# The Feud: Author, Author! by winterhawk11 (game over) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 6, 2010, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-author-author-by-winterhawk11-game-over/542131 "2010-06-06T03:48:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-author-author-by-winterhawk11-game-over/542131/41 "2010-06-07T12:20:16Z")
Huh. I just realized my answer to #4 was intended to be James Frey. Not that it would make any difference in the score, but it would certainly make more sense. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-author-author-by-winterhawk11-game-over/542131/42 "2010-06-07T12:26:52Z")
1. R. L. Stine 2. Danielle Steel 3. Bob Woodward 4. Ann Coulter 5. Danielle Steel 6. Dr. Seuss 7. Tennessee Williams 8. Star Trek 9. Isaac Asimov 10. Science Fiction ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-author-author-by-winterhawk11-game-over/542131/43 "2010-06-07T12:35:22Z")
1. Other than Stephen King and Dean Koontz, name a horror author. 2. Name a romance author. 3. Name a nonfiction author. 4. Name a controversial author. 5. Name an author who’s far more successful than they deserve. 6. Name a children’s author. 7. Other than Shakespeare, name a playwright. 8. Name a fandom about which a lot of fanfiction is written. 9. Name a science fiction author. 10. If you were a published author, what genre would your first bestseller be? 11. HP Lovecraft 12. Danielle Steele 13. Richard Dawkins 14. Richard Dawkins 15. Stephanie Mayer 16. JK Rowling 17. Ibsen 18. Star Wars 19. Isaac Asimov 20. Fantasy ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-author-author-by-winterhawk11-game-over/542131/44 "2010-06-07T12:57:58Z")
1. Peter Straub 2. Nora Roberts 3. Simon Singh 4. Salman Rushdie 5. Dan Brown 6. Dr. Seuss 7. Noel Coward 8. Star Trek 9. Issac Asimov 10. Fantasy ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-author-author-by-winterhawk11-game-over/542131/45 "2010-06-07T13:06:58Z")
1. R.L. Stine 2. Jackie Collins 3. Nathaniel Webster 4. Salman Rushdie 5. Dan Brown 6. J.K. Rowling 7. George Bernard Shaw 8. _Twilight_ 9. Isaac Asimov 10. Sci-Fi ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-author-author-by-winterhawk11-game-over/542131/46 "2010-06-07T13:08:56Z")
1. James Herbert 2. Barbara Cartland 3. Bill Bryson 4. Salman Rushdie 5. Dan Brown 6. J. K. Rowling 7. Arthur Miller 8. Harry Potter 9. Isaac Asimov 10. Science Fiction \*2. - Not Babara Cartman as I first typed. \*5. - If this isn’t the top answer, I’ll eat his complete works. \*10. - Bit of a stretch, as I have no writing skills. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-author-author-by-winterhawk11-game-over/542131/47 "2010-06-07T13:23:50Z")
1. Thomas Harris 2. Danielle Steel 3. Kitty Kelley 4. Kitty Kelley 5. Kitty Kelley 6. Dr. Seuss 7. Eugene O’Neill 8. Star Trek 9. H.G. Wells 10. Mystery ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-author-author-by-winterhawk11-game-over/542131/48 "2010-06-07T15:25:14Z")
1. Shirley Jackson 2. Margaret Mitchell 3. Malcolm Gladwell 4. Norman Mailer 5. Tom Clancy 6. Mo Willems 7. Arthur Miller 8. Star Trek 9. Isaac Asimov 10. History ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-author-author-by-winterhawk11-game-over/542131/49 "2010-06-07T16:38:07Z")
1. Lovecraft 2. Jackie Collins 3. Jon Krakauer 4. Harriet Beecher Stowe 5. Stephenie Meyer 6. J.K. Rowling 7. Christopher Marlowe 8. Harry Potter 9. Ray Bradbury 10. historical novel ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-author-author-by-winterhawk11-game-over/542131/50 "2010-06-07T16:42:01Z")
Dammit! Tennessee Williams! Dr. Seuss! These are excellent answers. Damn my Harry Potter nerddom (tho’ I’ve never written or read any fanfic; and personally, don’t want to) and English major! ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-author-author-by-winterhawk11-game-over/542131/51 "2010-06-07T16:46:55Z")
