she doesn't like writing. she got lucky with her dream twilight and then they put her under contract to make more money off of her. so she HAD to write. i hope she didn't hurt herself. hehe ;D
have you ever had a thought or a dream so amazing to you, that you just had to write it down so you can remember it? that's what happened with her. the rest (new moon, eclipse, bree tanner) are just fillers.
i'm glad a writer made it, i just wish her books were better executed and edited.
Seriously people ! Shes just saying to write for the joy of writing ! Geez ! When your a writer and you go without writing for a long time it IS frustrating ! I know cuz I write ! If you hate her WHY DID YOU CLICK ON THIS VIDEO !
Wow.... I thought she was a bad writer but she's also ungrateful. She gestures to the loving fans as if they were a burden. Honestly, I'm glad she doesn't have the time to write. I don't want anymore of her words tainting the literary world. Also, a little modesty would be good for you, Mrs. Meyer.
Know that I got THAT out . . . Gr8t advice ! Stephanie Meyer and my friend who happens to be named Stephanie are the ones who inspired me to start writing
@justlikeheathen , thosefabulousssocks , salamaleikum80 , jingledjango ,droctopusbjj , superheromania , haloandmetroid , and midnightmaiden17 two thoughts occur . . . One if you don't like her then why did you click on this video !?!? Two just because she followed her dreams and got successful doesn't mean you need to go around hatin ! Your entitled to your opinion but what your doing is basically bullying . Oh and newsflash the life of a celebrity is stressful . . . Geez ! She was just explain
As a writer, I actually find Stephenie highly motivational, because she got published knowing less than 15 adjectives and has no talent, which is great news to us all.
I am planning on becoming a successful writer one of these days. I watched this video to know what not to do. So thanks, Stephenie, you're a lifesaver!
One of the rules many professional author's give young writers is to find a bit of time each day. Some recommend fifteen others recommend an hour. Can Meyer really say that she is way too busy to find that much time to write a book? She could take an hour in the afternoon to write and allow herself to unwind after a long day. That is WHAT writing for enjoyment is about. When you enjoy something you FIND time to do it.
It's not just Twilight. Everything she has published is HORRIBLE. I made sure my opinion was fair by reading her segments of her adult novel as well, and it's just as bad. The woman CANNOT WRITE. I'm astonished these books ever got published.
If you all hate her so much then why are you even watching this? Are your lives really that pathetic? If you don't like her books, don't read them. For the love of god how can so many people be this moronic.
@huskypuppylove She's a good writer because her books got published? That makes no sense. Thousands of books are published every year, alot of them are bad. Just because something get's published, doesn't mean it's good.
I don't understand why people say she's not talented. Obviously her books are good enough to get published. If she sucked at writing so much, she wouldn't have gotten published. At least, that's how I see it.
@huskypuppylove ~ Her books actually aren't good enough to be published. Whoever decided to publish her either wasn't doing right or they are really bad at their job. Her books are filled with grammatical errors any good editor can catch. That is just probably shouldn't have been published at all. Oh... and the publishing company that picked has a bad rep. Hasn't had one since around 2006 when it changed hands and Kaavya Viswanathan was caught plagiarizing.
@TheAlxxHydeShow Love King, but have to disagree. It's not like I keep all my ideas I write down, I develop them into something or (if that doesn't work) nothing.
@SuperHeroMania I agree I was just joking. I saw your comment and that was the first thing I thought of. Though I don't use an actual notebook (most of the time). I rather keep it in my head or type it down into a document on my computer.
stephenie Meyer wrote twilight while sitting at her kitchen table watching her kids she is an inspiration to wrtiters everywhere PLEASE type in GREEN LANTERN THE ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY it is the true story of hwo GEORGE LUCAS sent off duty CIA agents to threaten my Mother with guns PLEASE check it out thanks
I don't have a very high opinion of Meyer's writing ability. That said, she inspires me as a writer, because I now know that if she is "good" enough to get published, then I'm sure I'm also good enough to get published someday, as long as I keep dreaming...
(con't from previous comment) Overall, I think Stephenie Meyer is a writer with the ability to entertain, but not to write well, or at least as far as I've seen.
However, regardless of what anyone feels about her writing skills, Stephenie Meyer is a woman who has gotten kids in a generation who all too frequently don't give a shit about books to read, and for that, she deserves credit and thanks.
@MultiSmartass1 I agree that she got lucky. She basically took the average teenage girl's ultimate love fantasy and threw it up onto some paper, and then mixed in some supernatural creatures and a plot involving danger to thrill young readers. If they wanted well-written vampire material, there are other places to get it. As for the pop. fiction thing, that's fine by me. I don't give whether kids are reading James Patterson instead of Nabokov. (Guess I'll continue in another post
@MultiSmartass1 As I was getting to, not all popular fiction is crap (Stephen King is a popular fiction writer, and in my opinion, some of the stuff he writes is brilliant). Even if they are reading the crappy stuff, maybe they'll use it as a stepping stone to better things.
Alas, I agree that nobody should be taking Stephenie Meyer's advice about writing.
@LightningLazer96 That doesnt really work for anything else and it doesnt work for books. People dont junk food as way to lead to health food. People eat what they want and they read what they want.
@LightningLazer96 - I don't think Twilight is helping that many people move to better stuff. Meyer has panned her romance as being better then a good deal of the classics and some of her fans actually believe her. I've also seen some of the fans ask "who is Stephen King", "who is he to talk" and "he's just jealous because he hasn't won any awards." This worries me.
@boxcarmystery On second thought, you may be right about that. The fact that the fans of hers are that ignorant is scary. Although I was just bringing up the possibility people could use her stuff as a stepping stone-for example, as a child I read R.L. Stine's Goosebump books. I believe that that probably has a lot to do with my current interest in horror fiction.
My opinion on the whole debate dominating the comments (being someone who reads all kinds of books regardless of literary merit): I read all four twilight books, and I was entertained for the most part. However, there were passages which were so sappy I wanted to put the book down. Eventually, halfway through Breaking Dawn, I remember sitting up and thinking "what the fuck am I reading?!". Regardless, the books are for the most part entertaining. (will continue in next comment)
Poor woman there are a lot of people who actually hate her writing XD I love King but I don't think she is THAT bad, her grammar is too basic yes, it's like a thirteen years old girl writing a book, but it was fun though. Is one of the books I couldn't stop reading and I'm not ashamed of that
I'm curious George. What specifically is so bad about her writing? I read comments regarding her diction, syntax, and grammar but give some clear examples please. Thanks.
@ikon560 it's the story itself that goes completely oogabooga derp. instead of proper story with actual structure, its written to the wet dream of ditzy teenage girl, and ruins a perfectly good WELL ESTABLISHED mythos while doing that. you don't do that. also, you could have a field day with the subtext's, starting from spousal abuse, woman being worthless alone and without kid, and neat little stuff like that. sure, its a ditzy love story too but theres quite a bit more.
@ikon560 im not willing to read/watch it again so i'm running by my memory, but i can give you several contexts you're able to see yourself they're all summarized by better people than me, i'll send you a link eventually.
I read the Twilight books...not great, but I was indifferent to them. What turned me off to SM was something posted on her website once. It was something to the effect that she has written a novella which was "her version of a short story". That reeked of arrogance. Sorry, you did not invent the novella. It is merely a more complex, longer short story. I think people would try to take her more seriously if she weren't so self-important.
Hey, I'm saying nothing about the quality of the books; I've not read them. But that's the reason she's hated.
The films are awful by any reasonable standards, but they succeed because they fulfil various common fantasies across their target audience. The films are what people think of when they hear "Twilight" and so the author, without whom the films would never have been made, takes a lot of fire for writing the books even if most of her critics haven't read them.
I liked Twilight. I thought she did a good job writing the books, especially when you take into consideration the fact that she'd never been published before. If you don't like her books, then why are you on this video? Tons of people love her books, so let them enjoy the videos instead of ruining it for them with all of your hater comments. Okay? Thanks.
