Happy Book Birthday to The Balance & Thanks

The Balance Cover High QualitySo, today’s the day. The Balance is out! Seeing my book out there in the world, two and a half years after I first wrote ‘The end’ is a surreal feeling. But a satisfying one. Early reviews have been really positive and, while no book is ever going to be for everyone, I’m pleased it’s resonated with some of the readers who’ve read it to date.

As is the way with life, nothing is without its little hitches. Amazon delisted the release, two days before launch without any real explanation as to why. So, if you want to get hold of it and can’t wait for Amazon to sort themselves out, you can pick it up direct from the publisher, in eBook format here, audiobook here & paperback (in North America), here. Until May 4th, both eBook and audiobook can be picked up with 50% off, using the promo code StayAtHome .

If you do pick it up and check it out, please do leave an honest review on goodreads and/or amazon. It makes a world of difference. Aside from that, leave me a comment here on the website, or tweet me. I’d love to hear how you get on with it.

Finally, I just wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone in the horror community who has helped me to promote the release. To Kendall Reviews and the Gingernuts of Horror as well as S.J. Budd and Aphotic Realm, for hosting early reviews. To Sci-fi and Scary and Janine’s Ghost Stories for having me on for some really thoughtful interviews, to the fantastic writer Dave Jeffrey for his dream-come-true blurb of the book, to the Staring into the Abyss podcast team and just to anyone that has retweeted, shared or talked about The Balance to anyone. I try to thank everyone, but if I’ve missed you, THANK YOU so very much.

Now, it’s back to work on the new novel.

Fangs (Aphotic Realm Magazine Issue 6) out now

Just a quick update to say that my story, ‘The Waiting Game,’ is available now in the sixth issue of Aphotic Realm magazine. Subtitled Fangs, every story in this magazine concerns some kind of sharp toothed creature. The magazine features stories by myself, Christopher Stanley, Joanna Koch, Michael Carter, Chris Martin, S. J. Budd, Kenneth Tilford and Tom Over. It also features a comic by Marcello Bondi, non-fiction by Toni Miller and an interview on how to make a monster, with the legendary Adam L. G. Nevill. Edited by A. A. Medina, Dustin Schyler Yoak and Chris Martin and with glorious cover art by Russell Dongjun Lu, this is something you’ll want to check out.

Click here to pick up your copy.

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