A few weeks ago, I had the honour of being a guest author at an event hosted by Redcar and Cleveland Libraries. I grew up in Redcar and set my comedy/horror novella, Rock Zombie, there. It is my hometown, it is where I went to school, and where most of my family still live. IContinueContinue reading “The One Where I was a Guest Author at my Local Library… 10,000 Miles Away!”
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Rock Zombie is published!
Finally, after months of me annoying people with semi-cryptic posts, snippets of random nonsense, and bizarre TikTok videos, my silly, gross, over-the-top, comedy horror – Rock Zombie – has shuffled off the mortal coil and invaded your shelves/Kindles. But as with all things Finlayson, it hasn’t been a smooth journey. You may notice – toContinueContinue reading “Rock Zombie is published!”
ARC Readers… a heads-up!
Hi folks, I’ll be putting a call out this Sunday for anyone interested in being an ARC Reader for Rock Zombie. ARC stands for Advance Reader Copy and is an initiative to get early copies of books into the hands of reviewers in order to generate a bit of buzz before the official release date.ContinueContinue reading “ARC Readers… a heads-up!”
What it’s all about…
A little bit more info about Rock Zombie. To start with, here’s every author’s worst nightmare… the blurb… Hey, you painstakingly wrote, edited, polished, cried, and bled over 60k words… now summarise it in 50! “Tonight, Matthew, I’m going to be… Kurt Cobain!” Robbie Neville’s big break on Stars in Their Eyes was supposed to launch himContinueContinue reading “What it’s all about…”
Cover Reveal – Tomorrow
Hi folks, Tomorrow is Friday 13th, and the day I’ll finally be showing the full cover of Rock Zombie. The art was designed by the exceptional Laura of @Hello_Moon_Creative. She’s a tattoo artist based in Redcar and an absolute legend. More about her tomorrow. The rest of it was put together by me and aboutContinueContinue reading “Cover Reveal – Tomorrow”
Parklife – setting a story in your home town
Many of Stephen King’s books are based in Maine, the state in which he was born, and the small town setting works really well to give the reader a visualisation of the story. If you can picture yourself in the midst of the action, then it’s all the more effective. I’ve gone for that withContinueContinue reading “Parklife – setting a story in your home town”