@FrazzleAndTheWolf There's no need to get rude. I wasn't using an attitude, I was just simply saying that people like to be rude and attack people over the internet because they can hide behind their computers without actually having to say it to the person's face. "Little thing called freedom of speech" sounds like you're the one with the attitude. And having freedom of speech doesn't mean you should be a jerk to everyone who has a different opinion than you.
why are there so many haters on this vid. if you don't like her why are you here. what you can't read. the title says Stephanie Meyer. don't click if you don't like her.
Ah, so this where the I Invented Writing Therefore My Opinion On How Something Should Be Written In Order For It To Be Good Is Always Correct Police dwell.
why do the fuck are all of you twilight haters even here? i get that people have opinions....but you can to a different video and make fun of how stupid twilight is...cause some people on her come here to talk about all the awesome things about twilight!!
@Kristhegirl39 I don't like Twilight, but I clicked on this video because I thought Ms. Meyer had some wisdom for aspiring writers like myself. "Write for the joy of writing." Well *yeah,* okay, I was already doing that. It doesn't help most people who consider themselves writers, because they're doing it *primarily* for their love of the craft, not for the desire to be famous. That's like saying the best advice for survival is breathing.
@Kristhegirl39 nah, it doesn't work like that. this vid is not titled "awesome things about twilight!!" it's "Stephenie Meyer's Advice For Writers!" and all the haters including me think she has none to give, so naturally we're all here. also, this is a public forum, and this video is not private or friends only. i have an opinion, and i get to express it. if you have an opinion to counter mine, you get to express it aswell and argue a case against mine if you wish. thats how things just are.
@kalebnation Me misspelling a writer's name who for your information doesn't know how to write either. I've never seen so many run on sentences in a book. Both author's are terrible at what they do, especially when he enjoys putting the word "fuck" in his books at lest 100 times. So why don't you tell me why I should care about two terrible writers? I prefer Stephen King over Stephenie Meyer hands down. But Both of them are terrible. So forgive me for not caring about a terrible writers name.
@TheCanadianPrairies Stephen King feels the need the use over excessive amounts of profanity in every one of his pieces. I give him great regards for being able to put himself in that characters shoes in order to envision his writing. But actual writing itself is terrible. Stories fantastic, writing is awful.
You're saying his books lose merit because you don't agree with his characters' (alleged over)use of profanity? They are just words, and in the real world, get thrown around quite frequently by the way.
He makes his characters realistic, and some people do talk with quite some profanity. He doesn't use profanity gratuitously, but imbeds it in the voice of the character for specific reasons.
You're making a big hooplah out of, well, nothing.
@TheCanadianPrairies How many of his books have you read? Honestly. If you have you might realize that his characters curse more often than real words. I like reading a book for the story line not for a half understandable piece of junk. Ask any person with an english major.
His characters aren't always cursing. And even if they do, so what? It's called realism. I'd be more concerned about the plot and character development than mere vocabulary.
Ask any person with an English major? Literature critics aplenty have praised King. Fellow authors like Orson Scott Card have too. Roger Ebert as well. They've all got prestigious backgrounds.
You're blindly hating on King over something many authors use in their stories.
What happened to hating profanity and vulgarity? Oh, wait, you never did. You were just blindly bashing King while listening to music with its own share of both. You can't bash a novel writer for using vulgarity and profanity when you listen to songs by songwriters with their own share of both. HYPOCRITE.
@TheCanadianPrairies If you fail to understand everything like you obviously are. Stephen King writes books, in which case people like to read and here's the kicker, some people like to envision them as a movie in your head. Have you ever watched any movie made by fearnet? Probably not. I severely dislike watching a movie "story" where there's a curse word every 12 seconds. You obviously don't know shit about this subject.
I don't have fearnet, because I don't even have cable or satellite (TV is a waste of money to me), nor am I in America.
But here's what you FAIL to understand.
People like to envision the STORIES in SONGS within their heads. Why do you think when, say, some musician tells his audience to get the FUCK up, they do?
You severely dislike watching movies where there is curse words but you don't mind uploading music with them?
@TheCanadianPrairies If you were in America you might be able to comprehend the American brain. When one listens to a song that is 3 minutes long we listen to the connection in a song to part of your life or an understanding of theirs. When we who understand music perceive this, we connect to it on a level of understanding and growth. Not everyone listens to music that's pure shit. I like listening to a song for it may help me, not tell me how bad their life was so they can bitch and moan.
"If you were in America you might be able to comprehend the American brain."
Yes, dear overlord American, your brains are just too complicated for us poor foreigners to even understand!
That's why you people gave us Stephenie Meyer, Lady Gaga, Ke$ha, Rebecca Black, Soulja Boy, Kanye West, Kevin Federline, Nicki Minaj and the other vast collection of idiots offering absolutely nothing of actual value to the world, right?
Because the American mind is so complex and special?
You told me you said music doesn't have stories. I've proven you wrong.
You said that you don't like Stephen King using profanity. Yet you don't mind songwriters who use profanity. Why is it a big deal that King uses it, but not when it's used in the songs you've uploaded and/or listen to?
People swear - that's life. That's just the way things are. In King's books, many times there are events that would make anyone just wonder what the fuck's going on.
@TheCanadianPrairies You explain how I could turn one of those songs into a 12hour movie then come back and talk you fucking moron. Learn to think before you talk.
If there's anyone who needs to think here, it's you.
You're making this "12 hour movie" hokum up just to function as some sort of shield.
I will ask you again.
Why is it not right for Stephen King to use profanity yet artists like Korn can use profanity and vulgarity in their songs (especially Korn's earlier stuff) without you whining and moaning?
@TheCanadianPrairies Mainly because the songs I uploaded on my channel were for a friend. She liked those songs so i uploaded them as a friendly gesture. As for the 12 hour movie deal, no, anybody who's creative and any bit intelligent likes to envision a book. I like putting myself in the story, and in reality I don't appreciate every other word being "Fuck" or "Bitch" Most in particular since I have a niece and a nephew always around who like to learn words.
You can put yourself in the story (a "12 hour movie") of a book.
But you can't put yourself in the story told in a song?
Really?
Stories have curse words. Whether in song or in book form. It's how life is. Realistic stories demand realistic characters. And realistically, people swear.
And if you're keeping your niece/nephew away from 'naughty' books, I suggest you look at homeschooling. Schools are a goldmine for curse words.
@TheCanadianPrairies The point of books is meant to not relate to your life. A lot of people view books as a way to put themselves in a fantasy world. Now if you feel like continuing with your narrow minded view of literature then please do it with yourself I'm done with you, I'm going to sleep.
A lot of people view that they can relate to books, too. I have never said that all books must be based on one specific standard. I am not narrow minded. I merely recognize that books can teach AND entertain.
There is nothing wrong with making books that relate to real life. Charles Dickens, Lee Harper, Alice Sebold, and others have done just that. Not every book has to be about a fantasy world. What about non-fiction books? Autobiographies?
Not every book has to be rooted in some fantasy world with nothing to do with real life. Books can inspire the reader to look at their own life differently, such as self-help books or religious books.
Books can not only be in a fantasy world but can relate to readers in real life (eg. People who talk about murdered family members after reading The Lovely Bones or children's books with life lessons.)
Books can entice the reader to want to change the world around them.
Wait till you come back to reply to me after this.
Throughout the history of recorded literature, fictional writing has served not only to entertain but also to instruct, inform or improve their audiences or readership. There is nothing wrong with people relating to the events of a book, nor the author of the book wanting to write beyond mere entertainment.
There's easily plenty of authors who can prove this to you, you narrow minded mugu.
"You explain how I could turn one of those songs into a 12hour movie then come back and talk you fucking moron."
Nice vulgarity, clown. I guess it's okay when you use vulgarity, but it's not okay when King does it. I guess it's okay to hold everyone to standards that you yourself don't follow. Oh wait, that's called hypocrisy.
