J.K. Rowling is a awesome writer! She is the one who has sort of made me want to write stories... i dunno bout that other lady though whoever she is. Sounds a bit weird lol.

Well, I've never read one of her books, in fact I have never even heard of her and I'm Australian so she can't really be that famous. But I suppose everyone is allowed their own opinion and this is her's.
I'm sorry that she is sick aswell.

Well, everyone is entitled to their own opinions. It's nice to get news of people against Harry Potter than only of people for Harry Potter.
Thanks, Emma! :sorcerer:

I've never really liked that women

Edit: lolz I was going to sasy that but I didn't want to make a fool of myself if she was, lolz I just said I never liked her, LOLZ

A bit confused, isn't she? "I applaud her so much", but "she is such a lousy writer" Hehe...

I am sorry that she is sick like a few people i haven't herd of her either but j.k "a lousy writer" I hope she isn't being serious !!

She seems confused, but then again you can admire anyone without liking what they do or create. I myself, know of her but was never interested enought to read her stuff. She might be good, but not as good as JK!!!! *lousy my BUTT!!*

ok.......... physco

Ha Ha! She's anything but. JK is awesome, but everyone has their own opinion. Wait, how can she say she's a lousy writer, yet she has never read a Harry Potter book? Someone in a board on IMDB said that JK's writing was:

Of course I had to argue back. ^_~

I like JK's writing except for the fact that she has trouble writing deaths.I cried when Sirius died,of course,but not because of the way she wrote it....just cause it was Sirius.

Rowling is not lousy, She is one of the greatest authurs ever! Only Steven King is better!

How dare she call one of my heros lousy! She should really get a grip. One day someone is going to turn around and a slap her in the face (for a moment i concidered doing it myself). Whats funny is that she is really confident in her own abilities. I think I have heard of the book but I've never read it and I've never heard of her. I bet she is just jealous that J.K Rowling is worldwide, inspiring, charitable, multi- millionaire author and she aint.

Just another jealous writer.

why would she tell the press (or whatever it is) why she thinks about J.K. she shouldnt of said that. i dont think that it was any of her buisness to tell us that. she should just live with it. but that is just my opion. and i know that other people think differently

i think JK is one of the best writers ever. most books i cant even stand, i've bought so many and theyre just there on my shelf/desk and i'll prolly never even read them. i tried but gave up after a chapter or so. when i first read HP i was extremely captivated and not many books do that to me. JK has inspired me to write more even though i think im awful and not really creative ... im stuck in the teen world of cliches cuz of all the TV i watch

OMG woman! Grr....! J.K. didn't go to Oxford for nothing! She didn't work her toosh off when she was first writing the novels just to hear people like you get all hissy and jealous of her one-of-a-kind creativity! Do you have any idea what she's been through? She had to support her baby, BY HERSELF, with the novels! She would skip meals just so she could feed her baby, and all of her baby's belongings could fit in a small shoebox! I'm sorry lady that you feel this way, but I stand firmly next to Jo's side, and I'm sure others here do also. Also, I'm a very good proofreader and feel Jo does more than what's needed to make her books the best quality. Thanks to her, I've become compelled to read and write. Without her, I wouldn't know who I would be as a writer today.

Sorry....had to let that out *deep breaths* Why did I do that? It's not like she'll ever hear it; however, I do feel better....aahhh...

Pff...just got upset at someone today telling me they thought J.R.R. Tolkien was a lousy writer (he's tied as my favorite writer of all time-alongside Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Arthur C. Clarke, Aldous Huxley, Dan Brown and JK Rowling among others who are up there-Robert Jordan and G.R.R. Martin are fast apporaching that line too), and then I hear this...I tell you, some people are just plain ignorant or unappreciative of great works or jealous and envious or a mixture of all the above...it's novelists like them who make me want to be a writer...now if only I can get over my writer's block...

I hear lots of "anti-HP" rubbish at school, but most of the Hp-haters are by naive dullards who wouldn't recognise a good book if it danced in front of them in a bright pink one-piece bathing suit. No offence to these ppl, but now I know that some full-grown adults hate the HP books. One of the kids at school refuses to read them because "they are bad"! How in the name of Merlin would he know if he hasn't read them?

Some lousy writer that made thousands of children read.

I know I live in Sydney also and i have no idea who she is lol. Shes fmaous in her own mind..

I feell so sorry for her though, a life without harrypotter, i wouldn't have one!

I've heard of her...just never read her work before. JK is an awesome writer! she's inspired so many of us to take a stab at writing stories. no matter how bad my writing is, i actually am trying my best to improve it and most of my stuff are hp related. not completely but somewhat.

I guess everyone is entitled to their opinion. she can say whatever she wants. probably just insecure tho.

How dare she!!!?!!!? JKRowling is an amazing writer! Just because she has an editor in her head or something like that doesn't mean she has to say that JKR is a lousy writer! Grr to whoever this person is!!!

I love Colleen McCullough; I think she's a great writer and I enjoy her books, but her comment angers me. Who is she to say that JKR is a 'lousy writer'? What really constitutes a good writer... someone who uses lots of fancy metaphors and symbolism, but doesn't connect with an audience, or a person with imagination who creates characters and stories that speak to millions?


And Colleen shouldn't really be talking... a good majority of her stories are historical fiction epics based on real people. She doesn't even create some of her stories, she just transcribes them!

Well, once she reads all the books then she'll know why JK put everything she did.