WTH?

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Is there some kind of vampire book curse? For authors I mean. If you reach a certain level of popularity, if they decide to do a movie (or a comic book) out of your series - you MUST then turn around and be absolutely crazy?

Then again, I dont' know that S.Meyer is crazy. I know have heard she had some skanky race issues in her books, a bit ala Joss Whedon's all white (99%) California. But I didn't and don't now that she's crazy. What I do know is that it's all over my online feeds that she just did something to piss the hell off her fans and well - whysofailsmeyer.

Specifically this thread here of angry would be fan mail.

These are some pissed off individuals.

Now I get that a writer owns his or her universe and can create any ending or any plot they so desire and if we, as readers don't like it - well we can take the book back to the store or the library and write up reviews and warn all our friends. But the curse I'm talking about, I've only seen happen with books related to vampires. And I am including Harry Potter in that. Where either the fanbase becomes not quite sane or the writer comes across as in it for the lulz. (Does anyone think LKH knows what Lulz is?)

Is there something we can pinpoint that leads to these moments of 'OMGWTFWASTHATSHITE?' Cause I'd really like to avoid it myself if that's the case or at least know if I should avoid writing about vampires at all. And is there an escape clause? I saw recently on the comm that the Black Dagger Brotherhood books (which I've never read) started off as porn and the author says upfront they're not likely to be for every and anyone. So does a disclaimer from the start save you (the author) ? Since I noticed some readers still going 'but what the bleeding crab grass was this crap?!'

ETA: I had a another thought here.