Oh man. You really have no idea about the world in which we live.
Well, I've an example; Angra's "Temple of Hate" speaks about the brutal assault delivered from the Holy Roman Church onto Jerusalem on the month of July, 1099.
For three days, seventy-thousand Jewish and Muslim men, women and children were thrown down into turmoil and bloodshed for their beliefs.
It's called realism. As TheCanadianPrairies said, those words get thrown around quite frequently, especially with adults. I'm sorry that you've been living in a bubble which has prevented you from understanding this.
"Both author's are terrible at what they do, especially when he enjoys putting the word "fuck" in his books at lest 100 times."
BAAAAAAAAAAW CURSING. Freakin' pussy.
Also! Since you want to criticize King's writing abilities, might I ask why you used the word "authors" in a possessive form, instead of the usual plural form?
Thank the Lord she doesn't have the time to write more.... I don't think those ideas itching in her brain are any better than the shit that is Twilight.
to all of you talking shit about her...if u cant do anything..SHUT UP and keep your opinions to yourselves...shes now famous and lets see where you are...nowhere..if u hate her because shes mormon than go eat shit...and fuck off her...
@AtlasUtai01 no, that's not how it works. if the opinion is public, it's completely open for review or in this case, for people laugh to. people hate her because she makes money for being a literary whore, bastardizing everything she touches. also, did you know that Twilight advices young girls that its ok if your man beats you, its ok if a middleaged guy drools after 16 yr old and without a guy, you're nothing and you should get married instead of grades. are you sure you want to support that?
@somberlight i read twilight a hundred times...and those all those ideas and accusations are not even enforced there...so whatever she writes..i fully support...
@AtlasUtai01 oh its all there, but if you'd rather close your eyes and take it as you see it, a teen-fantasy for girls and not as a serious literary piece, that i can understand and let you be.
@AtlasUtai01 - As somberlight has said, those things are there. Tons of articles are able to articulate the evidence and the ones that try to disprove them can't come up with the needed evidence. Like many other fans you don't want your perfect little bubble burst.
@AtlasUtai01 No one hates her because she's Mormon.They hate her 'cause 1) she has little grasp of diction, metaphors, grammar, or syntax, 2) her characters lack dimension/profound growth over 4 books, 3) it romanticizes psychologically abusive relationships (Edward's stalking, Bella stringing along Jacob, Sam clawing his wife--he feels bad, but what about wifey?) and pedophilia (Jacob's lolita soulmate, Renesmee), and 4) conflicts are overly dramatized, then glossed over with friendly chit-chat
@AtlasUtai01 - Please learn what censorship is. What you are advocating for is for the people who have negative opinions of what you don't like to have their opinions silenced. That is censorship. BECAUSE she is famous she is all the more open to receiving negative criticism. That is PART of being a published writer.
Huh? How can this woman say advice for writers, knowing she isn't a writer herself? Come on, DON'T TELL ME HER CRAPS ARE NOVELS! No, no. Just shit without any style.
The advice is actually pretty good, nevertheless I think she is a bad writer (I tried to read Twilight, and I don't need to read the whole thing to know that is bad). But even a broken clock is right twice a day, isn't it?
Really? Before these movies came out I'm sure most of you people trolling loved them. I know I did! And I still re-read them often. Who cares what Hollywood did to the books, just read them for what they are.
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@Badjakaru She can write. What you mean is that she can't write well. And she doesn't have to stop publishing because she sells better than most authors out there. Publishing isn't about writing talent, it's a business and is all about your ability to sell.
I don't really like her but so many of you guys are actually being rude. So what if she's doing this for the fame? I wouldn't mind being in her position and having millions of dollars in my bank account.
People are "rude" because it's just not right that there's probably plenty of talented writers out there aspiring to get published, but for whatever reason they can't, yet here comes this hack writer who - as King said - can't write worth a darn at all, and yet she's gotten millions off having no talent whatsoever.
That's why people are "rude" to Meyer. Because she's just so undeserving of her fame.
@TheCanadianPrairies I agree that she isn't talented but the publishing world is about what sells and unfortunately, the majority of people can't read above a fifth grade level and so literature has to be dumbed down for the masses.
@TheCanadianPrairies But I see no reason to be so rude. Sure, I don't like her but it's getting to the point where this is becoming abuse. Just because she's famous doesn't mean that these criticisms don't count as bullying. Criticise her use of vocabulary and her lack of character development but calling her fat or dumb is bullying and that's what I find so annoying.
I wasn't talking about people calling her "dumb" or "fat" or anything like that. I don't even care that much anymore about Twilight. I only came here because some friend of mine thought that it was quite interesting.
I've only mentioned people's frustration not only with Twilight, but with society's consistent fixation on mediocre drivel. I mean, what exactly has Twilight got that makes it more deserving of all its fame than the exactly-the-same supermarket romances?
@TheCanadianPrairies As someone who has been bullied before, I don't like that this is happening to someone who has feelings. I know not everyone likes her but this isn't exactly a private forum and she can read what people are writing. What started off as criticisms and frustration has turned into a kind of bullying frenzy.
I doubt Stephanie Meyer even reads any of this or pays attention to it. Why? I have evidence suggesting her brother shelters her from all of it, and apparently also from the bullying Twilight fans do to non-fans, which includes beatings, attempted drownings, and broken bones.
Where's Meyer's outrage about that? I don't see Rowling or King's fans beating people up.
This is the internet. There are no standards of decorum. It just, well, is.
@TheCanadianPrairies He does shelter her. I and some friends sent her an email a while ago saying that we feel she's punishing her fans for her own mistakes and we got no reply.
I was slapped by a Twifan. No problems though because I hit her back and I'm pretty intimidating as it is.
@TheCanadianPrairies There may not be standards of decorum but the law is still in place and can be used over the internet. She may not be reading this but it still counts as bullying. And what lesson does this teach to other teens and kids? What? Bullying is fine? Bullying is abuse no matter what you call it.
@TheCanadianPrairies I've been through a lot of bullying in my life and it still affects me. Most of the criticisms I've seen are okay but some people have posted some horribly sick stuff on the internet and it's disgusting!
Stephanie Meyer sells better than most authors out there?
Tell that to Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, Danielle Steel, and others who outsell her to this day.
So what if she's doing this for the fame? Yep. Because you shouldn't care when she's written a series that basically puts misogyny on a pedestal. But if rappers can do it for a decade, why not Meyer?
@TheCanadianPrairies But Steel and King have written more books than her. Meyer sells more copies of one book than them, not including Queen Rowling.
I don't care if she's doing this for the fame because I have other things in my life to worry about, things that actually matter like illnesses. I don't like the misogynistic undertones in Twilight but at least I've met boys who criticise them rather than make sexist jokes because of Twilight.
Meyer outsells Stephen King? Fail. That's not even close to reality.
Also, caring about one's health is vital aspect of living, but people care if she's doing it for the fame because they are gripped by a belief that it's just not right to reward people who aren't talented, that the books have the undertones you don't like, and so on.
Twilight shouldn't even be famous. It's the same shit you can find at supermarkets, but of a far lower quality than even that.
@HedvigU The advice she is giving is good, I'll be fair. However though, taking advice from Stephanie Meyer when it comes to writing is almost laughable, seeing that her books are terribly written with half-baked plots, idiotic characters, and incomprehensible dialogue. If you ask me, Meyer simply heard this advice one day, and never practiced it.
@Slide2671 Well, I guess... I personally have not ever read her books and don't know much about her writing style. But when coming to inspiring others, well, she is a good inspiration and she does not have to be professional to inspire others.
she doesn't like writing. she got lucky with her dream twilight and then they put her under contract to make more money off of her. so she HAD to write. i hope she didn't hurt herself. hehe ;D
have you ever had a thought or a dream so amazing to you, that you just had to write it down so you can remember it? that's what happened with her. the rest (new moon, eclipse, bree tanner) are just fillers.
i'm glad a writer made it, i just wish her books were better executed and edited.
