History Creator / ELJames

* ''Literature/TheMister'' (2019)

* {{Doorstopper}}: ''Master of the Universe'' in its entirety equals over 800 pages. When it was turned into the ''Fifty Shades'' trilogy, it was split into three separate books: the first two are over 500 pages, while the third is over 600, though it's still more manageable than a single 800+ page novel. Her first non-''Fifty Shades'' novel, ''The Mister'', is also over 600 pages.

Erika Mitchell, better known as E. L. James (born 7 March 1963), is a British author best known for writing ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' and its sequels, a series of erotic romance novels heavily featuring UsefulNotes/{{BDSM}}.[[note]]Although she stated she did research on the subject, many people have criticized how accurately BDSM is presented in her work[[/note]] She started out as a fanfiction writer, and ''Fifty Shades'' itself was a ''[[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Twilight]]'' fanfiction before James [[SerialNumbersFiledOff made enough changes]] to publish it as an original work. She also served as a producer on the [[Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey film adaptations]] of the main trilogy. Given the focus on Edward and Bella's romance and Jacob being DemotedToExtra in her fanfic, it's pretty safe to assume she's [[ShipToShipCombat Team Edward]].

* SharedUniverse: James has stated that Christian and Maxim sharing the surname of Trevelyan is meaningful, implying that the ''Fifty Shades'' series and ''The Mister'' take place in the same universe.

** ''The Missus'' (2023)

Erika Mitchell, better known as E. L. James (born 7 March 1963), is a British author best known for writing ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' and its sequels, a series of erotic romance novels heavily featuring UsefulNotes/{{BDSM}}.[[note]]Although she stated she did research on the subject, many people have criticized how accurately BDSM is presented in her work[[/note]] She started out as a fanfiction writer, and ''Fifty Shades'' itself was a ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' fanfiction before James [[SerialNumbersFiledOff made enough changes]] to publish it as an original work. She also served as a producer on the [[Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey film adaptations]] of the main trilogy. Given the focus on Edward and Bella's romance and Jacob being DemotedToExtra in her fanfic, it's pretty safe to assume she's [[ShipToShipCombat Team Edward]].

* PenName: Her real name is Erika Mitchell; E.L James is just the name she uses for publishing her books. She also published the fanfiction that became ''Fifty Shades'' under the username [[AwesomeMcCoolName Snowqueens Icedragon]].

* GenreShift: ''Twilight'' is a ParanornalRomance series primarily aimed at teens; ''Master of the Universe'' is an erotic romance that is ''definitely'' not appropriate for kids.

* OneSteveLimit: A slight aversion; both Maxim and Christian share the surname of Trevelyan, although it's downplayed as Christian has a double-barrelled surname and tends to just go by Grey rather than Trevelyan-Grey.

* ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey'' (2011)
** ''Fifty Shades Darker'' (2012)
** ''Fifty Shades Freed'' (2012)
** ''Grey'' (2015) - the first of three books retelling the trilogy from Christian's point-of-view.
** ''Darker'' (2017)
** ''Freed'' (2021)

** ''Grey'' (2015) - the first of three books retelling the trilogy from [[PerspectiveFlip Christian's point-of-view]]

* {{Doorstopper}}: ''Master of the Universe'' in its entirely equals over 800 pages. When it was turned into the ''Fifty Shades'' trilogy, it was split into three separate books: the first two are over 500 pages, while the third is over 600, though it's still more manageable than a single 800+ page novel. Her first non-''Fifty Shades'' novel, ''The Mister'', is also over 600 pages.

Erika Mitchell better known as E. L. James (born 7 March 1963) is a British author best known for writing ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' and its sequels, a series of erotic romance novels heavily featuring UsefulNotes/{{BDSM}}.[[note]]Although she stated she did research on the subject, many people have criticized how accurately BDSM is presented in her work[[/note]] She started out as a fanfiction writer, and ''Fifty Shades'' itself was a ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' fanfiction before James [[SerialNumbersFiledOff made enough changes]] to publish it as an original work. She also served as a producer on the [[Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey film adaptations]] of the main trilogy. Given the focus on Edward and Bella's romance and Jacob being DemotedToExtra in her fanfic, it's pretty safe to assume she's [[ShipToShipCombat Team Edward]].

