Comments on: 50 Shades of Bullshit

By: alysonmiers

alysonmiers — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 01:10:59 +0000

There’s plenty of garbage that’s made tons of money. On the one hand, it’s infuriating that I work my ass off to produce quality fiction and struggle to get any attention at all while shit like 50 Shades is everywhere. On the other, it’s comforting to remember that things like writing quality and literary merit are totally separate issues from commercial success.

By: Matt Gannon

Matt Gannon — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 23:08:34 +0000

I’m not too sure what to make of this whole thing (50 Shades). I commend her for capitalizing on people’s primal desire to indulge in the taboo, and envy her for being able to use people’s own stupidity against them.

That being said, I’m embarrassed as a writer. It’s garbage.

By: alysonmiers

alysonmiers — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 00:49:55 +0000

That’s the thing: Fifty Shades *really is* Twilight fanfic. She changed enough to make it legal to sell as original fiction, but it would not exist without Twilight.

By: alysonmiers

alysonmiers — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 00:48:13 +0000

That, and/or a brazen lack of self-awareness.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 23:29:13 +0000

I had peripheral knowledge of 50 shades just from its media attention. After the Saturday Night Live spoof of it I thought it was a porn romance. Not my scene but if it was I thank you for saving me the money and time. On a side note, I was reading an article about Amelia Gray in the Texas Observer and she said the forthcoming “May we Shed These Human Bodies” makes Fifty Shades look like Twilight fan fiction.

By: M. C. V. egan

M. C. V. egan — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 20:34:07 +0000

Perhaps….

By: Black Hippie Chick

Black Hippie Chick — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 19:53:32 +0000

Perhaps, she’s scared the parties will outshine her crappy books. I’ve got to give her credit, she’s got some big ass brass balls.

By: alysonmiers

alysonmiers — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 16:26:22 +0000

Perhaps she sees how easily one can become an overnight success by parasitizing someone else’s (not that interesting) work, and doesn’t want anyone else to have too much fun riding her train.

By: alysonmiers

alysonmiers — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 16:23:27 +0000

One might get the impression that Ms. James’s success has gone to her head.

By: A.D. Duling

A.D. Duling — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 15:45:13 +0000

Alyson, I love how straight to the point you are and I agree, for shame E.L. ! Have you forgotten the shirt tail you’ve been riding on? For shame!