NellChenoweth 1 week ago
Seriously people ! Shes just saying to write for the joy of writing ! Geez ! When your a writer and you go without writing for a long time it IS frustrating ! I know cuz I write ! If you hate her WHY DID YOU CLICK ON THIS VIDEO !
Phantwigurl 1 week ago
Wow.... I thought she was a bad writer but she's also ungrateful. She gestures to the loving fans as if they were a burden. Honestly, I'm glad she doesn't have the time to write. I don't want anymore of her words tainting the literary world. Also, a little modesty would be good for you, Mrs. Meyer.
Anya365 1 week ago
Worst parts of "The Wuthering Heights" + worst parts of "Interview With The Vampire" = Twilight
JANO66 1 week ago
Know that I got THAT out . . . Gr8t advice ! Stephanie Meyer and my friend who happens to be named Stephanie are the ones who inspired me to start writing
Phantwigurl 1 week ago
@justlikeheathen , thosefabulousssocks , salamaleikum80 , jingledjango ,droctopusbjj , superheromania , haloandmetroid , and midnightmaiden17 two thoughts occur . . . One if you don't like her then why did you click on this video !?!? Two just because she followed her dreams and got successful doesn't mean you need to go around hatin ! Your entitled to your opinion but what your doing is basically bullying . Oh and newsflash the life of a celebrity is stressful . . . Geez ! She was just explain
Phantwigurl 1 week ago
As a writer, I actually find Stephenie highly motivational, because she got published knowing less than 15 adjectives and has no talent, which is great news to us all.
justlikeheathen 2 weeks ago
@justlikeheathen She's the Rebecca Black of the literary world.
Anya365 1 week ago
I can't find time to write. I HAVE to go to parties and celebrations of MY book. My life is so hard.
J.k. Rowling wrote her first book on FREAKING NAPKINS. and is still more successful.
Where's YOUR roller coaster? Bish.
thosefabuloussocks 2 weeks ago
i hate her face
Salamaleikum80 2 weeks ago
"I'm so busy being successful, I can't find the time to write. My life is so hard. Waa."
jingledjango 3 weeks ago 2
I am planning on becoming a successful writer one of these days. I watched this video to know what not to do. So thanks, Stephenie, you're a lifesaver!
BloodAndRainbows13 4 weeks ago
One of the rules many professional author's give young writers is to find a bit of time each day. Some recommend fifteen others recommend an hour. Can Meyer really say that she is way too busy to find that much time to write a book? She could take an hour in the afternoon to write and allow herself to unwind after a long day. That is WHAT writing for enjoyment is about. When you enjoy something you FIND time to do it.
boxcarmystery 1 month ago
It's not just Twilight. Everything she has published is HORRIBLE. I made sure my opinion was fair by reading her segments of her adult novel as well, and it's just as bad. The woman CANNOT WRITE. I'm astonished these books ever got published.
MidnightMaiden17 1 month ago 10
The less she writes, the better off we all are.
DrOctopusBJJ 1 month ago in playlist Advice From Authors 5
If you all hate her so much then why are you even watching this? Are your lives really that pathetic? If you don't like her books, don't read them. For the love of god how can so many people be this moronic.
rockstargem1 1 month ago
@huskypuppylove She's a good writer because her books got published? That makes no sense. Thousands of books are published every year, alot of them are bad. Just because something get's published, doesn't mean it's good.
PinkFloydJr1 1 month ago 2
I don't understand why people say she's not talented. Obviously her books are good enough to get published. If she sucked at writing so much, she wouldn't have gotten published. At least, that's how I see it.
huskypuppylove 1 month ago
@huskypuppylove ~ Her books actually aren't good enough to be published. Whoever decided to publish her either wasn't doing right or they are really bad at their job. Her books are filled with grammatical errors any good editor can catch. That is just probably shouldn't have been published at all. Oh... and the publishing company that picked has a bad rep. Hasn't had one since around 2006 when it changed hands and Kaavya Viswanathan was caught plagiarizing.
boxcarmystery 1 month ago
@boxcarmystery Oh I didn't know about the secret stuff with the publishing or anything. I'm just saying that's what I think.
huskypuppylove 1 month ago
If I was a writer who was busy I'd carry a notebook to write ideas that pinch my mind, not cry like a little baby about it
SuperHeroMania 1 month ago
@SuperHeroMania Stephen King says you should never use a notebook because it's a good way to immortalize bad ideas.. xD
TheAlxxHydeShow 1 month ago
@TheAlxxHydeShow Love King, but have to disagree. It's not like I keep all my ideas I write down, I develop them into something or (if that doesn't work) nothing.
SuperHeroMania 1 month ago
@SuperHeroMania I agree I was just joking. I saw your comment and that was the first thing I thought of. Though I don't use an actual notebook (most of the time). I rather keep it in my head or type it down into a document on my computer.
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TheRobMargolin 1 month ago
I don't have a very high opinion of Meyer's writing ability. That said, she inspires me as a writer, because I now know that if she is "good" enough to get published, then I'm sure I'm also good enough to get published someday, as long as I keep dreaming...
ImaRocketDog1 1 month ago 2
Thank you Steph, youre awesome... <3
utubequeenesther 1 month ago
@poopoounicorn ha. That's what she said.;D
chickapac 1 month ago
well that was quick. ha
poopoounicorn 2 months ago
(con't from previous comment) Overall, I think Stephenie Meyer is a writer with the ability to entertain, but not to write well, or at least as far as I've seen.
However, regardless of what anyone feels about her writing skills, Stephenie Meyer is a woman who has gotten kids in a generation who all too frequently don't give a shit about books to read, and for that, she deserves credit and thanks.
LightningLazer96 2 months ago
@LightningLazer96 That's because she's not a writer but an author.
Basically, she got lucky with TWILIGHT-she has never written anything before that.
Actually Rowling got kids to read not Meyer. And basically what both of them did was lure kids into popular fiction.
Its fine but speaking as a professional writer, I dont take her advice seriously and neither should any wannabe writer-freelancer, novelist etc.
If you arent writing to make a buck, you are wasting your time.
MultiSmartass1 2 months ago
@MultiSmartass1 I agree that she got lucky. She basically took the average teenage girl's ultimate love fantasy and threw it up onto some paper, and then mixed in some supernatural creatures and a plot involving danger to thrill young readers. If they wanted well-written vampire material, there are other places to get it. As for the pop. fiction thing, that's fine by me. I don't give whether kids are reading James Patterson instead of Nabokov. (Guess I'll continue in another post
LightningLazer96 2 months ago
@LightningLazer96 Yeah, that's about right as regards to Mayer. Most kids and adults read crap anyway.
MultiSmartass1 2 months ago
@MultiSmartass1 As I was getting to, not all popular fiction is crap (Stephen King is a popular fiction writer, and in my opinion, some of the stuff he writes is brilliant). Even if they are reading the crappy stuff, maybe they'll use it as a stepping stone to better things.
Alas, I agree that nobody should be taking Stephenie Meyer's advice about writing.
LightningLazer96 2 months ago
@LightningLazer96 That doesnt really work for anything else and it doesnt work for books. People dont junk food as way to lead to health food. People eat what they want and they read what they want.
MultiSmartass1 2 months ago
@LightningLazer96 - I don't think Twilight is helping that many people move to better stuff. Meyer has panned her romance as being better then a good deal of the classics and some of her fans actually believe her. I've also seen some of the fans ask "who is Stephen King", "who is he to talk" and "he's just jealous because he hasn't won any awards." This worries me.
boxcarmystery 1 month ago
@boxcarmystery On second thought, you may be right about that. The fact that the fans of hers are that ignorant is scary. Although I was just bringing up the possibility people could use her stuff as a stepping stone-for example, as a child I read R.L. Stine's Goosebump books. I believe that that probably has a lot to do with my current interest in horror fiction.
