Guest blogger – Nell Dixon!
January 7, 2010
I promised Nell would be along to blog about her new Little Black Dress release – and here she is, having battled through snow and ice. Yeah…
I was very excited to be asked to blog here this week to celebrate the release of my third title for Little Black Dress. I can’t believe it’s my third title to hit the shelves in the UK. Crystal Clear is a story of rekindled love, crystals and chaos. It has a very opinionated heroine who discovers that she is in fact wrong about pretty much everything and a very delectable, laid back hero.
When Phillipa and I talk to groups we often find they are very surprised by the amount of research that goes into our books. I think people expect it from historical authors but not contemporary writers. Crystal Clear involved hours spent poring over books on Crystal therapy, the art of tarot, Feng Shui principles and maps of Brixham and Torbay. I pestered the tourist information office, scoured the NHS website, took a million and one pictures and selflessly tasted lots of Devon icecream all in the name of writerly integrity.
I also had the help of two experts, Kate Tomas, a renowned Crystal therapist and Lorraine Ashe, a respected medium. Both ladies happily answered my hundreds of questions and guided me towards reputable sources of information. The result of all this hard work?
For years Zee has tried to ignore her real name (who calls their kid Azure Dawn?) and her mother Marla’s alternative lifestyle. A million miles away from all that new-age nonsense, she’s got a reliable teaching job, a perfect life plan and sensible accountant Simon for a fiancé. But when Marla gets sick, the foundations of Zee’s rock-steady world are seriously shaken. Soon she’s back home, in touch with the boy who broke her heart and even being sucked into one of her mum’s hare-brained schemes. What about Zee’s plans for the future? Could they ever include a free-spirit from her past?
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Sally Lawton Says:
The book cover is GORGEOUS and it sounds like another fab read. I can’t wait to get my copy this week. Happy publication day to you x
Debs Says:
I love that book cover, beautiful, and look forward to reading Crystal Clear.
Phillipa Says:
I can’t wait to get my copy very soon. x
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