![]() But a few years ago I remembered that my friend Jemima and I – we went to school (together) – used to write "Starsky & Hutch" fan fiction for each other. I had never heard of fan fiction until after I discovered "Twilight," and I've only ever written that. Question: Before "Fifty Shades of Grey," you wrote fan fiction for "Twilight." Did you write other fan fiction?Į L James: Yes and no. 2 book of all time on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list. ![]() 1 book of the decade in the U.S., it is also the No. Not only did "Grey" sell more than 15 million copies, making it the No. It later returned to the top spot two more times. 1 and remained there for 20 consecutive weeks, with follow-ups "Fifty Shades Darker" and "Fifty Shades Freed" rounding out the top 3. In a matter of months, it topped the list at No. The novel first popped up on USA TODAY's radar in February 2012, when it debuted on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list at No. "It was just ridiculous, you know, the speed at which everything happened and the escalation of everything. "My goal was to sell 5,000 books and to maybe see the book one day be on bookshelves," says James. ![]() Looking back over the decade since its publication, the novel, which started out as fan fiction, morphed into a juggernaut, impacting both publishing and pop culture at large. It would be a bit of an understatement to say E L James' "Fifty Shades of Grey" had an effect on the publishing world. Watch Video: What Dakota Johnson tells friends before they see '50 Shades'
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