What is the working title of your book?
Love, Suzi x
Where did the idea come from for the book?
When I was younger I flew the skies as a long haul air stewardess for British Airways. At the time I kept diaries about my trips which logged all the exciting places I’d been to, what amazing things I’d done and how manic my lifestyle was. When I came across these a while ago I realised they had the potential for a hilarious book.
Everyone thinks the life of a stewardess is so glamorous and undoubtedly there are parts that are, but there are also many times where you think OMG! I was once handed a bag of full of vomit just before landing and had the choice of sitting with it on my lap with the risk of it leaking onto my uniform or risk my life by undoing my safety harness just as the wheels touched down. You’ll have to wait for the book to find out which option I went for.
What genre does your book fall under?
Contemporary Women's Fiction -although a bit different from my usual kind. My current book, CHOICES is ‘hen-lit.’ My heroine is forty-five, has found her man and that’s when her troubles began. But when I started writing LOVE, SUZI x, Suzi immediately felt 24 years old. She is young, bursting with life and keen to discover the world - it naturally flowed from there.
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
I'm having trouble here. Suzi must be in her twenties and ready to let her hair down but ooze a little sexiness. As for the men, although I can picture them in my mind I haven’t come up with actors that fit the bill. Ed McEwan, the first officer and fitty that Suzi meets has to be rugged and gorgeous- someone like a younger Gerard Butler. As for her current boyfriend Matt, who wants her to settle down and get married, he would have to be attractive but with a quirkiness that would have drawn Suzi to him in the first place but he can’t be more sexy than Ed. Any suggestions would be gratefully received.
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
What do you do if life seems all mapped out for you; if you’re Suzi Frazier, you fly away, drink rum punch on a pirate ship, bring a dead man back to life and try desperately hard not fall for the charms of a first officer - all with a smile.
Okay, I’ve cheated a bit and run two sentences into one – but some rules are meant to be broken, aren’t they?
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
I will look for an agent to represent me, but if I don’t get a bite, I will self-publish. Who knows, I may find I like it?
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
About 8 months of writing part-time – I also own an online store selling home accessories so can’t devote all my time to writing – yet.
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
I love Catherine Alliott’s sense of humour in her writing. That is what I try and aim for. Something to make my reader laugh as they empathise with the hilarious situations and love tangles Suzi gets herself into. I’ve looked, but there doesn’t seem to be many other books that deal with the life of cabin crew. I think of Suzi as Bridget Jones's younger sister at 35,000ft.
Who or What inspired you to write this book?
I have a few close friends who were cabin crew and when we recall our mad experiences it always makes me laugh. I always thought of the aeroplane as the 'time machine'. I'd drive to work battling through the British winter weather only to step off the plane a few hours later in somewhere like the carribean and feel the hot sunshine on my skin. The crew always stayed in fantastic hotels and definitely knew how to party. I started writing about life in the air on my blog and got positive feedback from my readers who wanted to hear more exploits so I decided to make it more in-depth and wrap it all up in a romance.
What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
I have plenty of material for a sequel but first I must get Suzi out there and into the readers’ hearts. Here's a bit more about Suzi's dilemmas:-
-However hard she tries, Suzi can’t settle for the life which boyfriend Matt has mapped out for her. Becoming a long-haul flight attendant Suzi shares her secrets in her letters with her childhood friend Eve, revealing that being single and the life of a stewardess is far more exciting than anything Matt could ever dream up. Or it was until Suzi met First Officer, Ed Mc Ewan. If only Ed’s crazy girlfriend wasn’t a problem and Matt would move on with his life. Suzi’s caught between two men and this time Eve can’t help her best friend.
There's an unexpected twist at the end that will give you goose bumps.
Teresa x
Love, Suzi x
Where did the idea come from for the book?
When I was younger I flew the skies as a long haul air stewardess for British Airways. At the time I kept diaries about my trips which logged all the exciting places I’d been to, what amazing things I’d done and how manic my lifestyle was. When I came across these a while ago I realised they had the potential for a hilarious book.
Everyone thinks the life of a stewardess is so glamorous and undoubtedly there are parts that are, but there are also many times where you think OMG! I was once handed a bag of full of vomit just before landing and had the choice of sitting with it on my lap with the risk of it leaking onto my uniform or risk my life by undoing my safety harness just as the wheels touched down. You’ll have to wait for the book to find out which option I went for.
What genre does your book fall under?
Contemporary Women's Fiction -although a bit different from my usual kind. My current book, CHOICES is ‘hen-lit.’ My heroine is forty-five, has found her man and that’s when her troubles began. But when I started writing LOVE, SUZI x, Suzi immediately felt 24 years old. She is young, bursting with life and keen to discover the world - it naturally flowed from there.
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
I'm having trouble here. Suzi must be in her twenties and ready to let her hair down but ooze a little sexiness. As for the men, although I can picture them in my mind I haven’t come up with actors that fit the bill. Ed McEwan, the first officer and fitty that Suzi meets has to be rugged and gorgeous- someone like a younger Gerard Butler. As for her current boyfriend Matt, who wants her to settle down and get married, he would have to be attractive but with a quirkiness that would have drawn Suzi to him in the first place but he can’t be more sexy than Ed. Any suggestions would be gratefully received.
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
What do you do if life seems all mapped out for you; if you’re Suzi Frazier, you fly away, drink rum punch on a pirate ship, bring a dead man back to life and try desperately hard not fall for the charms of a first officer - all with a smile.
Okay, I’ve cheated a bit and run two sentences into one – but some rules are meant to be broken, aren’t they?
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
I will look for an agent to represent me, but if I don’t get a bite, I will self-publish. Who knows, I may find I like it?
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
About 8 months of writing part-time – I also own an online store selling home accessories so can’t devote all my time to writing – yet.
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
I love Catherine Alliott’s sense of humour in her writing. That is what I try and aim for. Something to make my reader laugh as they empathise with the hilarious situations and love tangles Suzi gets herself into. I’ve looked, but there doesn’t seem to be many other books that deal with the life of cabin crew. I think of Suzi as Bridget Jones's younger sister at 35,000ft.
Who or What inspired you to write this book?
I have a few close friends who were cabin crew and when we recall our mad experiences it always makes me laugh. I always thought of the aeroplane as the 'time machine'. I'd drive to work battling through the British winter weather only to step off the plane a few hours later in somewhere like the carribean and feel the hot sunshine on my skin. The crew always stayed in fantastic hotels and definitely knew how to party. I started writing about life in the air on my blog and got positive feedback from my readers who wanted to hear more exploits so I decided to make it more in-depth and wrap it all up in a romance.
What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
I have plenty of material for a sequel but first I must get Suzi out there and into the readers’ hearts. Here's a bit more about Suzi's dilemmas:-
-However hard she tries, Suzi can’t settle for the life which boyfriend Matt has mapped out for her. Becoming a long-haul flight attendant Suzi shares her secrets in her letters with her childhood friend Eve, revealing that being single and the life of a stewardess is far more exciting than anything Matt could ever dream up. Or it was until Suzi met First Officer, Ed Mc Ewan. If only Ed’s crazy girlfriend wasn’t a problem and Matt would move on with his life. Suzi’s caught between two men and this time Eve can’t help her best friend.
There's an unexpected twist at the end that will give you goose bumps.
Teresa x
