How the authors of popular love stories really look and live

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-17 17:22

Have you ever tried to imagine those who write love stories from the series "he dug into her lips, she could not push away." Surely your imagination draws you very beautiful, confident and daring women, at the sight of which men fall in stacks. At the same time, according to many readers, the authors are always dressed up with a needle, wear lace underwear, keep an eye on their hair, understand men, but are disappointed in love. We hasten to upset you. Often, writers are very, very different from the images they invented. And sometimes on the other side of the book is not a megasexual bitch, but an ordinary housewife.

Stephenie Meyer (46), Twilight series

But let's not disappoint you right away, so let's start with the creator of the Twilight saga. Looking at Stephanie, it seems that she herself is either a vampire, or has something to do with bloodsuckers: unusual beauty, pale skin, piercing eyes. However, the writer herself claims that she saw the idea of the plot of the novel in a dream: the story about a girl and a ghoul impressed her so much that Mayer, listening to her beloved Muse, spent several hours in a cafe and wrote a whole series. the author met her future husband at school, and now the couple are raising three children. Stephanie is a housewife, attends a Mormon church and devotes almost all her time to her family (not counting the moments when she writes books, of course).

Cecilia Ahern (38), “P. S. I love you "," Gift "," With love, Rosie"

Cecilia was born with a golden spoon in her mouth: her father is a former Prime Minister of Ireland. Therefore, Ahern could not worry and not even work. Although, it is possible that her own love story pushed her to write novels: the writer’s husband, actor David Keogan, romantically courted her. Now the couple are raising 2 children: daughter Robin and son Sonny.

E. L. James (57), 50 Shades of Gray, 50 Shades Darker, 50 Shades of Freedom

Despite the fact that Erica Leonard James has been happily married to screenwriter Niall Leonard for many years and has 2 sons, at one time she was tired of a boring and monotonous life. Plus, there was a midlife crisis. Another thing is the book world, where heroes are constantly at the center of events. By the way, "Twilight" is one of James's favorite works. It was then that she decided to take up the pen. At first, she wrote fanfiction based on the beloved saga, then decided to create her own work. What came of this, you know - all "50 shades …" became bestsellers, and even films were made on them. By the way, there might not have been film adaptations: possessing a domineering character, Erica intervened in the director's work and indicated what and how should be filmed … As a result, Sam Taylor-Jackson, having released one picture based on the novel, refused to shoot a sequel.

Daniela Steele (72 years old), "Forgive me for love", "From now on and forever", "At the behest of the heart", etc

This writer can definitely draw inspiration from her biography. Indeed, despite the fact that she is 72 years old, her personal life is still in full swing. And what happened in his youth - even in books you can not always find such twists and turns of the plot. Already at the age of 18, Daniela married the banker Claude Lazard. But the marriage lasted 9 years. After parting, Steele wrote her first novel, "Home", and took the plot for him from her family life. Then there was another short second marriage, and after the divorce from her third husband, the works "Remembrance" and "The Promise of Passion" saw the light of day. It's easy to guess where the writer drew inspiration. In 1981, Daniela decided to tie the knot again. This time, her chosen one was John Train, with whom the woman raised 5 children. But in the early 90s, a huge scandal broke out: it turned out that Steele's husband was not the father of their eldest son. The teenager, unable to recover from such news, committed suicide. And the couple soon parted. However, the writer did not live long with the financier Tom Perkins and finally dedicated the novel "The Clone and Me" to him. After that, Daniela no longer married, now she lives alone and devotes all her time to children.

Cassandra Clare (46), The Mortal Instruments, Infernal Mechanisms

In fact, the name of the writer is Judith Roumel. By the way, what sets her apart from the rest of the women in this collection is that she has a professional journalism education (Claire even worked for major publications). Cassandra began writing short stories in high school, then she realized that writing is her vocation. By the way, Claire has practically nothing in common with her heroines, except that many of them have the same red hair color. Fans of the writer believe that her characters are described as she wants to be. Now the woman lives with her husband and three cats.

Charlene Harris (68), Vampire Secrets Cycle

Harris wrote her first novel back in 1978 after her husband gave her a typewriter. Since then, about 50 books have already been published. By the way, Charlene has been married twice. The first marriage with a Vietnam War veteran did not last long, but she agreed to become Hal Schultz's wife after the second date. The couple have 3 children and it was the lack of thrill that made Harris take up the pen. She can also use strong words when describing tense situations.

Belle de Jour (44), Diary of a Call Girl

The real name of the writer is Brooke Magnati, but fans of the writer's work learned about him only in 2009. But they were even more shocked after Belle admitted that the novel "The Diary of a Call Girl" was autobiographical. It turns out, unable to pay for her studies, she was selling her body. But later, when her financial condition improved, she continued to engage in prostitution for pleasure. Now de Jour lives in Scotland, mastered the profession of a neurotoxicologist and studies the causes of cancer in children. Bell is married, but she prefers to hide her spouse from the public.