Tuesday 26 November, 2024

Fifty Shades author EL James is doing a Twitter Q&A and it's going as well as expected

WHO thought this would be a good idea?

FIFTY SHADES OF Grey author ignored all the things she most likely knows about the nature of the internet, and decided to do a Q and A on Twitter this evening.

It went as well as expected.

There were the inevitable mentions of Stephenie Meyer and the fact that Fifty Shades began life as a Twilight fan fiction

Good luck escaping that one, ever.

Are you going to answer any of these questions, or do you need Stephenie Meyer to do a Twitter chat first? #AskELJames
— beth (@bethorne) June 29, 2015

Beth Thorne / Twitter

#AskELJames What's the minimum distance you have to stay away from Stephenie Meyer at all times?
— Kayleigh Donaldson (@Ceilidhann) June 29, 2015

Kayleigh Anne / Twitter

Referencing the movie

#AskELJames How many times a day do you think Charlie Hunnam just laughs with sheer relief?
— Kayleigh Donaldson (@Ceilidhann) June 29, 2015

Kayleigh Anne / Twitter

There were questions about her personal life

Do you prefer to sleep on piles of money, or swim around in it like Scrooge McDuck? #AskELJames
— Mybookshame (@mybookshame) June 29, 2015

Mybookshame / Twitter

Her inspiration

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Ideas were thrown about

For #AskELJames I reckon we should all send questions written in the third person, then the same ones again from a different point of view.
— Enough Of That Now (@AndyGilder) June 29, 2015

Andy Gilderdale / Twitter

Mainly there were questions about the books

Period blood and toothbrush sharing: WHY? #AskELJames
— Snark Squad (@Snark_Squad) June 29, 2015

Snark Squad / Twitter

What type of research, if any, did you do about ginger root being used as a butt plug during sex? #AskELJames
— Katiebabs (@katiebabs) June 29, 2015

Katiebabs / Twitter

Her choice of language

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Some questions were more serious, questioning the message the books portray

How do feel about the teens who'll come away from your books believing abuse is love and they can love their abuser better? #AskELJames
— Petra Newman (@merlinslaugh) June 29, 2015

Petra Newman / Twitter

#AskELJames Do you have any idea of how dangerous your so-called book can be ?
— Надежда 🍉 (@ahumanespresso) June 29, 2015

Bisounours / Twitter

#AskELJames have you considered a book which empowers women instead of encouraging the acceptance of abusive controlling male behaviour?
— Claire Moore (@cctheatreco) June 29, 2015

Claire Moore / Twitter

Some questions were more vague

Sweet mecy, there's so much I want to #AskELJames

Most start with "why" and end with the implacable howling of the damned.
— Dan Olson (@FoldableHuman) June 29, 2015

Dan Olson / Twitter

Or directly to the point

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So… will she actually answer any of the questions? Get the popcorn poppin’.

@Jenny_Trout reading the #AskELJames hashtag pic.twitter.com/3U5d164GoS
— Petra Newman (@merlinslaugh) June 29, 2015

Petra Newman / Twitter

I'm ready. #AskELJames really is the funniest thing today. X'D pic.twitter.com/x4qZEwqUx1
— starlit silence (Kassna, tired) (@ShiftingDreamer) June 29, 2015

Kassna / Twitter