Who's the better writer: Stephenie Meyer or JK Rowling?

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tooshbaby		#21	[-]
Posts: 1642 (07/17/2008 4:36 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I'm a big HP fan, and I enjoy Twilight as well. What's kind of amazing about Stephenie Meyer is that the first book was published in 2005. It took her three months to write the book. She has published a book a year since 2005, including two books this year. That's 4 books in 3 years, one of which is the start of a whole new series. JK Rowling never did that. It took how many years to get to the seventh book? But her writing expresses that--it's polished. And then, I've been thinking--a lot of Meyer's writing I would blame on her editors. Why aren't they there telling her that she's getting wordy, or whatever. That's what they're paid to do.
oneandahalf		#22	[-]
Posts: 5411 (07/17/2008 4:38 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	tooshbaby wrote: I'm a big HP fan, and I enjoy Twilight as well. What's kind of amazing about Stephenie Meyer is that the first book was published in 2005. It took her three months to write the book. She has published a book a year since 2005, including two books this year. That's 4 books in 3 years, one of which is the start of a whole new series. JK Rowling never did that. It took how many years to get to the seventh book? But her writing expresses that--it's polished. And then, I've been thinking--a lot of Meyer's writing I would blame on her editors. Why aren't they there telling her that she's getting wordy, or whatever. That's what they're paid to do. I agree. Surely her editors could have told her to fix the dozen uses of "chagrin", "marble", "smolder", and "topaz".
AshlynnMe		#23	[-]
Posts: 2562 (07/17/2008 4:39 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	JK for sure
iheartblue		#24	[-]
Posts: 9705 (07/17/2008 4:39 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I agree with everyone else. The biggest complaint I have against Rowling is her ridiculous use of ellipses. But Stephanie Meyer? I have a lot more complaints about. But I do like the story. So I just deal.
msjellybean		#25	[-]
Posts: 285 (07/17/2008 4:42 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	JKR I like Twilight, but I feel like I'm reading fanfic. I don't feel that way with HP.
old school101		#26	[-]
Posts: 21741 (07/17/2008 5:26 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	If Stephenie is moving books, there is no way her editors are going to complain about her
mEEEEchelle		#27	[-]
Posts: 2574 (07/17/2008 5:40 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Stephanie Meyers has no concept of character growth, they are all empty and lack depth. Thankfully, her storytelling makes up for it. JK Rowling is obviously the better writer.
sweeti4509		#28	[-]
Posts: 1358 (07/17/2008 5:40 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I think even Stephenie would agree that JK Rowling is the better author. I read somewhere in an interview with her (I think it may have been EW) that she said she may not be the best writer, but she believes she is a gifted storyteller. I agree.
insomniachollie		#29	[-]
Posts: 33654 (07/17/2008 5:47 PM) Best Fan Fic Writer '08 Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Jo Rowling by FAR. I like the Twilight books and the story/characters behind them, I find them entertaining and an easy read, but the quality of the writing itself is not that great. Jo is fiendishly clever with the way things unravel, the clues and foreshadowing she lays down and the way everything fits together. They're well constructed and her timing/plotting is on point. Very little that Jo wrote in HP, even the stuff that came as a surprise, failed to make sense in hindsight. With Stephenie... unfortunately it's one of the biggies that fails to. One of her most major plot dilemmas going into the final book has been fudged, and that ain't good. I still love the books, but they are flawed. Spoiler for all three Twilight books in my example... Spoiler [+] Out of the blue a character in the middle of an epic romance three novels in the making decides that "whoops, I love somebody else too?" I've made my issues with the love triangle known in other threads on this board, but basically I think they're all down to poor plotting/ failure to lay the emotional groundwork on Stephenie's part that would convince you that Bella does love both - which considering the whole series is in Bella's first person narrative is fairly inexcusable. The whole thing felt too tacked on and out of keeping with everything Bella had said and felt about Jacob thus far and the tension was never there because her choice is already obvious.