LightningLazer96 1 month ago
My opinion on the whole debate dominating the comments (being someone who reads all kinds of books regardless of literary merit): I read all four twilight books, and I was entertained for the most part. However, there were passages which were so sappy I wanted to put the book down. Eventually, halfway through Breaking Dawn, I remember sitting up and thinking "what the fuck am I reading?!". Regardless, the books are for the most part entertaining. (will continue in next comment)
LightningLazer96 2 months ago
Thanks for your reply, Somberlight.
ikon560 2 months ago
I guess it's an advice for dummies
TheCodexpage 2 months ago
Good advice. Thanks, Stephenie Meyer. :)
MsCaramello73 2 months ago
Poor woman there are a lot of people who actually hate her writing XD I love King but I don't think she is THAT bad, her grammar is too basic yes, it's like a thirteen years old girl writing a book, but it was fun though. Is one of the books I couldn't stop reading and I'm not ashamed of that
millel1986 2 months ago
I'm curious George. What specifically is so bad about her writing? I read comments regarding her diction, syntax, and grammar but give some clear examples please. Thanks.
ikon560 2 months ago
@ikon560 it's the story itself that goes completely oogabooga derp. instead of proper story with actual structure, its written to the wet dream of ditzy teenage girl, and ruins a perfectly good WELL ESTABLISHED mythos while doing that. you don't do that. also, you could have a field day with the subtext's, starting from spousal abuse, woman being worthless alone and without kid, and neat little stuff like that. sure, its a ditzy love story too but theres quite a bit more.
somberlight 2 months ago
@ikon560 im not willing to read/watch it again so i'm running by my memory, but i can give you several contexts you're able to see yourself they're all summarized by better people than me, i'll send you a link eventually.
somberlight 2 months ago
here's some advice, don't write shitty love stories about gay sparkling vampires
DktorChoas 2 months ago
Good...advice from Rick Riordan...I'll head over there; better advice.
hippiebeatlesgirl1 2 months ago
I don't need her advice.
Summery95 2 months ago
I read the Twilight books...not great, but I was indifferent to them. What turned me off to SM was something posted on her website once. It was something to the effect that she has written a novella which was "her version of a short story". That reeked of arrogance. Sorry, you did not invent the novella. It is merely a more complex, longer short story. I think people would try to take her more seriously if she weren't so self-important.
JENNH1688 2 months ago
the awkward moment when one of the most hated writer of the world gave advice.
WhiteshadoW0005 2 months ago 16
@WhiteshadoW0005 why is she hated?
rkg11918 2 months ago
@rkg11918
Umm, because she wrote Twilight...
nashertheatheist 1 month ago
@nashertheatheist So? If twilight is a piece of shit why is it famous now?
rkg11918 1 month ago
@rkg11918
Hey, I'm saying nothing about the quality of the books; I've not read them. But that's the reason she's hated.
The films are awful by any reasonable standards, but they succeed because they fulfil various common fantasies across their target audience. The films are what people think of when they hear "Twilight" and so the author, without whom the films would never have been made, takes a lot of fire for writing the books even if most of her critics haven't read them.
nashertheatheist 1 month ago
@rkg11918 her books are terribly written and cliche filled trash that has brain washed a whole generation. The movies are even worse.
HaloandMetroid 1 month ago 2
@WhiteshadoW0005 The AWKWARD (awkward and INTERESTING) moment when a "person" knows several things about twilight and he or she doesnt like it. O.O
utubequeenesther 1 month ago
I'm writing... for the joy of write, as my stephenie says </3
utubequeenesther 2 months ago
@all you people fighting about good and bad writers,
I don't do politics. Here's a cookie! :D
TheHolyStrawberry 3 months ago
I liked Twilight. I thought she did a good job writing the books, especially when you take into consideration the fact that she'd never been published before. If you don't like her books, then why are you on this video? Tons of people love her books, so let them enjoy the videos instead of ruining it for them with all of your hater comments. Okay? Thanks.
famouskates2 3 months ago
@famouskates2 "then why are you on this video?"
Little thing called freedom of speech - we can say what we like.
And you need to drop the attitude. "Okay? Thanks."
FrazzleAndTheWolf 2 months ago
@FrazzleAndTheWolf There's no need to get rude. I wasn't using an attitude, I was just simply saying that people like to be rude and attack people over the internet because they can hide behind their computers without actually having to say it to the person's face. "Little thing called freedom of speech" sounds like you're the one with the attitude. And having freedom of speech doesn't mean you should be a jerk to everyone who has a different opinion than you.
famouskates2 2 months ago
why are there so many haters on this vid. if you don't like her why are you here. what you can't read. the title says Stephanie Meyer. don't click if you don't like her.
gmoney1800 3 months ago
that is so true. write for the joy. i need to remember that.
gmoney1800 3 months ago
Ah, so this where the I Invented Writing Therefore My Opinion On How Something Should Be Written In Order For It To Be Good Is Always Correct Police dwell.
CassJayTuck 3 months ago 3
Stephenie Meyer is a horrible author, I tried reading Twilight and I had to stop after the first chapter.
willycosme 3 months ago
why do the fuck are all of you twilight haters even here? i get that people have opinions....but you can to a different video and make fun of how stupid twilight is...cause some people on her come here to talk about all the awesome things about twilight!!
Kristhegirl39 3 months ago
@Kristhegirl39 lol what awesome things about twilight? please amuse me with some things you come up with.
xXHamm3rh3adXx 3 months ago
@Kristhegirl39 I don't like Twilight, but I clicked on this video because I thought Ms. Meyer had some wisdom for aspiring writers like myself. "Write for the joy of writing." Well *yeah,* okay, I was already doing that. It doesn't help most people who consider themselves writers, because they're doing it *primarily* for their love of the craft, not for the desire to be famous. That's like saying the best advice for survival is breathing.
TheAwkwardSylence 3 months ago
@Kristhegirl39 nah, it doesn't work like that. this vid is not titled "awesome things about twilight!!" it's "Stephenie Meyer's Advice For Writers!" and all the haters including me think she has none to give, so naturally we're all here. also, this is a public forum, and this video is not private or friends only. i have an opinion, and i get to express it. if you have an opinion to counter mine, you get to express it aswell and argue a case against mine if you wish. thats how things just are.
somberlight 3 months ago
Stephanie Meyer is a TERRIBLE writer.
sammolikestoast 3 months ago
There's a good reason Stephan King makes fun of her "Writing Capabilities."
hyoushie 3 months ago 8
@hyoushie When poking at someone's writing capabilities, please at least spell "Stephen King" correctly.
kalebnation 3 months ago 19
@kalebnation Me misspelling a writer's name who for your information doesn't know how to write either. I've never seen so many run on sentences in a book. Both author's are terrible at what they do, especially when he enjoys putting the word "fuck" in his books at lest 100 times. So why don't you tell me why I should care about two terrible writers? I prefer Stephen King over Stephenie Meyer hands down. But Both of them are terrible. So forgive me for not caring about a terrible writers name.
hyoushie 3 months ago
@hyoushie
Stephen King doesn't know how to write?
I give you props for being a fellow hater of this Twilight shit, but come on. Stephen King can't write? One of the bonafide legends of writing?
LOLWUT?
TheCanadianPrairies 2 months ago
@TheCanadianPrairies Stephen King feels the need the use over excessive amounts of profanity in every one of his pieces. I give him great regards for being able to put himself in that characters shoes in order to envision his writing. But actual writing itself is terrible. Stories fantastic, writing is awful.
hyoushie 2 months ago
@hyoushie
You're saying his books lose merit because you don't agree with his characters' (alleged over)use of profanity? They are just words, and in the real world, get thrown around quite frequently by the way.
He makes his characters realistic, and some people do talk with quite some profanity. He doesn't use profanity gratuitously, but imbeds it in the voice of the character for specific reasons.
