Friday 20 November 2009

An Invitation

My calendar tells me that On Demand releases in under a fortnight and, barring a radical reinvented return to the erotica block in 2011, it will the last of its illustrious line - the final Black Lace title to be published.

So an event that should be one of unalloyed excitement - my first full-length publication - will be instead tinged with sadness. But surely, I thought, it deserves some kind of marking; a funeral of sorts, but one of those jolly, humanist type funerals rather than one that's all...well...black lace.

With that in mind, I would like to invite anyone and everyone to whom Black Lace ever meant anything - whether you wrote the books, read them, or used them to prop up your wonky coffee table leg - to join me in a final fling.

Throughout December, I would like to post personal testimonies from people who were involved with Black Lace in any capacity at all. These can take any form you like - an extract of yours, some thoughts on a book that meant a lot to you, an anecdote, a picture of a favourite cover - it's up to you.

If you would like to add some final thoughts on an imprint that was groundbreaking, exciting and a byword for quality erotica in its day, then please do email me at JustineElyot@gmail.com and I'll be delighted to include them here. (Feel free to plug all your BL releases too, if an author ;)).

Let's make the last dance a damn sexy one.

(Image from allposters dot com.)

11 comments:

  1. Thanks, Emerald! I thought it would be fun - it's not looking too likely at the moment though.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I didn't comment at first cos I thought you'd take it as a given that I'd love to do something for it- but now I realise that I'm probably an idiot.

    Anything you'd like from me, a hymn to Black Lace, a post of some kind, anything at all- just let me know. Can't wait for the book to be birthed!

    ReplyDelete
  3. SQUEE! Even if it's just you and me, that's a bloody good party in my book ;). Argh! My book! I will have one then!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Aw, Justine, if I wasn't 2 weeks overdue pregnant I would have loved to send something for the party!
    Big congrats on your release! May Black Lace go out with a lovely bang! x

    ReplyDelete
  5. Wow, Nikki, two weeks overdue! I guess you're fed up to the back teeth with advice about curry and raspberry leaf tea then!

    Thank you so much for the lovely good wishes - your forthcoming production definitely takes precedence over mine! Everything crossed for a smooth entrance to the world for baby Magennis :).

    ReplyDelete
  6. A lovely idea... will have to give this some thought ;)

    ReplyDelete
  7. That would be fabulous, Lucy - you have been such a brilliant Black Lace person. I'd love to hear your thoughts.

    ReplyDelete
  8. This is such a lovely idea! I will try and get some thoughts together soon.

    Congrats on the release - and such a geat cover too!

    ReplyDelete
  9. That's *great*, btw. I am on a new laptop and not very good at the steering yet.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Oh yay, I'm so pleased you're in! I know you'll have some fascinating things to say and I can't wait to read them.

    I think my least favourite thing about blogger is that there is no comment edit facility - the internet is littered with my self-deleted comments.

    ReplyDelete