn Stephen any brownie points with me. I think it's unprofessional to attack anyone which is essentially what he does to several authors. I understand that you have a column in a paper that you give your reviews on however it's done via constructive criticism not the way you state it in the interview. I'm all for stating your opinion but do so in a respectful manner.