You're making a big hooplah out of, well, nothing.
TheCanadianPrairies 2 months ago
@TheCanadianPrairies How many of his books have you read? Honestly. If you have you might realize that his characters curse more often than real words. I like reading a book for the story line not for a half understandable piece of junk. Ask any person with an english major.
hyoushie 2 months ago
@hyoushie
I've read many of his books.
His characters aren't always cursing. And even if they do, so what? It's called realism. I'd be more concerned about the plot and character development than mere vocabulary.
Ask any person with an English major? Literature critics aplenty have praised King. Fellow authors like Orson Scott Card have too. Roger Ebert as well. They've all got prestigious backgrounds.
You're blindly hating on King over something many authors use in their stories.
TheCanadianPrairies 2 months ago
@TheCanadianPrairies No, I'm hating on him because instead of using actual literature and vocabulary he chooses to use profanity and vulgarity.
hyoushie 2 months ago
@hyoushie
God help you if you read books by many other authors out there.
Also, I love how you dislike profanity and yet you've uploaded a Korn song that has such lyrics like "Shut the fuck up, get up!"
So it's good to swear in music but not in literature? Really?
Korn has often used curse words in their music. Better stop listening to them.
You upload a song and the info says: "Put'cha titties in my face!"
That's not vulgarity?
Stop being such a hypocrite and grow a pair.
TheCanadianPrairies 2 months ago
@TheCanadianPrairies Since when does music have a story? Get off your high horse you fucking cunt.
hyoushie 2 months ago
@hyoushie
avclub.com/articles/inventory-26-songs-that-are-just-as-good-as-short,1816/
"Get off your high horse you fucking cunt."
What happened to hating profanity and vulgarity? Oh, wait, you never did. You were just blindly bashing King while listening to music with its own share of both. You can't bash a novel writer for using vulgarity and profanity when you listen to songs by songwriters with their own share of both. HYPOCRITE.
Ride YOUR high horse into oblivion, please.
TheCanadianPrairies 2 months ago
@TheCanadianPrairies If you fail to understand everything like you obviously are. Stephen King writes books, in which case people like to read and here's the kicker, some people like to envision them as a movie in your head. Have you ever watched any movie made by fearnet? Probably not. I severely dislike watching a movie "story" where there's a curse word every 12 seconds. You obviously don't know shit about this subject.
hyoushie 2 months ago
@hyoushie
I don't have fearnet, because I don't even have cable or satellite (TV is a waste of money to me), nor am I in America.
But here's what you FAIL to understand.
People like to envision the STORIES in SONGS within their heads. Why do you think when, say, some musician tells his audience to get the FUCK up, they do?
You severely dislike watching movies where there is curse words but you don't mind uploading music with them?
FAILURE is you.
Stop avoiding your hypocrisy.
TheCanadianPrairies 2 months ago
@TheCanadianPrairies If you were in America you might be able to comprehend the American brain. When one listens to a song that is 3 minutes long we listen to the connection in a song to part of your life or an understanding of theirs. When we who understand music perceive this, we connect to it on a level of understanding and growth. Not everyone listens to music that's pure shit. I like listening to a song for it may help me, not tell me how bad their life was so they can bitch and moan.
hyoushie 2 months ago
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@hyoushie
You sure are consistent, aren't you? (/sarcasm)
All I did was tell you that songs (can) have stories when you said that they did not. ("Since when does music have a story?")
I don't necessarily listen to the examples I gave you. You don't even know what I listen to.
American brain? Really? You even trying anymore, sonny boy?
You don't understand music. At all. Otherwise you wouldn't have said music never had stories to tell.
You don't understand jack, son.
TheCanadianPrairies 2 months ago
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@hyoushie
"If you were in America you might be able to comprehend the American brain."
Yes, dear overlord American, your brains are just too complicated for us poor foreigners to even understand!
That's why you people gave us Stephenie Meyer, Lady Gaga, Ke$ha, Rebecca Black, Soulja Boy, Kanye West, Kevin Federline, Nicki Minaj and the other vast collection of idiots offering absolutely nothing of actual value to the world, right?
Because the American mind is so complex and special?
RadharcMarbh 2 months ago
@RadharcMarbh
The best opinion about american icons I have heard so far :D
*sending hypothetical love to you*
imonaboatization 2 months ago
@imonaboatization
Thank you! I try to keep things fresh and interesting.
RadharcMarbh 2 months ago
@hyoushie
Here's the kicker.
You told me you said music doesn't have stories. I've proven you wrong.
You said that you don't like Stephen King using profanity. Yet you don't mind songwriters who use profanity. Why is it a big deal that King uses it, but not when it's used in the songs you've uploaded and/or listen to?
People swear - that's life. That's just the way things are. In King's books, many times there are events that would make anyone just wonder what the fuck's going on.
TheCanadianPrairies 2 months ago
@hyoushie
Oh, before you ride valiantly into oblivion like the glorious tool you are, here's some more luggage for your high horse to carry.
Kurt Cobain wrote "Polly" based on a real life STORY.
Eminem wrote "Stan" which tells the STORY of a hardcore fan.
Undying Love by Nas tells the STORY of him and his unfaithful girl.
2Pac's 16 on Death Row tells the STORY of a young man on death row.
I could easily go on. Look at Johnny Cash, the Beatles, Frank Sinatra, and many more.
TheCanadianPrairies 2 months ago
@TheCanadianPrairies You explain how I could turn one of those songs into a 12hour movie then come back and talk you fucking moron. Learn to think before you talk.
hyoushie 2 months ago
@hyoushie
You mad, bro?
If there's anyone who needs to think here, it's you.
You're making this "12 hour movie" hokum up just to function as some sort of shield.
I will ask you again.
Why is it not right for Stephen King to use profanity yet artists like Korn can use profanity and vulgarity in their songs (especially Korn's earlier stuff) without you whining and moaning?
TheCanadianPrairies 2 months ago
@TheCanadianPrairies Mainly because the songs I uploaded on my channel were for a friend. She liked those songs so i uploaded them as a friendly gesture. As for the 12 hour movie deal, no, anybody who's creative and any bit intelligent likes to envision a book. I like putting myself in the story, and in reality I don't appreciate every other word being "Fuck" or "Bitch" Most in particular since I have a niece and a nephew always around who like to learn words.
hyoushie 2 months ago
@hyoushie
So let me get this straight.
You can put yourself in the story (a "12 hour movie") of a book.
But you can't put yourself in the story told in a song?
Really?
Stories have curse words. Whether in song or in book form. It's how life is. Realistic stories demand realistic characters. And realistically, people swear.
And if you're keeping your niece/nephew away from 'naughty' books, I suggest you look at homeschooling. Schools are a goldmine for curse words.
TheCanadianPrairies 2 months ago
@hyoushie
Also, if you have such a hatred for profanity and vulgarity, you wouldn't upload anything to do with bands who've have had quite the amount of both.
You'd have preserved your all great moral integrity.
Swearing in books does not mean an author is terrible. Character development and plot are far more important.
And if it matters so much to you, I suggest going to your nearest Christian bookstore or something. There you go. Wholesome books and music.
No swearing.
TheCanadianPrairies 2 months ago
@TheCanadianPrairies The point of books is meant to not relate to your life. A lot of people view books as a way to put themselves in a fantasy world. Now if you feel like continuing with your narrow minded view of literature then please do it with yourself I'm done with you, I'm going to sleep.
hyoushie 2 months ago
@hyoushie
A lot of people view that they can relate to books, too. I have never said that all books must be based on one specific standard. I am not narrow minded. I merely recognize that books can teach AND entertain.
There is nothing wrong with making books that relate to real life. Charles Dickens, Lee Harper, Alice Sebold, and others have done just that. Not every book has to be about a fantasy world. What about non-fiction books? Autobiographies?
