All my fantasies in there, and that's it.' She did not start to write until January 2009, as she revealed while still active on FanFiction.Net: 'I started writing in January 2009 after I finished reading the Twilight saga, and I haven't stopped since. The author has spoken of her shock at the success of the book: 'The explosion of interest has taken me completely by surprise.' James has described the Fifty Shades trilogy as 'my midlife crisis, writ large. The series traces the deepening relationship between college graduate Anastasia Steele and young businessman Christian Grey, who introduces Ana to the world of BDSM. James, initially a trilogy consisting of Fifty Shades of Grey (2011), Fifty Shades Darker (2012) and Fifty Shades Freed (2012). Fifty Shades is a series of erotic novels by E.