Things got off to a rocky start.
Do you think you'll ever fully convince yourself the FIFTY SHADES books are an original work? #AskELJames
— Norm Wilner (@normwilner) June 29, 2015
And then escalated very quickly.
Which do you hate more, women or the English language? #AskELJames — Ian Robinson (@eyeswideshut75) June 29, 2015
Some people had questions about James' writing style.
#AskELJames Did you ever consider using a thesaurus, or did that sound too much like hard work?
— Amy (@scifisunsets) June 29, 2015
Have you ever held a dictionary? #AskELJames — Melissa Hunt (@thenewsmuse) June 29, 2015
#AskELJames Do you get paid per adjective?
— Bao Bao (@fiatpanda) June 29, 2015
Others had questions relating to the books' subject matter.
#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
#AskELJames Were you watching Dexter when you wrote the scene where Christian buys stuff at the hardware store Ana works at?
— Vanessa C. (@nessaskybooks) June 29, 2015
What type of research, if any, did you do about ginger root being used as a butt plug during sex? #AskELJames — Katiebabs (@katiebabs) June 29, 2015
There were quite a few Stephenie Meyer-themed questions.
Will there be a delay to our answers while you wait for Stephanie Meyer to answer them first, so you know what to write? #AskELJames
— Tony Lee (@mrtonylee) June 29, 2015
Will you be rewriting the book from Stephenie Meyer's point of view next time? #AskELJames — Skeptical Dinosaur (@skepticosaurus) June 29, 2015
#AskELJames What's the minimum distance you have to stay away from Stephenie Meyer at all times?
— Kayleigh Anne (@Ceilidhann) June 29, 2015
Did you see the abusive relationship of Bella and Edward and think "hmm needs more abuse" #AskELJames — R_chelCh_rlt_nD_iley (@RachelCDailey) June 29, 2015
And a few people just took the chance to quiz James on some wider issues.
#AskELJames Who do you think should be the next leader of the Lib Dems?
— Peter Bradshaw (@PeterBradshaw1) June 29, 2015
Can you lend me a tenner? #AskELJames — Paul the Blue Alien (@Puffman180) June 29, 2015
All in all, these two tweeters summed things up pretty well.
Somewhere, there is a PR/social exec frantically searching the #AskELJames tag for questions she can *actually* answer.
— Laura Thomas (@_eltee) June 29, 2015
EL James entering the #AskELJames hashtag. pic.twitter.com/hugpOU0MiH — Kayleigh Anne (@Ceilidhann) June 29, 2015