Books·Posted on Jun 29, 2015E.L. James Held A Twitter Q&A And It Went Horribly, Horribly WrongTwitter threw 50 shades of shade at the erotic romance author.by Jarry LeeBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail fiftyshadesUK @fiftyshadesUK Mon 29 Jun at 6pm UK time, @E_L_James will be doing a live chat with @TwitterBooks. Use #AskELJames to ask a question 11:15 AM - 23 Jun 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite When Fifty Shades of Grey author E.L. James announced a Q&A on Twitter on Monday with the hashtag #AskELJames, she probably wasn't expecting these questions: Jack Howard @JackHoward #AskELJames What's your favourite shade out of the 50? Is there a chance that more shades will be added? 06:49 PM - 29 Jun 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Marianne Hassle @tinyorc How on earth did Ana manage to graduate from university in the 21st century without an email address or a laptop? #AskELJames 04:40 PM - 29 Jun 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Amanda @Pandamoanimum #AskELJames Is there a safe word we can use to get you to stop writing such drivel? 05:36 PM - 29 Jun 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Ian Robinson @eyeswideshut75 Which do you hate more, women or the English language? #AskELJames 04:05 PM - 29 Jun 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Needless to say, things escalated very quickly. Margarita Atwood @Jherane_ Do you ever feel guilty that you made so much money from romanticizing sexual abuse and selling it as "erotica romance"? #AskELJames 04:40 PM - 29 Jun 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 50 Shades is abuse @50shadesabuse #AskELJames Is it only ok for Christian to stalk, coerce, threaten & manipulate Ana because he's hot, or is it also ok because he's rich? 03:03 PM - 29 Jun 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Ros @GameOverRos #AskELJames Can you confirm that you will be writing the story of Ramsay Bolton from his perspective, showing he is just misunderstood? 04:41 PM - 29 Jun 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite R_chelCh_rlt_nD_iley @RachelCDailey Did you see the abusive relationship of Bella and Edward and think "hmm needs more abuse" #AskELJames 03:40 PM - 29 Jun 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Andrew Vestal @avestal #AskELJames after the success of "Grey," have you considered re-telling the story from the perspective of someone who can write 05:50 PM - 29 Jun 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Liam Dryden @LiamDrydenEtc #AskELJames I need advice on making a BIG romantic gesture. Should I put a GPS tracker in her phone and make threats if she tries to leave? 04:53 PM - 29 Jun 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite There were plenty of jokes about Stephenie Meyer: Beth Thorne @bethorne Are you going to answer any of these questions, or do you need Stephenie Meyer to do a Twitter chat first? #AskELJames 02:54 PM - 29 Jun 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Słodka Idiotka @Rachel_Destross #AskELJames So whats your favourite moment in Twilight? When Bella meets Edward or when Stephanie Meyer sent you a cease and desist 05:49 PM - 29 Jun 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Skeptical Dinosaur @skepticosaurus Will you be rewriting the book from Stephenie Meyer's point of view next time? #AskELJames 04:39 PM - 29 Jun 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Kayleigh Anne @Ceilidhann #AskELJames What's the minimum distance you have to stay away from Stephenie Meyer at all times? 02:31 PM - 29 Jun 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite As well as jokes about the Q&A itself: Vanessa C. @nessaskybooks #AskELJames Are you going to take a cold bath later to recover from being so thoroughly burned on Twitter today? 02:24 PM - 29 Jun 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Stephan Krosecz @Krosecz #AskELJames Do all these negative tweets sent to you seem abusive to you? I think it's romantic enough to be turned into a novel! 05:56 PM - 29 Jun 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Mara Wilson @MaraWritesStuff #AskELJames Are you getting tendinitis from having to hit "block" so often :( 05:33 PM - 29 Jun 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Jenny Trout @Jenny_Trout I'd rather #AskELJames's publicist why they thought this was going to be a good idea. 02:43 PM - 29 Jun 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Summer Heacock @Fizzygrrl Whoever planned out the #AskELJames tag has obviously never, ever met Twitter. 03:20 PM - 29 Jun 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite More like Fifty Shades of Awkward, amirite? Kayleigh Anne @Ceilidhann EL James entering the #AskELJames hashtag. 03:42 PM - 29 Jun 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite