Fifty Shades Darker Blog Tour - Guest Post and Giveaway

Hey everyone! I'm so excited today! We have a very special guest today. She is one of my favorite authors and I'm so lucky to have her on my blog today.  Well, it's no other than E.L James, the fabulous author of Fifty Shades of Grey and Fifty Shades Darker. It's no secret how much I loved those two books and how eagerly I am waiting for the third installment of the series.. I'm close to begging them to release it but oh well, I just have to accept that it wouldn't be anytime soon. But for now let's give the spotlight to Miss EL James!

Thank you Lady Krishna for letting me hijack your blog.

My Husband is not Fifty

            Whilst driving home this evening, far too fast as usual, I was listening to the radio.  It was some cheesy middle-of-the-road station that I secretly love but never own up to loving.  Rod Stewart’s ‘I Don’t Want To Talk About It’ (apt for a reluctant blogger eh?) started playing. Well, I’ve had a tough day… super tough as, I’ve become so distracted of late by all this book mullarky.  Anyway, I digress – what with the lyrics of that song, my exhaustion, and thinking about my job – well, soon there were tears falling down my face.  And I thought about my dear, dear husband, who would be at home with my supper on the table (seared fresh tuna, coleslaw and rocket salad) who puts up with all this crap – and is so supportive, and what do I give in return?  Nothing. 

            

            Honestly - I felt so selfish, and not worthy and the tears started afresh.  I was saved when a black van cut me up so I had to hoot him.  That snapped me out of it… but it does not negate the fact that my old man puts up with a great deal. The only plus side, on my part, is being good in bed (I wish!), the fact that I have a great sense of humour (I need it, to live with him) and the fact that he is such a grumpy old sod. My goodness, he could take grumpy to a whole Fifty level.  Not that Fifty is based in any way on my dear hubs (shame eh?)  So I thought I would take this opportunity, in print, to tell whoever reads this, that I am a lucky cow when it comes to husbands.  I chose well. 

            

            He is the only man who can have me rolling around on the floor, helpless… with laughter, usually at myself.  He can be merciless at that, though I have to say he hasn’t done it recently – perhaps if he reads this it will inspire him. 

            

            Throughout writing about Fifty he has helped.  Not only did he roll his eyes and say “You want to do what?” and oblige in the name of research, but he proofread and beta’d all the chapters.  If I ever got stuck with a plot point I could always talk to him and he was beyond helpful; never pushing an idea but just being a fantastic sounding board. You see ladies and gentleman, my husband is a writer; a real, professional, makes-a-good-living-out-of-it writer, and he knows his stuff. 

            

            I remember going on a one-day fiction seminar when I first started writing – it was over-subscribed and over-crowded and afterwards I thought, jeez they’ve not told me anything that my husband hasn’t told me.  Basically: who is your hero, what’s his/her agenda and what gets in the way?  That’s it in a nutshell; it’s all about conflict.  If you have conflict you have a story.  No conflict, who’s interested?  So, with Fifty during the first book we see our heroine conflicted.  She wants ‘more’, and he just wants to f*ck her into submission – literally – loads of potential for conflict there.  With the second book the conflict comes from them trying to redefine their relationship, and from outside… from Fifty’s past, but I won’t talk too much about that, in case I give anything away.

            

            Of course, I also learnt a great deal about conflict from my hubs. But that’s another story…          

Oh what a lovely post Miss E.L James! Now I want your husband! kidding! I don't have death wish and I absolutely would love to stay on your good graces. Haha. Now, kidding aside, thank you so much Miss E.L James for sharing a part of your life with me and the readers of this blog. It was a very interesting post for us because it let's us see the human behind these two great books, and it gives us a glimpse of what your life might be like. 

And I also want to thank you for making us all so envious of your luck in having a supportive and patient husband. You are so lucky!

Now we know, how you could write an erotic romance novel like Fifty Shades of Grey and Fifty Shades Darker.. well, you obviously are very much in love and inspired!

Book Blurb:

Daunted by the singular sexual tastes and dark secrets of the beautiful, tormented young entrepreneur Christian Grey, Anastasia Steele has broken off their relationship to start a new career with a Seattle publishing house.

But desire for Christian still dominates her every waking thought, and when he proposes a new arrangement, Anastasia cannot resist. They rekindle their searing sensual affair, and Anastasia learns more about the harrowing past of her damaged, driven, and demanding Fifty Shades.

While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront her anger and envy of the women who came before her and make the most important decision of her life.

Erotic, sparkling and suspenseful, Fifty Shades Darker is the irresistibly addictive second part of the Fifty Shades trilogy.

You guys can check out my review for this book in here:

http://journeywithbooks.blogspot.com

Where to Buy:

The Writer's Coffee Shop 
Publishing House
 http://www.thewriterscoffeeshop.com/publishinghouse/books/detail/34

Amazon US
 http://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Shades-Darker-ebook/dp/B005N0PJJO/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t

Amazon UK 
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fifty-Shades-Darker-ebook/dp/B005N0PJJO/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t

Amazon De

 http://www.amazon.de/Fifty-Shades-Darker-ebook/dp/B005N0PJJO/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t

More about the Author:

E L James is a TV executive, wife, and mother of two, based in West London. Since early childhood, she dreamt of writing stories that readers would fall in love with, but put those dreams on hold to focus on her family and her career. She finally plucked up the courage to put pen to paper with her first novel, Fifty Shades of Grey.

E L James is currently working on the sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey and a new romantic thriller with a supernatural twist.

Website Fifty Shades

And for the most awaited giveaway:




You lovely people can follow this tour:

Oct. 3 Review, interview, and giveaway at Sam, E & R's Awesomness!!

http://samsawesomness.blogspot.com/

Oct. 3 Review, interview, and giveaway at Book That Thing

http://bookthatthing.blogspot.com

Oct. 4 Guest Post and giveaway at My Life. One Story at a Time 

http://mylife-in-stories.blogspot.com

Oct. 5 Review, guest post, and giveaway at Journey with Books

http://journeywithbooks.blogspot.com

Oct. 6 Review, interview, and giveaway at Endlessly Bookish http://endlesslybookish.blogspot.com/

Oct. 7 Review, interview, and giveaway at The Book Hookup

http://thebookhookup.com/

Oct. 8 Review, guest post, and giveaway at Reading Lark http://readinglark.blogspot.com/

Oct. 9 Review and giveaway at Badass Book Reviews 

http://badassbookreviews.com/

Oct. 10 Review, interview, and giveaway at Fiction Vixen Book Reviews

http://fictionvixen.com

Oct. 11 Review and giveaway at Bona Fide Reflections 

http://bona-fide-reflections.com