A little under a week and Tourniquet will be released to the big bad, mad world. It’s the weirdest feeling. It feels like centuries ago and yet, at the same time, only yesterday that the dark lord and I were enjoying a gin and tonic and JD and coke in Nottingham’s rock bar, the Tap and Tumbler, and musing about a gothic wonderland where we would truly feel at home. Fast forward a few years and Renegade City, albeit in the guise of my novel, Tourniquet, has finally been fleshed out, edited, proof read and given its release date.

So 21st of May it is. Recent weeks have been one long hard slog of web sites updates, marketing research and incidental odds and ends of writing, with the odd convention thankfully sprinkled in-between.

Derby Alt Fiction was a blast. A great excuse to catch up with old friends, go to the odd panel and drink copious amounts of the hard stuff. Graham Joyce’s workshop on dialogue was one of the highlights, although I’m not sure I hold seventies British TV show, The Liver Birds, in such holy reverence as the great man himself.

But to get back to the topic that is forever on my mind, I am delighted that Tourniquet will feature some incredible cover art from Lucas Swann, keyboardist with Uninvited Guest and alt. DJ, and cover model, lead singer Dean Hathway. Thanks to Lucas, Roses has been brought back from the dead in his full dark, messianic glory. Now all that’s left to do is spread the word…