Items tagged with 'Stephenie Meyer'

Twilight Author Stephenie Meyer Dismisses 50 Shades as 'Smutty'

News by Christopher Shultz March 12, 2013 (6) comments

Though previously supportive, Meyer now says the erotic series isn't her cup of tea, and feels it's fundamentally different from her own work.

Mermaids Are the New Vampires – for Girls and Women

News by Dean Fetzer January 25, 2013 (8) comments

A sea-change for the females of the species suggests mermaids are replacing vampires in YA literature.

Scandalous: 8 Reasons Intelligent Writers Must Read Twilight

Column by Rob D. Young December 27, 2012 (25) comments

Ready your pitchforks! This unironic defense of 'Twilight' examines the strengths and weaknesses of the series while encouraging writers to learn from the story's success.

LURID: Spanky Panky, Fifty Shades of O

Column by Karina Wilson April 5, 2012 (6) comments

After the runaway success of the 'Fifty Shades of Grey' trilogy, LURID compares it to some other well-thumbed examples of erotic fiction, including its BDSM bedmate, 'The Story of O'.

How 'Twilight' had been different with talent involved

Twilight... Remixed By The 20th Century's Greatest Writers

News by Rob W. Hart January 4, 2012 (1) comments

Would 'Twilight' have been different if written by authors who were actually good? Probably. Let's discuss.

Goodreads Discovers The Country's 'Twilight Belt'

News by Rob W. Hart November 22, 2011 (8) comments

Social literary site Goodreads put together a graph outlining how its readers reviewed Twilight, breaking down the positive and negative impressions by state.