TheCanadianPrairies 2 months ago
@hyoushie
Not every book has to be rooted in some fantasy world with nothing to do with real life. Books can inspire the reader to look at their own life differently, such as self-help books or religious books.
Books can not only be in a fantasy world but can relate to readers in real life (eg. People who talk about murdered family members after reading The Lovely Bones or children's books with life lessons.)
Books can entice the reader to want to change the world around them.
TheCanadianPrairies 2 months ago
@hyoushie
You're done with me?
Wait till you come back to reply to me after this.
Throughout the history of recorded literature, fictional writing has served not only to entertain but also to instruct, inform or improve their audiences or readership. There is nothing wrong with people relating to the events of a book, nor the author of the book wanting to write beyond mere entertainment.
There's easily plenty of authors who can prove this to you, you narrow minded mugu.
TheCanadianPrairies 2 months ago
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@hyoushie
Angra's "Temple of Hate" could easily be made into a movie.
But not a twelve hour one. You tell me of a movie that lasts twelve hours.
Not a series that lasts over twelve hours. I mean a sole movie.
RadharcMarbh 2 months ago
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@hyoushie
"You explain how I could turn one of those songs into a 12hour movie then come back and talk you fucking moron."
Nice vulgarity, clown. I guess it's okay when you use vulgarity, but it's not okay when King does it. I guess it's okay to hold everyone to standards that you yourself don't follow. Oh wait, that's called hypocrisy.
RadharcMarbh 2 months ago
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@hyoushie
"Since when does music have a story?"
Oh man. You really have no idea about the world in which we live.
Well, I've an example; Angra's "Temple of Hate" speaks about the brutal assault delivered from the Holy Roman Church onto Jerusalem on the month of July, 1099.
For three days, seventy-thousand Jewish and Muslim men, women and children were thrown down into turmoil and bloodshed for their beliefs.
If that's not a story, then I don't know what is.
RadharcMarbh 2 months ago
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@hyoushie
So fucking what if there's so much pissing God damn mother fucking profanity and shit?
You like Korn; they're KNOWN for their excessive vulgarity.
I like the hypocrisy!
RadharcMarbh 2 months ago
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@hyoushie
Ah ha ha, "overuse of profanity."
It's called realism. As TheCanadianPrairies said, those words get thrown around quite frequently, especially with adults. I'm sorry that you've been living in a bubble which has prevented you from understanding this.
RadharcMarbh 2 months ago
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@hyoushie
"Both author's are terrible at what they do, especially when he enjoys putting the word "fuck" in his books at lest 100 times."
BAAAAAAAAAAW CURSING. Freakin' pussy.
Also! Since you want to criticize King's writing abilities, might I ask why you used the word "authors" in a possessive form, instead of the usual plural form?
And why is "both" suddenly a proper noun?
And why is "writers" not in possessive form?
My God, you're a world class hypocrite.
RadharcMarbh 2 months ago
@hyoushie whoa! stephen king makes fun of Meyer's writing capabilities? She must REALLY suck at writing then . . .
oopalonga 2 months ago
My advice for writers: Don't be Stephenie Meyer.
SirAdamusGames 3 months ago
Joy of writing...sure. U sure wrote for the joy that's why u sent the copy to the publisher lmao.
Hypocrit much?
NenaGamer 3 months ago
Thank the Lord she doesn't have the time to write more.... I don't think those ideas itching in her brain are any better than the shit that is Twilight.
PigfartsIsOnMars4 3 months ago
Actually, this is KIND OF good advice, even if her writing is decent at best.
newbienomsfewds1 3 months ago
Receiving Advice...... Calculating...... MALFUNCTION! DOES NOT COMPUTE! DOES NOT COMPUTE! ADVICE IS INVALID! SHUTTING DOOOooooowwn.
mrlego611 3 months ago
She sort of reminds me of Lauren Graham.
Remorselesslymine 3 months ago
what an ugly pig. I doubt she wrote any of it. Likely came from think tank authors.
fly007mw 3 months ago
write for the joy of writing by all means, but for fuck's sake keep it to yourself, Stephanie.
MadOldPete 3 months ago 2
she has 400 millions and WTF is that on her neck????? plastic necklace?????
balidancer 3 months ago
to all of you talking shit about her...if u cant do anything..SHUT UP and keep your opinions to yourselves...shes now famous and lets see where you are...nowhere..if u hate her because shes mormon than go eat shit...and fuck off her...
AtlasUtai01 3 months ago
@AtlasUtai01 no, that's not how it works. if the opinion is public, it's completely open for review or in this case, for people laugh to. people hate her because she makes money for being a literary whore, bastardizing everything she touches. also, did you know that Twilight advices young girls that its ok if your man beats you, its ok if a middleaged guy drools after 16 yr old and without a guy, you're nothing and you should get married instead of grades. are you sure you want to support that?
somberlight 3 months ago
@somberlight i read twilight a hundred times...and those all those ideas and accusations are not even enforced there...so whatever she writes..i fully support...
AtlasUtai01 3 months ago
@AtlasUtai01 oh its all there, but if you'd rather close your eyes and take it as you see it, a teen-fantasy for girls and not as a serious literary piece, that i can understand and let you be.
somberlight 3 months ago
@AtlasUtai01 - As somberlight has said, those things are there. Tons of articles are able to articulate the evidence and the ones that try to disprove them can't come up with the needed evidence. Like many other fans you don't want your perfect little bubble burst.
boxcarmystery 1 month ago
@AtlasUtai01 No one hates her because she's Mormon.They hate her 'cause 1) she has little grasp of diction, metaphors, grammar, or syntax, 2) her characters lack dimension/profound growth over 4 books, 3) it romanticizes psychologically abusive relationships (Edward's stalking, Bella stringing along Jacob, Sam clawing his wife--he feels bad, but what about wifey?) and pedophilia (Jacob's lolita soulmate, Renesmee), and 4) conflicts are overly dramatized, then glossed over with friendly chit-chat
TheAwkwardSylence 3 months ago
@AtlasUtai01 - Please learn what censorship is. What you are advocating for is for the people who have negative opinions of what you don't like to have their opinions silenced. That is censorship. BECAUSE she is famous she is all the more open to receiving negative criticism. That is PART of being a published writer.
boxcarmystery 1 month ago
Mr. Moony presents his compliments to Stephenie Meyer, and begs her to keep her abnormally bad books out of other people’s bookshelves.
Mr. Prongs agrees with Mr. Moony and would like to add that Stephenie Meyer is an ugly git.
Mr. Padfoot would like to register his astonishment that an idiot like that ever became an author.
Mr. Wormtail bids Stephenie Meyer a good day, and advises her to read Harry Potter, the moron.
cobraqueen65 3 months ago 11
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No time to write. Now that IS good news.
spitharoo 3 months ago
Huh? How can this woman say advice for writers, knowing she isn't a writer herself? Come on, DON'T TELL ME HER CRAPS ARE NOVELS! No, no. Just shit without any style.
Yuan08000 3 months ago 8
When asked for advice to aspiring writers she can't help but talk about how hard it is being famous. It really says what Meyer's like here.
ComeAllYouWeary 3 months ago 5
You mean, she's no longer writing because she's too busy? Everyone keep her busy, for god's sake!
ArianaDumbledore29 3 months ago 6
The advice is actually pretty good, nevertheless I think she is a bad writer (I tried to read Twilight, and I don't need to read the whole thing to know that is bad). But even a broken clock is right twice a day, isn't it?
nastyblacky 3 months ago
Really? Before these movies came out I'm sure most of you people trolling loved them. I know I did! And I still re-read them often. Who cares what Hollywood did to the books, just read them for what they are.
You people are stupid... Just saying
squirrels1994 4 months ago
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Elementer117 4 months ago
SOMEONE PLEASE MAKE SURE SHE NEVER HAS TIME TO WRITE AGAIN!
