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Erika Leonard, better known by the pseudonym E. L. James
(born 1963), is the British author of the bestselling erotic novel Fifty Shades
of Grey. James initially wrote fanfiction under the pen name "Snowqueens
Icedragon", with her most notable work being a Twilight fanfiction that
was eventually developed into Fifty Shades of Grey.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 "This is my midlife crisis, writ large," she said.
"All my fantasies in there, and that's it.”
Leonard formerly worked as a television executive. Leonard
lives in west London with her husband of over 20 years, screenwriter Niall
Leonard, and their two teenage sons.Her parents are Chilean and Scottish. Raised
in Buckinghamshire and privately educated, Leonard read history at the
University of Kent, before becoming a studio manager’s assistant at the
National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield.
In 2012, Time Magazine included her in its annual list of
"The 100 Most Influential People in the World".
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