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”
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Arthur Crazy #3 – The Saint and the Shadowman – and some other stuff.
On July 22nd, 2025 – if Cyclone Alfred doesn’t wipe us out in the meantime – the third Arthur Crazy book will be hitting the shelves! The Saint and the Shadowman picks up a few months after the events of book 2 and takes place back in the beautiful, haunted city of York. But it’sContinueContinue reading “Arthur Crazy #3 – The Saint and the Shadowman – and some other stuff.”
“There’s a bomb on the sleigh!”
Sleigh: Reindeer Games 3 is out now so get ready for the Christmas rush! The third and final instalment in my series of utterly bizarre Christmas comedy/horror novellas is available on Amazon – books2read.com/reindeergames3 – and as usual, it’s cheaper than a pint! (or two pints if you’re going for the paperback). I also stoleContinueContinue reading ““There’s a bomb on the sleigh!””
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!”
Why I chose to self-publish Rock Zombie
TLDR; no-one else would, so I did it myself. TLDR2.0; my wife told me to. Rock Zombie has quite an interesting past. Once upon a time, it was scheduled to be published before The Book and the Blade (my debut), but due to a variety of reasons, it never quite worked out. In preparing forContinueContinue reading “Why I chose to self-publish Rock Zombie”
Rock Zombie – Available as a Smashwords pre-sale – read it now!
Full disclosure – I don’t really know what I’m doing. I imagine this will not come as a surprise to anyone who knows me. Rock Zombie is a new venture. I have self-published books using Amazon, and I have been lucky enough to be traditionally published (by the wonderful folks at Parliament House Press), butContinueContinue reading “Rock Zombie – Available as a Smashwords pre-sale – read it now!”