LeahBabbbbeeeeee 4 months ago
All I know is during a lightning storm I'm standing right next to her, because she's the luckiest person on the planet!
Slave2Reason 4 months ago
Kouta hirano makes a better vampire story than you Stephanie Meyers
HELLSING FTW
fern92797 4 months ago
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Stephanie Meyer, YOU SLUTQUEEN!
FUCK ASS!!!!! FUCK SHIT!!!! FUCK ALIENS FROM X-FILES!!!! FUCK ALIENS FROM Y-FILES (SPI-FACTOR)!!!! FUCK STINKY FARMANIMALS WITH JOY!!!!! WERE YOR HORNY, AND WANTED THE WHOLE WORLD TO KNOW??!!!! YOU BITCH AMOUNG SKUNKS!!!!! DIE LIKE A WRECKED MOOSE, YOU WOMAN FUCKOSAURUS OF MONSTRASITY!!!!!! YOUR FUCKING MEANS PAIN TO US, BECAUSE YOUR DOING IT IN BOOK THAT ARE MADE TO MOVIES!!!! ASSOSSIZE YOUSELF, WHORE OF THE MILLENIUM, FOR TURNING CINEMA INTO SPIT, SHIT!!!!!
qwuezalothus 4 months ago
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this bitch's head is so far up her ass she's staring at her tonsils.
ronin6401 4 months ago
Regardless of what those may say about her work, style, and writing skills, she does provide great advice for writing. =)
ShikaTrinity 4 months ago
I normally wouldn't post stuff like this on videos, but I'm getting a little desperate. I am involved in a creative writing contest, wherein contestants try to write a story, poem, sketch, song lyrics, etc. a week for 52 weeks.
It does cost $15, but the fee is primarily used for prize money for winning entries. If interested, please visit theproject52.wordpress for all information. (with three w's before and a dot-com after) Thank you
TheJagar1234 4 months ago
THANK GOD she doesn't have time to write all those story ideas....
bananas0r0aw3sum 4 months ago 4
and seems like she IS actually only doing it for the fame: being all like omg I'm so cool I don't have the time for doing anything.
She does really sound as clue and brainless as her own books.
Stephenie Meyer you can't write - stop publishing please
Badjakaru 4 months ago 35
@Badjakaru She can write. What you mean is that she can't write well. And she doesn't have to stop publishing because she sells better than most authors out there. Publishing isn't about writing talent, it's a business and is all about your ability to sell.
I don't really like her but so many of you guys are actually being rude. So what if she's doing this for the fame? I wouldn't mind being in her position and having millions of dollars in my bank account.
Lilia1992 2 months ago
@Lilia1992
People are "rude" because it's just not right that there's probably plenty of talented writers out there aspiring to get published, but for whatever reason they can't, yet here comes this hack writer who - as King said - can't write worth a darn at all, and yet she's gotten millions off having no talent whatsoever.
That's why people are "rude" to Meyer. Because she's just so undeserving of her fame.
TheCanadianPrairies 2 months ago
@TheCanadianPrairies I agree that she isn't talented but the publishing world is about what sells and unfortunately, the majority of people can't read above a fifth grade level and so literature has to be dumbed down for the masses.
Lilia1992 2 months ago 16
@TheCanadianPrairies But I see no reason to be so rude. Sure, I don't like her but it's getting to the point where this is becoming abuse. Just because she's famous doesn't mean that these criticisms don't count as bullying. Criticise her use of vocabulary and her lack of character development but calling her fat or dumb is bullying and that's what I find so annoying.
Lilia1992 2 months ago 13
@Lilia1992
I wasn't talking about people calling her "dumb" or "fat" or anything like that. I don't even care that much anymore about Twilight. I only came here because some friend of mine thought that it was quite interesting.
I've only mentioned people's frustration not only with Twilight, but with society's consistent fixation on mediocre drivel. I mean, what exactly has Twilight got that makes it more deserving of all its fame than the exactly-the-same supermarket romances?
TheCanadianPrairies 2 months ago
@TheCanadianPrairies As someone who has been bullied before, I don't like that this is happening to someone who has feelings. I know not everyone likes her but this isn't exactly a private forum and she can read what people are writing. What started off as criticisms and frustration has turned into a kind of bullying frenzy.
Lilia1992 2 months ago
@Lilia1992
I doubt Stephanie Meyer even reads any of this or pays attention to it. Why? I have evidence suggesting her brother shelters her from all of it, and apparently also from the bullying Twilight fans do to non-fans, which includes beatings, attempted drownings, and broken bones.
Where's Meyer's outrage about that? I don't see Rowling or King's fans beating people up.
This is the internet. There are no standards of decorum. It just, well, is.
TheCanadianPrairies 2 months ago
@TheCanadianPrairies He does shelter her. I and some friends sent her an email a while ago saying that we feel she's punishing her fans for her own mistakes and we got no reply.
I was slapped by a Twifan. No problems though because I hit her back and I'm pretty intimidating as it is.
Lilia1992 2 months ago
@TheCanadianPrairies There may not be standards of decorum but the law is still in place and can be used over the internet. She may not be reading this but it still counts as bullying. And what lesson does this teach to other teens and kids? What? Bullying is fine? Bullying is abuse no matter what you call it.
Lilia1992 2 months ago
@TheCanadianPrairies I've been through a lot of bullying in my life and it still affects me. Most of the criticisms I've seen are okay but some people have posted some horribly sick stuff on the internet and it's disgusting!
Lilia1992 2 months ago
@Lilia1992
Stephanie Meyer sells better than most authors out there?
Tell that to Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, Danielle Steel, and others who outsell her to this day.
So what if she's doing this for the fame? Yep. Because you shouldn't care when she's written a series that basically puts misogyny on a pedestal. But if rappers can do it for a decade, why not Meyer?
TheCanadianPrairies 2 months ago
@TheCanadianPrairies But Steel and King have written more books than her. Meyer sells more copies of one book than them, not including Queen Rowling.
I don't care if she's doing this for the fame because I have other things in my life to worry about, things that actually matter like illnesses. I don't like the misogynistic undertones in Twilight but at least I've met boys who criticise them rather than make sexist jokes because of Twilight.
Lilia1992 2 months ago
@Lilia1992
Meyer outsells Stephen King? Fail. That's not even close to reality.
Also, caring about one's health is vital aspect of living, but people care if she's doing it for the fame because they are gripped by a belief that it's just not right to reward people who aren't talented, that the books have the undertones you don't like, and so on.
Twilight shouldn't even be famous. It's the same shit you can find at supermarkets, but of a far lower quality than even that.
TheCanadianPrairies 2 months ago
@TheCanadianPrairies Plus, Twilight has given me something to laugh about.
Lilia1992 2 months ago
You don't hear J.K. Rowling complaining and she's fucking better writing books than her.
Badjakaru 4 months ago 4
@Badjakaru And Rowling also doesn't go around saying, "MY BOOKS ARE THE BEST!! READ THEM!!"
hippiebeatlesgirl1 4 months ago
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That may actually be very genuine, and very eloquent advice.
BloodyPistolStudios 4 months ago
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BloodyPistolStudios 4 months ago
Trolls everywhere. There is nothing wrong with this advice. Could someone explain to me why it's considered to be... less good?
HedvigU 4 months ago
@HedvigU The advice she is giving is good, I'll be fair. However though, taking advice from Stephanie Meyer when it comes to writing is almost laughable, seeing that her books are terribly written with half-baked plots, idiotic characters, and incomprehensible dialogue. If you ask me, Meyer simply heard this advice one day, and never practiced it.
Slide2671 4 months ago
@Slide2671 Well, I guess... I personally have not ever read her books and don't know much about her writing style. But when coming to inspiring others, well, she is a good inspiration and she does not have to be professional to inspire others.
HedvigU 4 months ago
@HedvigU Yeah, you do have a point. Still, I'm just hoping they take inspiration from the words she says in this video, not the words in her book.
Slide2671 4 months ago