I was pretty confident when I submitted my answers, but flicking through the thread it looks like I’ve done pretty badly. Guess no-one in the US has heard of Barbara Cartland or James Herbert (a mashup of their fiction might be worth reading). ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-author-author-by-winterhawk11-game-over/542131/52 "2010-06-07T16:55:39Z")
1. Clive Barker 2. Danielle Steel 3. Chris Hitchens 4. Salman Rushdie 5. Dan Brown 6. Shel Silverstein 7. Tennessee Williams 8. Star Trek 9. Aldous Huxley 10. Comedy ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-author-author-by-winterhawk11-game-over/542131/53 "2010-06-07T17:46:40Z")
**MeanOldLady** is #44. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-author-author-by-winterhawk11-game-over/542131/54 "2010-06-07T18:03:47Z")
> [@Alka\_Seltzer](#): > > I was pretty confident when I submitted my answers, but flicking through the thread it looks like I’ve done pretty badly. Guess no-one in the US has heard of Barbara Cartland or James Herbert (a mashup of their fiction might be worth reading). Yeah, I was surprised that more people didn’t say Barbara Cartland–I thought she was kind of the \*grande dame \*of romance. But then again, I don’t read romances at all, so it’s not like I know much about the genre. I think this might end up being my worst performance ever on my own Feud! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-author-author-by-winterhawk11-game-over/542131/55 "2010-06-07T18:21:16Z")
> [@winterhawk11](#): > > Yeah, I was surprised that more people didn’t say Barbara Cartland–I thought she was kind of the \*grande dame \*of romance. I considered saying her, but thought she might be too old (as in “I know she used to be big, but does anybody still buy her books any more?”). ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-author-author-by-winterhawk11-game-over/542131/56 "2010-06-08T17:49:29Z")
bump! ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-author-author-by-winterhawk11-game-over/542131/57 "2010-06-08T18:20:00Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > 1. Other than Stephen King and Dean Koontz, name a horror author. > 2. Name a romance author. > 3. Name a nonfiction author. > 4. Name a controversial author. > 5. Name an author who’s far more successful than they deserve. > 6. Name a children’s author. > 7. Other than Shakespeare, name a playwright. > 8. Name a fandom about which a lot of fanfiction is written. > 9. Name a science fiction author. > 10. If you were a published author, what genre would your first bestseller be? 1. Bram Stoker 2. Barbara Cartland 3. Stephen Hawking 4. Salman Rushdie 5. Dan Brown 6. Dr. Seuss 7. George Bernard Shaw 8. Star Trek 9. Isaac Asimov 10. Sci-Fi Notes: 4. If you’re getting a death sentence for your novel, that’s pretty damn controversial 5. Of ‘DaVinci Code’ fame 10. Not really, but I’m guessing it will be popular ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-author-author-by-winterhawk11-game-over/542131/58 "2010-06-08T18:35:33Z")
1. H.P Lovecraft 2. Danielle Steele 3. Stephen Ambrose 4. Salman Rushdie 5. L. Ron Hubbard 6. Dr. Suess 7. Tennessee Williams 8. Star Trek 9. Issac Asimov 10. Science Fiction 11. Wanted to say Austen, but guessing this more popular 12. Hoping Rowling doesn’t edge me out here 13. Actually action, but guessing sci fi more popular ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-author-author-by-winterhawk11-game-over/542131/59 "2010-06-09T15:22:29Z")
One more bump… ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-author-author-by-winterhawk11-game-over/542131/60 "2010-06-09T15:31:40Z")
1. HP Lovecraft 2. Danielle Steele 3. Michael Lewis 4. Richard Dawkins 5. Dan Brown 6. JK Rowling 7. Arthur Miller 8. Harry Potter 9. Arthur C Clarke 10. Science Fiction [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-author-author-by-winterhawk11-game-over/542131.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-author-author-by-winterhawk11-game-over/542131.md?page=4)