Occasionally, just occasionally, everything all comes at once. Which is why I have an ear infection, am currently deaf on my left side, feel like curling up in a dark room under a blanket, just as I have the busiest weekend of the year. Oh and my new book marks haven’t arrived…

The Big news first, Today sees the release of the latest Harvey Duckman Anthology, this one is Alt History, with a healthy dose of steampunk. Because someone said Alt History was a broader church and less niche than just steampunk so would have a wider appeal. As that someone was me I am not going to disagree. It has certainly made for a fabulous collection and one I am very proud to be part of.

My own contribution in this anthology is a story from the Maybeverse, which isn’t a thing as yet but when has that ever stopped me. Anyway History is written by the writers, as the tag line says…

Harvey Duckman is back with a fabulous collection of stories examining alternate histories, from the Romans, to the middle ages, through the 1600s to the Victorians and the 20th century and beyond… what if history wasn’t quite as our records remember?

Looking for original, wonderfully imaginative stories from a bunch of fantastic writers? Sit back and enjoy a glimpse into our weird and wonderful worlds.

Featuring funny, poignant, dark, thought-provoking and always entertaining short stories from Liz Tuckwell, Steven C. Davis, John Holmes-Carrington, Anna Atkinson-Dunn, Darren Goossens, Hugh Alan, Mark Hayes, CK Roebuck, Mary F. Carr, Keith Errington, Reino Tarihmen, Zachary Taylor Branch, Ben Sawyer, Phil Sculthorpe, Davia Sacks, Will Nett and Michael A. Clark.

As it is called On a Different Tuesday, we are of course releasing it on a Friday ….

Tomorrow Myself and several Harvey writers including the editor herself will be at the Globe Theater in Stockton on Tees at Kapow, a lovely local scifi con we do every year. If you are local to the area at all bob in. We will be talking books and stuff

On Sunday , three of us will be further up the A1 in Newcastle Comic-Con doing much the same thing but in a different hat.

One final bit of news, I have finished the second draft of the new book on Lovecraft I was commissioned to write. Which makes me very happy as I can get back to writing fiction..