Author EL James faces 50 Shades of Snark at Twitter Q&A

When Fifty Shades of Grey author EL James held a Q&A on Twitter on Monday, she probably was not prepared to answer the barrage of questions thrown at her.

James held the Q&A for fans to promote her 50 Shades of Grey spin-off novel. However, detractors and critics soon bombarded her with questions mocking her work.

Using the hashtag #AskELJames, tweets insulting her writing abilities, satirising her dislike for independent women and mocking lines from her book, were sent to her. It looked like nothing was off limits. Many compared her to Twilight author Stephenie Meyer, stating her book made Meyer's work look better. 50 Shades of Grey started off as fan fiction based on the Twilight series.

People also took the opportunity to express their outrage about the message her novel was sending to women, which they felt was encouraging women to stay abusive relationships.

Whether your a concerned fan or curious about the tweets, you want to read this conversation. The #AskELJames comments are so bad, you can't take your eyes off it. 

Check out some of the tweets:

What do you dislike more, Independent strong woman or the English language? #AskELJames

— Trevor Donovan (@TrevDon) June 29, 2015

#AskELJames when you asked your publicity team if this was a good idea, did they say "no" & did you pull a christian grey and hear "yes"

— Kylie Cheung (@kylietcheung) June 30, 2015

#AskELJames Which do you hate more 1) Consent 2) The English language 3) strong Independent women 4) All of the above

— Milly (@NouisTeacup) June 29, 2015

#AskELJames what's it like telling millions of women it's okay to be in an abusive relationship as long as he's rich. Asking for a friend.

— matt (@reginaIdkray) June 29, 2015

#AskELJames Is there a safe word which will stop you from writing anymore of this bollocks?

— TittyBiscuits. (@dawneywawney) June 29, 2015

#AskELJames Did Stephanie Meyer pay you to write #50ShadesOfGrey to make the #Twilight series seem better by comparison? I think it worked.

— miko b. (@cactaur) June 30, 2015

#AskELJames you do realize that if Grey wasn't a billionaire, the 50 Shades trilogy would be one hell of a Law & Order episode?

— Belial Bell (@AlwaysAnimated) June 29, 2015

#AskELJames are you aware that eyebrows can't actually do this pic.twitter.com/5Fc6PI67ug

— lauren (@lburgundy) June 29, 2015

@ClareH222 don't you have the box set?

— laura hardy (@lauraHardy13) June 29, 2015

#AskELJames do you know 15 year olds can write fanfics with healthier relationships than your book ?

— betty (@ohhey_itsbetty) June 29, 2015

Were you hired by Stephanie Meyer to write something so appallingly bad that it made her look like Jane Austen by comparison? #AskELJames

— S P Blanchard Writer (@SPBlanchard) June 30, 2015

#AskELJames How much money does a partner need to earn for them to be 'romantic' instead of abusive? Asking for a friend.

— Chloe Dungate (@ScarfDemon) June 29, 2015

How could E.L. James not have known that #ASKELJames would turn into at least 50 shades of shade? Come on, lady.

— Imani Gandy (@AngryBlackLady) June 29, 2015

#AskELJames what's it like telling millions of women it's okay to be in an abusive relationship as long as he's rich. Asking for a friend.

— matt (@reginaIdkray) June 29, 2015

#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?

— Liam Dryden (@LiamDrydenEtc) June 29, 2015

Did you know how to read when you wrote Fifty Shades of Grey? #AskELJames

— Jocelyn Plums (@FilthyRichmond) June 29, 2015

Which do you hate more, women or the English language? #AskELJames

— Ian Robinson (@eyeswideshut75) June 29, 2015

#AskELJames How are girls supposed to form healthy relationships if this is what they're taught is true love? pic.twitter.com/c9qHL1ZyrL

— Maggabyte (@SamMaggs) June 29, 2015

how do you feel knowing you've made your riches from convincing young impressionable girls that abuse is 'love'? #AskELJames

— dione tennant // 29 (@alIonsytennant) June 29, 2015

#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!

— Stephan Krosecz (@Krosecz) June 29, 2015

Despite the enormous insults and jokes on Twitter, James answered questions for an hour as she had promised, but did not respond to her haters. She instead chose to thank all participants for an "interesting hour" after the Q&A ended.

Off to meet the competition winners, now. Thanks so much for an interesting hour... :D

— E L James (@E_L_James) June 29, 2015