Standish to be “product placement”!

[erastes]

MANY thanks and apologies to all who commented - but it was an April Fool! *snort *

Wow.  I'm shaking!

Just had an email from my agent. (get me…)

He's been pitching (much to my terror) Standish to the TV stations here, and although they rejected the book for making into a series (hardly surprising, but I live in hope) – but he’s had word back that ITV want to use the book as part of product placement for "Emmerdale" I can't tell you how funny this is, as I remember the show when it was all about farming.  Now it's a lot more about the characters and sex than sheep which is just as well.

I don't watch it, but apparently there's a new gay character starting (http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/03/02/another-gay-character-for-emmerdale/) soon - (he looks a bit loony to me, and what's with the hair?) and they want him to be reading gay historicals, and Standish is one of the books they picked.

More news on this as soon as I have it!

Some great things around today to make me laugh – Google has an animal translation app just launched. Watch the Video. Mafia Wars has a unicorn castle. My vampire hatchling is actually dead, i think, not just un-dead.

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Comments

[vashtan.livejournal.com]

AWESOME! :)

[erastes.livejournal.com]

It would be... if the date wasn't what it was...

:)

[lyras.livejournal.com]

Hee, that's fantastic! Congrats.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Sorry dear - REALLY not true...

[lyras.livejournal.com]

*sigh* And I'd been looking out for April Fools all day, too!

[angrboda]

ZOMG!!! That's so awesome. :D

[erastes.livejournal.com]

It would be... if it wasn't April 1st...

[angrboda]

Wut? Awwwwwwwwwwwww...! :(

You know, I considered that. But then I discarded the idea that it might be.

Tease. *glare*

(In my defense, last time I heard really good news on april 1st, it was true. Although I did make her repeat MANY time that they WERE actually getting married before I believed it...)

[mylodon.livejournal.com]

I heard they were going to discover a copy under what had been Joe Sugden's bed and sort of 'backdated out him'.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Oh - wouldn't that be good. *snorts* I always knew there was something odd there...

"Tha' looks righ' gradely in tweed. Brown's tha colour tha knows."

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

LOL

Anyway Standish gets enough bloody product placement on the radio 2 travel news!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

So true! Do you think I can charge them per usage?

[jl_merrow]

Fantastic! :D

[erastes.livejournal.com]

April Fool! :)

[jl_merrow]

D'oh! *slaps head*

You got me good! :D

[katecotoner.livejournal.com]

OMG it's been years since I watched Emmerdale but I would start watching again just to see Standish waved around on telly!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I do apologise, Kate - it's not true - I wish it was though! April 1st and all that...

[katecotoner.livejournal.com]

Awwww good one! That's the first time I've been had by an April Fool's. Damn, it would have been brilliant to be on Emmerdale LOL!

[schmoo999.livejournal.com]

AWESOME!!
A Unicorn castle?

[erastes.livejournal.com]

April Fool on both counts. :)

[joannesopercook.livejournal.com]

That is totally bitchin' and it's about bloody time you got the recognition you deserve. Any way to get screen shots?? I'd love to see it when the time comes. Congratulations, love! Enjoy it - you deserve it. :)

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I would do - IF IT WASN'T AN APRIL FOOL! :)

[joannesopercook.livejournal.com]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Got me!!!

LOL!
:D :D :D

[angelabenedetti.livejournal.com]

Congrats! That's pretty darned cool! You'll have to get screen caps so you can show us. :D

Angie

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I have to come clean as it's now after midday. It was an April Fool. Many apologies, dear!

[beckyblack]

The only possible word here is Squuueeeeeeeee!!!!!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

And the only word I can say is BOOYA! April Fool!

[beckyblack]

You're the only one that's fooled me so far! :D

[londonronnie.livejournal.com]

I was about to go "squeeee" and then I saw the date and wondered "Hmmm... is she pulling my plonker?"

If you aren't tugging on an appendage then many congrats!!

If you are - nice one!!

*g*

[beckyblack]

Oh curses! And I thought I hadn't fallen for any so far! :D

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I do apologise! :)

[chris-smith-atr.livejournal.com]

You rock my little world. It's a very little world, but you rock it like a rocky thing!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

We are the evil twins of evil. Icon of that please.

[thistlerose.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's awesome, darling! Congratulations!!

[thistlerose.livejournal.com]

Oh, wait, it's April 1st. Hmm. Well, I hope it's true, because it would be awesome.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

bwahahaha!!! fooled!

[lee-rowan.livejournal.com]

Good work-safe (and tv-safe) cover.

Congratulations!

And hey - let's hope it gets viewers into gay historicals in a serious way!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Nod nod. :)

[semioticwarrior.livejournal.com]

Oh, WOW! That's amazing!
And that sort of thing that people like me would never think of is what agents are good for. HA! Awesome!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Yes, it would be good - if it were true! April Fool! (and I apologise!)

[semioticwarrior.livejournal.com]

HOLY CRAP. You got me good. =)

[lareinenoire.livejournal.com]

That is BRILLIANT! Well done, you!

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Except... check the date...

bwahaha!

[lareinenoire.livejournal.com]

Ha! Fair enough. ;) I'm at a conference and completely forgot the date.

[joannesopercook.livejournal.com]

And I can't even get you back because it's past noon, you bitch. :D

[taylorbooks.livejournal.com]

Nice one. :)

[crawling-angel.livejournal.com]

*snorts madly*

I'm glad I got here late, hehe.