The tale of Sarah Brocklebank is a relatively well-known “ghost story” in York. There are many people who will be familiar with her but perhaps even more who know aspects of the story… but not the name. She’s… The ghost on Micklegate Bar The girl who lost the keys Just a kid… it was herContinueContinue reading “The ghost of Sarah Brocklebank”
Author Archives: A.B. Finlayson
The Black Cats of York
The Book and the Blade started out as a stray thought in the back of a drunk kid’s head. Me. I was that drunk kid. I was 18 years old and trying to make my way back through the city of York to my student accommodation. I’d only been at uni for a few weeksContinueContinue reading “The Black Cats of York”
The Book and the Blade is free!
In the build up to the release of The Saint and the Shadowman – the third novel in the Arthur Crazy series – Parliament House Press have made The Book and the Blade available for free on Amazon! As it turns out, listing my books for free seems to work quite well Remember when IContinueContinue reading “The Book and the Blade is free!”
Talking zombie apocalypses in my home town
My little comedy/horror indie novel, Rock Zombie, has been shuffling along quite well lately. It was a finalist for the Aurealis Awards ‘best horror novel’ and garnered a little bit of attention around the block. Sadly, this didn’t really equate to sales but we can’t have everything can we? My favourite outcome from this smallContinueContinue reading “Talking zombie apocalypses in my home town”
Won’t Somebody Please Think of the Orcs? (because I forgot)
A few months ago I had a bit of an author’s nightmare. I lost a manuscript. It wasn’t just a first draft, either. It was the full shebang… a completely edited version of a story I really love. To make matters worse, it turns out I had been sending the first draft manuscript to publishers.ContinueContinue reading “Won’t Somebody Please Think of the Orcs? (because I forgot)”
Rock Zombie – Best Horror Novel Finalist – 2024 Aurealis Awards
To my absolute delight, Rock Zombie is a finalist in the BEST HORROR NOVEL category for 2024’s Aurealis Awards! I am completely over the moon and so grateful to the wonderful judges at Aurealis and to everyone who has read and supported Rock Zombie since its publication on Halloween last year. In fact, I’m gratefulContinueContinue reading “Rock Zombie – Best Horror Novel Finalist – 2024 Aurealis Awards”