Awesome but Creepy!

not only a raving lunatic….

Lucinda, just because you like Twilight, it does not equate to it being a
book that people can’t say bad things about. 5 years, what a LOOOOONG time
that is, and it MAY be done. Thanks for tearing down your own argument.
We are not crying like babies, just giving honest criticism.

And honey, weirdo’s do not come with an apostrophe. ‘I’ should be capitalised.
Go read some good books and learn good language and grammar!

and Edward wouldn’t have a chance to kill Blade.
he knows the kung foo. among others

Twilight is meant for tweens who have never heard of Dracula.. and they can have it.
with it’s “sparkly” vampires and lame ass dialogue/actors/etc.

I am a writer too, and I am writing for that particular genre but I’m leaning more towards the classic story, or at least I try to. I’d never even heard of Twilight until the movie came out and now all anyone cares about is romance. It makes me feel like I’ve wasted two years worth of writing because my work has only tiny touches of romance in it. And it’s depressing when a woman who can barely string two words together is able to get published while the publishers themselves seem distant and unattainable. It doesnt matter about quality anymore, just whether you can get the hysterical fangirls to buy it- several times.

Sorry. But this is how you send a writer into a dark deep depression reaching for a bottle of wine.

This is how you send a writer into a frothing, incoherent rage, ladies and gentlemen.

I never understood why the Twilight vampires were completely indestructible. That seems a bit too godlike, I think… but it’s her story, and the Twilight universe runs on her rules.

No, my reason for not liking the ‘Twilight’ series is because I’m a writer, and the book is badly written.
I don’t care about the way Meyer recreated the idea of vampires. I’ve read the books, and my primary criticisms are 1) the fact that the main characters are classic Mary Sues, 2) the overuse of unnecessary descriptors, and 3) the fact that Meyer makes every mistake that any professional author would know to avoid.

Her books, especially the first one, read exactly like a fanfic written by a 12-15 year old with no concept of how love or healthy relationships work.

Granted, the concept is actually decent. Had she taken some writing courses, learned to refine her story from outline to final draft, and replaced the unnecessary and excruciating description about every single eyelash with actual plot development, it would have been much better.

Before the rabid fans lash out, I’m only criticizing the amateurish writing mistakes. The story itself, as well as its popularity, is not the problem. Good idea, bad execution. Meyer needs practice, and perhaps a few writing lessons, and she could potentially be a great author.

(end historical rant)

heres the real dracula: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_III_Dracula

Its not really a good example of Stockholm syndrome, but I suppose it could be used to help describe why people can defend their relationship with someone even when its costing them a lot. *shrug*