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E. L. James

British writer · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1963 · age 63

Erika Mitchell, known by her pen name E. L. James, is a British author. She wrote the best-selling Fifty Shades series of erotic romance novels, which spawned a multimedia franchise including a film trilogy of the same name.

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  1. You really have to let me fight my own battles. You can't constantly second-guess me and try to protect me. It's stifling, Christian.

    2011 · Fifty Shades Darker (2011) Anastasia Steele, Chapter 11, p. 273-274., Own words

  2. I vowed I would bring you solace in time of need. Please don't make me break my vows.

    2011 · Anastasia Steele, Chapter 4, p. 75., Own words

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Prior to this, she wrote the Twilight fan fiction "Master of the Universe" that served as the basis for the Fifty Shades series 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.

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Born 1963 · age 63

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