" About:
E. L. James"
Erika Leonard (née Mitchell; born 7 March 1963), better known by the pen name E L James, is the British author of the bestselling erotic romance novels trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, and Fifty Shades Freed. The combined novels have sold over 35 million copies in the United States, and over 70 million copies worldwide, setting the record as the fastest selling paperback of all time. In 2012, Time magazine named her one of "The World's 100 Most Influential People."
"Early Life"
In 1963, James was born Erika Mitchell, to a Chilean mother and Scottish father, a BBC cameraman. Raised in Buckinghamshire, James studied history at the University of Kent, before becoming a studio manager’s assistant at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield.
"Fifty Shades trilogy"
James initially wrote fanfiction under the pen name "Snowqueens Icedragon", with her most notable work being a Twilight fanfiction that eventually developed into Fifty Shades of Grey, and subsequent film adaptation. James has spoken of her shock at the success of the book. "The explosion of interest has taken me completely by surprise" she said.James has described the Fifty Shades trilogy as "my midlife crisis, writ large. All my fantasies in there, and that's it." She did not start to write until January 2009, as she revealed while still active on fanfiction.net as Snowqueen's Icedragon: "I started writing in January 2009 after I finished the Twilight saga, and I haven't stopped since. I discovered Fan Fiction in August 2009. Since then I have written my two fics and plan on doing at least one more. After that... who knows?" In August 2013, sales of the trilogy saw James top the Fobes' list of the highest-earning authors,, with earnings of $95m which included $5m for the film rights to "Fifty Shades of Grey".
"Personal life"
James formerly worked as a television executive. She currently resides in west London with her husband, screenwriter and director Niall Leonard, whom she married in 1987, and their two teenage sons.
James was one of the celebrities, including Tom Hiddleston, Jo Brand, Benedict Cumberbatch and Rachel Riley, to design and sign her own card for the UK-based charity Thomas Coram Foundation for Children. The campaign was launched by crafting company Stampin’ Up! UK and the cards were auctioned off on eBay during May 2014.
In 1963, James was born Erika Mitchell, to a Chilean mother and Scottish father, a BBC cameraman. Raised in Buckinghamshire, James studied history at the University of Kent, before becoming a studio manager’s assistant at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield.
"Fifty Shades trilogy"
James initially wrote fanfiction under the pen name "Snowqueens Icedragon", with her most notable work being a Twilight fanfiction that eventually developed into Fifty Shades of Grey, and subsequent film adaptation. James has spoken of her shock at the success of the book. "The explosion of interest has taken me completely by surprise" she said.James has described the Fifty Shades trilogy as "my midlife crisis, writ large. All my fantasies in there, and that's it." She did not start to write until January 2009, as she revealed while still active on fanfiction.net as Snowqueen's Icedragon: "I started writing in January 2009 after I finished the Twilight saga, and I haven't stopped since. I discovered Fan Fiction in August 2009. Since then I have written my two fics and plan on doing at least one more. After that... who knows?" In August 2013, sales of the trilogy saw James top the Fobes' list of the highest-earning authors,, with earnings of $95m which included $5m for the film rights to "Fifty Shades of Grey".
"Personal life"
James formerly worked as a television executive. She currently resides in west London with her husband, screenwriter and director Niall Leonard, whom she married in 1987, and their two teenage sons.
James was one of the celebrities, including Tom Hiddleston, Jo Brand, Benedict Cumberbatch and Rachel Riley, to design and sign her own card for the UK-based charity Thomas Coram Foundation for Children. The campaign was launched by crafting company Stampin’ Up! UK and the cards were auctioned off on eBay during May 2014.
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