If You Have Nothing Nice To Say...

Stephen King recently created a buzz by bad-talking the very popular Twilight series author Stephenie Meyer. He was being interviewed by Lorrie Lynch for a story which will appear in USA Weekend on March 6-8, but for now you can see her blog post . She asked him if his mainstream success over the past 35 years paved the way for the massive careers of Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling and Twilight author Stephenie Meyer. In the course of his answer he said "The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephenie Meyer can't write worth a darn," he said. "She's not very good."

Now I will preface my comments by saying I am not a fan of either King or Meyers. Having said that who does Stephen King think he is? I think his comments were just mean spirited, and he should take a second look at some of his own writing. What did he gain with his trash talking except many angry Meyer's fans who will be trash talking him for quite some time. The wrath of millions of teenage girls is upon you Mr. King--beware.