Fifty Writers on Fifty Shades of Grey

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Fifty
Writers
on
Fifty
Shades
of Grey

EDITED BY

LORI PERKINS

 

 

 

THIS PUBLICATION IS UNOFFICIAL AND UNAUTHORIZED. IT HAS NOT BEEN PREPARED, APPROVED, AUTHORIZED, LICENSED, OR ENDORSED BY ANY ENTITY THAT CREATED OR PRODUCED THE WELL-KNOWN BOOK
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
OR BOOK TRILOGY FIFTY SHADES.

Fifty Writers on Fifty Shades of Grey
© 2012 by Lori Perkins

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COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

“Sexually Positive” © 2012 by Stacey Agdern

“Fifty Shades of Holy Crap!” © 2012 by Laura Antoniou

“Every Breath You Take” © 2012 by Jennifer Armintrout

“Editing Fifty” © 2012 by Tish Beaty

“Throwing Shade” © 2012 by Mala Bhattacharjee

“Kink and Condescension” © 2012 by Rachel Kramer Bussel

“Forbidden Fruit Is the Sweetest” © 2012 by Suzan Colón

“The Story Is in the Sex” © 2012 by Joy Daniels

“The Brown Paper Bag” © 2012 by Sylvia Day

“The Legal Bonding of Anastasia and Christian” © 2012 by Sherri Donovan

“How I Lost Christian Grey at Auction” © 2012 by Editor X

“Making Fifty Shades into Cinema” © 2012 by Angela Edwards

“Raising the Shades” © 2012 by Melissa Febos

“Labels,
Schmabels
, I’ll Take the Publicity!” © 2012 by Lucy Felthouse

“The Delicate Balance” © 2012 by Ryan Field

“Sexual Empowerment at the Water Cooler” © 2012 by Selina Fire

“My Inner Goddess” © 2012 by Megan Frampton

“The History of BDSM Fiction and Romance” © 2012 by Sarah S. G. Frantz

“Fifty Shades of Change” © 2012 by Louise Fury

“Fifty Shades of Women” © 2012 by Heather Graham

“The McDonald’s of Lust” © 2012 by Lois Gresh

“Was It Good for You?” © 2012 by Catherine Hiller

“It’s All in the Eyes” © 2012 by Marci Hirsch

“Fifty Ways of Looking at Sex in
Fifty Shades
” © 2012 by Dr. Hilda Hutcherson

“Wanted: Fifty Shades of Sexual Wholeness” © 2012 by Debra Hyde

“When Fifty Was Fic” © 2012 by Anne Jamison

“Porn Writer on the PTA” © 2012 by Rachel Kenley

“Is
Fifty Shades
Erotica?” © 2012 by D. L. King

“The Professional Poster Child” © 2012 by Dr. Logan Levkoff

“Imagining a Black Fifty Shades” © 2012 by Arielle Loren

“Whose Shades of Grey?” © 2012 by Sinnamon Love

“A Queer Leather Reluctant Support of
Fifty Shades
” © 2012 by Sassafras Lowrey

“The Game Changer” © 2012 by M.Christian

“The Collar of Blue Stones” © 2012 by Pamela Madsen

“A BDSM Couple’s View” © 2012 by ChrisMarks and Lia Leto

“A Requested Evaluation of the Mastery of Christian Grey” © 2012 by Master R

“Fifty Shades of Snark” © 2012 by Midori

“Being Stretched” © 2012 by Dr. Katherine Ramsland

“Fifty Shades of Play” © 2012 by Judith Regan

“This Is the Story” © 2012 by Tiffany Reisz

“Between the Covers” © 2012 by M.J. Rose

“Grey Is the New Black” © 2012 by Katharine Sands

“The Byronic Hero Archetype and Christian Grey” © 2012 by Jennifer Sanzo

“Crass Is in Session” © 2012 by Rakesh Satyal

“Fifty Shades of Grace Metalious” © 2012 by Andrew Shaffer

“Fifty Shades Is Where You Find It” © 2012 by Marc Shapiro

“Fifty Shades of Diva Frenzy!” © 2012 by Lyss Stern

“Fifty Shades of Stories” © 2012 by Cecilia Tan

“Because Love Hurts” © 2012 by Hope Tarr, PhD

“Fifty Shades of Sexual Freedom” © 2012 by Susan Wright

CONTENTS

Copyright

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Fifty Ways to Look at Fifty Shades
by Lori Perkins

Fifty Shades of Erotic Fiction

Between the Covers
by M.J. Rose

This Is the Story
by Tiffany Reisz

The Game Changer
by M.Christian

Fifty Shades of Change
by Louise Fury

The Brown Paper Bag
by Sylvia Day

Labels,
Schmabels
, I’ll Take the Publicity!
by Lucy Felthouse

Porn Writer on the PTA
by Rachel Kenley

Is
Fifty Shades
Erotica?
by D. L. King

Fifty Shades of Romance

It’s All in the Eyes
by Marci Hirsch

The Byronic Hero Archetype and Christian Grey
by Jennifer Sanzo

Grey Is the New Black
by Katharine Sands

Because Love Hurts
by Hope Tarr, PhD

Every Breath You Take
by Jennifer Armintrout

Intermission

Fifty Shades of Play
by Judith Regan

Fifty Shades of Sex

Forbidden Fruit Is the Sweetest
by Suzan Colón

Fifty Ways of Looking at Sex in
Fifty Shades by Dr. Hilda Hutcherson

The McDonald’s of Lust
by Lois Gresh

Crass Is in Session
by Rakesh Satyal

Sexual Empowerment at the Water Cooler
by Selina Fire

Fifty Shades of Women
by Heather Graham

Fifty Shades of Snark
by Midori

Fifty Shades of BDSM

Kink and Condescension
by Rachel Kramer Bussel

A Queer Leather Reluctant Support of
Fifty Shades by Sassafras Lowrey

The History of BDSM Fiction and Romance
by Sarah S. G. Frantz

The Legal Bonding of Anastasia and Christian
by Sherri Donovan

Wanted: Fifty Shades of Sexual Wholeness
by Debra Hyde

A Requested Evaluation of the Mastery of Christian Grey
by Master R

The Collar of Blue Stones
by Pamela Madsen

Being Stretched
by Dr. Katherine Ramsland

Whose Shades of Grey?
by Sinnamon Love

A BDSM Couple’s View
by ChrisMarks and Lia Leto

Fifty Shades of Sexual Freedom
by Susan Wright

Fifty Shades of Writing

The Delicate Balance
by Ryan Field

Was It Good for You?
by Catherine Hiller

The Story Is in the Sex
by Joy Daniels

Sexually Positive
by Stacey Agdern

My Inner Goddess
by Megan Frampton

Intermission

Fifty Shades of Holy Crap!
by Laura Antoniou

Fifty Shades of Fanfiction

Fifty Shades of Stories
by Cecilia Tan

Editing Fifty
by Tish Beaty

Throwing Shade
by Mala Bhattacharjee

When Fifty Was Fic
by Anne Jamison

Fifty Shades of Pop Culture

Fifty Shades Is Where You Find It
by Marc Shapiro

How I Lost Christian Grey at Auction
by Editor X

Making Fifty Shades into Cinema
by Angela Edwards

Fifty Shades of Grace Metalious
by Andrew Shaffer

Fifty Shades of Diva Frenzy!
by Lyss Stern

Imagining a Black Fifty Shades
by Arielle Loren

The Professional Poster Child
by Dr. Logan Levkoff

Raising the Shades
by Melissa Febos

 

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