I took the hint and focused on writing instead, she told EW.
Id probably still be there, except I got fired…I knew I liked entertaining people.
So I thought, Ill write a novel.
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It cant be that hard.
the authorrecounted in a 2016 speech.
And then I began to write, and it becameThe Bluest Eye.
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“All of a sudden, I wanted to write something.
EL James
Fifty Shades of GreysEL Jamesgot her start writingTwilightfanfiction under the name Snowqueens Icedragon.
It was the last chance,” she toldThe Guardian.
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She changed dialogue to make the female characters sound more intelligent.
She toldThe Washington Postshe had an epiphany: Thisis it.
This is the thing I am meant to do.
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Stephenie Meyer
AsStephenie Meyerwrites on her website: “It all started on June 2, 2003…
I woke up from a very vivid dream.
In my dream, two people were having an intense conversation in a meadow in the woods.
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One of these people was just your average girl.
The other person was fantastically beautiful, sparkly, and a vampire….
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