Tuesday 10 November 2009

Me and Alan Titchmarsh


We rub shoulders now and again, y'know. What with our common interests in gardening and smut, it's hardly surprising - oh, wait, I don't garden. Well, OK, we don't really get together that often, I suppose. Except when we're in the same Press Release together! And when that Press Release is about MY NEW BOOK! Waaah!

In the words of the PR:

"Adam Nevill, newly recruited ex-Black Lace editor has doubled the Xcite list for 2010 to 26 books. New signings for Autumn 2010 include novels from Chloe Thurlow, K D Grace, Charlotte Stein and a short story collection from Justine Elyot. "These are four of the most exciting new names in modern British erotica, who have made a real impact in print erotica within the last few years," said Nevill.

The Xcite Books range was recently featured on the Alan Titchmarsh Show with sex expert Julie Peasgood. The company are exhibiting at Erotica 09 at Olympia from 20th – 22nd November 2009."


Good Lord, Xcite Books are fast movers! I had barely had five minutes to admire my new contract before my editor was emailing me a link to this story! It's rather reassuring, I must say, after months of tick following tock following tick following tock.

Huge congratulations to Chloe Thurlow, K D Grace and, most especially (with lashings of thanks on top for brow-soothing services rendered), Charlotte Stein.

Anyway, yes, the new book is out in Autumn 2010, so I'd better get cracking. 'Let's get mucky' as Gordon the Garden Gnome (voiced by Mr Titchmarsh) might say.

*I'd also love to know if 'sex expert Julie Peasgood' is the same person who played Barry Grant's girlfriend in Brookie.

7 comments:

  1. I remember her on Brookie. I bet it's the same person. Congrats, Justine Liebschen.

    Titchmarsh is dirty. MY MIND IS BLOWN.

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  2. He is - he writes Romances! Called things like 'Animal Instincts'! (Disclaimer: I haven't read it.)

    Thank you, Sefi! I hope you enjoyed your jolliday, cherie.

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  3. Mega congratulations Justine! You deserve it. And you really SHOULD spend a day at Erotica 09 - I went last year and it was loads of fun, not at all sleazy: loads and loads of beautiful corsets and goth costumes and bondage gear. Just be warned: it's hard to resist spend-spend-spending your cash.

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  4. Great press release! I hope you're enjoying the mucking, and I can't wait for the delicious results!

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  5. Wow, Janine, if I went nobody would get any Christmas presents - I'm a major sucker for corsets/goth/bondage gear. I'm horribly tempted. And thank you! That means a lot to me.

    Cheers, Jeremy - not long to go till RYSO now!

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  6. Congratulations, Justine! What exciting news!

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  7. Hm- thought I'd commented here already. My comment got lost! Probably in Titchmarsh's dirty garden.

    Massive congrats, hon, as I've already said. You deserve it, you deserve it a million times after the bad fing which happened. And also cos you're orsum.

    And thanks for the congrats, hon. You know I'm always around for the brow soothing.

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