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!”
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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”
Cover Reveal – Sign-Up
Hi folks, On Friday 13th, I’ll be revealing the cover and the blurb of Rock Zombie, along with the release date. I’d love it if as many people as possible could be involved please. If you’re a bookstagrammer, a TikToker, a podcaster, reviewer, blogger, tinker, tailor, soldier, spy… or anything to do with the bookContinueContinue reading “Cover Reveal – Sign-Up”
So, what’s happening?
I’m self-publishing my ’90s comedy/horror novel… Rock Zombie! Over the last week, I have posted a number of different bits and bobs over social media… a few songs on TikTok, Reels, and Instagram/Facebook stories, plus some seemingly random posts about characters, and a couple of quotes… and then this… a 90s-themed MySpace page, which IContinueContinue reading “So, what’s happening?”