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Erika Mitchell (born 7 March 1963), known by her pen name E. L. James, is a British author. She wrote the best-selling
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Fifty Shades of Grey ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' is a 2011 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It became the first instalment in the ''Fifty Shades'' novel series that follows the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, ...
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Fifty Shades Darker ''Fifty Shades Darker'' is a 2012 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It is the second installment in the ''Fifty Shades'' trilogy that traces the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a youn ...
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Fifty Shades Freed ''Fifty Shades Freed'' is the third and final installment of the erotic romance ''Fifty Shades Trilogy'' by British author E. L. James. After accepting entrepreneur CEO Christian Grey's proposal in '' Fifty Shades Darker'', Anastasia Steele m ...
'', along with the companion novels '' Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian'', '' Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian'', and '' Freed: Fifty Shades Freed as Told by Christian''. Prior to this, she wrote the ''
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'' fan fiction "Master of the Universe" that served as the basis for the '' Fifty Shades'' trilogy under the web name Snowqueens Icedragon. In 2019 she published her first book unconnected with the fictional world of ''Fifty Shades'', '' The Mister'', to negative critical reaction. The ''Fifty Shades'' novels have sold over 125 million copies worldwide, over 35 million copies in the United States and set the record in the United Kingdom as the fastest selling paperback of all time. In 2012, ''
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'' magazine named her one of "The World's 100 Most Influential People". The novels were subsequently adapted into the films ''
Fifty Shades of Grey ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' is a 2011 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It became the first instalment in the ''Fifty Shades'' novel series that follows the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, ...
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Fifty Shades Darker ''Fifty Shades Darker'' is a 2012 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It is the second installment in the ''Fifty Shades'' trilogy that traces the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a youn ...
'', and ''
Fifty Shades Freed ''Fifty Shades Freed'' is the third and final installment of the erotic romance ''Fifty Shades Trilogy'' by British author E. L. James. After accepting entrepreneur CEO Christian Grey's proposal in '' Fifty Shades Darker'', Anastasia Steele m ...
''.


Early life

Erika Mitchell was born on 7 March 1963 in
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to a Chilean mother and a Scottish father who was a
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cameraman. She was brought up in Buckinghamshire. James was educated at the independent Pipers Corner School and at
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, a state grammar school for girls in the town of
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in Buckinghamshire, followed by the
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where she studied History. After leaving university, James became a studio manager's assistant at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield. She married Niall Leonard, a novelist and screenwriter from
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, in 1987. They have two sons. As of 2012, they reside in Brentford,
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Career

James says the idea for the ''Fifty Shades'' trilogy began as a response to the vampire novel series ''
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''. In late 2008, James saw the movie ''
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'', and then became intensely absorbed with the novels that the movie was based on. She read the novels several times over in a period of a few days, and then, for the first time in her life, sat down to write a book: basically a sequel to the ''Twilight'' novels. Between January and August 2009, she wrote two such books in quick succession. She says she then discovered the phenomenon of fan fiction, and this inspired her to publish her novels as Kindle books under the pen name "Snowqueens Icedragon". Beginning in August 2009, she then began to write the ''Fifty Shades'' books. James has spoken of her shock at the success of the books. "The explosion of interest has taken me completely by surprise" she said. James has described the ''Fifty Shades'' trilogy as "my
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, 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
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: "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, James topped the ''
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'' list of the highest-earning authors due to her book sales with earnings of $95m which included $5m for the film rights to ''Fifty Shades of Grey''. On 1 June 2015 James announced the upcoming release of ''Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian'', which was released into stores on 18 June 2015. ''Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian'' was released 28 November 2017.


Awards and honours

*2012 ''Time'' 100 by ''
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'' magazine, "The 100 Most Influential People in the World" *2012 ''
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'' "Publishing Person of the Year". *2012
National Book Award The National Book Awards are a set of annual U.S. literary awards. At the final National Book Awards Ceremony every November, the National Book Foundation presents the National Book Awards and two lifetime achievement awards to authors. The Nat ...
(UK), "Popular Fiction Book of the Year", ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' *2012
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(UK), "Book of the Year", ''Fifty Shades of Grey''


Bibliography

*''
Fifty Shades of Grey ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' is a 2011 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It became the first instalment in the ''Fifty Shades'' novel series that follows the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, ...
'' (2011) *''
Fifty Shades Darker ''Fifty Shades Darker'' is a 2012 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It is the second installment in the ''Fifty Shades'' trilogy that traces the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a youn ...
'' (2012) *''
Fifty Shades Freed ''Fifty Shades Freed'' is the third and final installment of the erotic romance ''Fifty Shades Trilogy'' by British author E. L. James. After accepting entrepreneur CEO Christian Grey's proposal in '' Fifty Shades Darker'', Anastasia Steele m ...
'' (2012) *'' Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian'' (2015) *'' Darker: Fifty Shades Darker as Told by Christian'' (2017) *'' The Mister'' (2019) *'' Freed: Fifty Shades Freed as Told by Christian'' (2021)


Filmography


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:James, E.L. Living people English erotica writers English people of Chilean descent English people of Scottish descent Fan fiction writers 1963 births People educated at Wycombe High School Pseudonymous women writers Alumni of the University of Kent English romantic fiction writers 21st-century English women writers 21st-century English novelists People from Buckinghamshire English women writers Women erotica writers Women romantic fiction writers BDSM writers 21st-century pseudonymous writers