E. L. James is a British author best known for writing ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' and its sequels, a series of erotic romance novels heavily featuring UsefulNotes/{{BDSM}}.[[note]]Although she stated she did research on the subject, many people have criticized how accurately BDSM is presented in her work[[/note]] She started out as a fanfiction writer, and ''Fifty Shades'' itself was a ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' fanfiction before James [[SerialNumbersFiledOff made enough changes]] to publish it as an original work. She also served as a producer on the [[Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey film adaptations]] of the main trilogy. Given the focus on Edward and Bella's romance and Jacob being DemotedToExtra in her fanfic, it's pretty safe to assume she's [[ShipToShipCombat Team Edward]].

E. L. James is a British author best known for writing ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' and its sequels, a series of erotic romance novels heavily featuring UsefulNotes/{{BDSM}}.[[note]]Although she stated she did research on the subject, many people have criticized the accuracy of how BDSM is presented in her work[[/note]] She started out as a fanfiction writer, and ''Fifty Shades'' itself was a ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' fanfiction before James [[SerialNumbersFiledOff made enough changes]] to publish it as an original work. She also served as a producer on the [[Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey film adaptations]] of the main trilogy. Given the focus on Edward and Bella's romance and Jacob being DemotedToExtra in her fanfic, it's pretty safe to assume she's [[ShipToShipCombat Team Edward]].

* ''Literature/TheMister'' (2019)

* ''The Mister'' (2019)

* RunawayFiancee: In ''The Mister'', it's revealed that the reason Alessia left Albania is because [[spoiler:her father betrothed her to an abusive gangster, not knowing his true nature, and her mother helped her escape]].

* SleepingWithTheBoss: ''The Mister'' revolves around a playboy earl falling for his housemaid, who is hiding a DarkAndTroubledPast.

* UptownGirl: Gender-flipped; both ''Fifty Shades'' and ''The Mister'' feature a working class woman being in a relationship with a vastly more wealthy man. In the case of ''The Mister'', Maxim is an earl as well, with Alessia (an undocumented immigrant from Albania) actually being briefly scared off when she learns about his title.

* HostilityOnTheSet: She and Sam Taylor-Johnson, the director of the first ''Fifty Shades'' movie, had many disagreements over the direction of the movie and potential changes, even getting into a full-blown argument on set. Both had differing visions for the film: Taylor-Johnson wanted to make a more PragmaticAdaptation addressing some of the criticisms of the books, while James wanted a completely faithful adaptation. It was bad enough that Taylor-Johnson refused to direct the sequels; James apparently got along better with the subsequent director, James Foley, whose vision of the films more closely matched her own.

* UptownGirl: Gender-flipped; both ''Fifty Shades'' and ''The Mister'' feature a working class woman being in a relationship with a vastly more wealthy man. In the case of ''The Mister'', Maxim is an earl as well, with Alessia (an undocumented immigrant) actually being briefly scared off when she learns about his title.

* AdaptationNameChange: When ''Master of the Universe'' was edited into an original work and formally published, the name changed to ''Fifty Shades of Grey'', in reference to the title character (now named Christian Grey) and his complexities (or "[[DoubleMeaningTitle shades of grey]]")

E. L. James is a British author best known for writing ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' and its sequels, a series of erotic romance novels heavily featuring UsefulNotes/BDSM.[[note]]Although she stated she did research on the subject, many people have criticized the accuracy of how BDSM is presented in her work[[/note]] She started out as a fanfiction writer, and ''Fifty Shades'' itself was a ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' fanfiction before James [[SerialNumbersFiledOff made enough changes]] to publish it as an original work. She also served as a producer on the [[Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey film adaptations]] of the main trilogy. Given the focus on Edward and Bella's romance and Jacob being DemotedToExtra in her fanfic, it's pretty safe to assume she's [[ShipToShipCombat Team Edward]].