Katie Supernova		#30	[-]
Posts: 2 (07/17/2008 5:49 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Definitley JK
dannie9		#31	[-]
Posts: 2527 (07/17/2008 6:21 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	rowling
luvjoeyafjr		#32	[-]
Posts: 9864 (07/17/2008 7:16 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	old school101 wrote: I think JK Rowling is a great writer. I think Harry Potter will be something our grandkids will still read. Stephenie Meyer to me is a great storyteller, but not a great writer. I feel that her books most likely won't stand the test of time. ditto.
Kwis77		#33	[-]
Posts: 13446 (07/17/2008 7:20 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	JK. Everything about Harry Potter > Twilight. Minus Edward Cullen
99thdegree		#34	[-]
Posts: 25457 (07/17/2008 7:31 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	insomniachollie wrote: Jo Rowling by FAR. I like the Twilight books and the story/characters behind them, I find them entertaining and an easy read, but the quality of the writing itself is not that great. Jo is fiendishly clever with the way things unravel, the clues and foreshadowing she lays down and the way everything fits together. They're well constructed and her timing/plotting is on point. Very little that Jo wrote in HP, even the stuff that came as a surprise, failed to make sense in hindsight. With Stephenie... unfortunately it's one of the biggies that fails to. One of her most major plot dilemmas going into the final book has been fudged, and that ain't good. I still love the books, but they are flawed. Spoiler for all three Twilight books in my example... Spoiler [+] Out of the blue a character in the middle of an epic romance three novels in the making decides that "whoops, I love somebody else too?" I've made my issues with the love triangle known in other threads on this board, but basically I think they're all down to poor plotting/ failure to lay the emotional groundwork on Stephenie's part that would convince you that Bella does love both - which considering the whole series is in Bella's first person narrative is fairly inexcusable. The whole thing felt too tacked on and out of keeping with everything Bella had said and felt about Jacob thus far and the tension was never there because her choice is already obvious. I'm not a big fan of the writing of either although I think that the worlds they created are incredibly imaginative. However, JK Rowling had a much better plot structure to the entire series. It read like something that was carefully mapped out so that all the pieces would fit together at the end. I'm far more in love with Edward Cullen than any character in the Harry Potter series but there are times that the series makes little sense. Also, complete and utter word to the spoiler parts of the post. It was an absolutely ridiculous turn for first person narration.
insomniachollie		#35	[-]
Posts: 33666 (07/17/2008 7:40 PM) Best Fan Fic Writer '08 Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I like Jo's writing, she's one of my all time favourites, but I know people who don't and purely go for HP for the things that you mentioned. I can see where it comes from
talksalot83		#36	[-]
Posts: 77585 (07/17/2008 7:42 PM) Lance Fanatic '06 Lance Fanatic '08 Reply Quote More Recent Posts	oneandahalf wrote: J.K. Rowling. I personally don't think Stephenie's a good writer AT ALL, even though I enjoy the books. I think she's a good storyteller, though, and that's what has made her so successful. Co-sign
sixtwentyeight02		#37	[-]
Posts: 3962 (07/17/2008 7:45 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I LOVE JK Rowling. Who else could have persuaded me to read SEVEN books, each book as thick as my head?! AND I literally did not sleep in order to finish the last book. I'd love to meet another author who can turn me into a obsessed reader!
insomniachollie		#38	[-]
Posts: 33668 (07/17/2008 7:46 PM) Best Fan Fic Writer '08 Reply Quote More Recent Posts	The first three weren't that bad, she just kind of went nuts with Goblet of Fire and thereafter
old school101		#39	[-]
Posts: 21745 (07/17/2008 7:48 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I don't think that Twilight is that imaginative. In fact, when I first heard of the books, I wondered why Joss Whedon wasn't suing Stephenie's ass off for ripping off Buffy. And while I now know Twilight is pretty much nothing like the Buffster, there are slight similarities. I don't think that Stephenie has created a world.
westcoaster		#40	[-]
Posts: 2892 (07/17/2008 7:48 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I don't think Stephenie is the best writer, and much of her plots seem forced to me, but I really love Edward and I'm actually more excited about the release of Breaking Dawn than I was about the last couple HP books. Still, no doubt in my mind that J.K. is superior.

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