BEHIND THE MASK - LAUNCH DAY!

This anthology launches today, and I'm very happy to be a part of it. Behind the Mask is getting some great press around the place and I have high hopes that people will really love the book in its entirety.

I'll also point out that for the first time ever I made the cut as one of the named authors on the back, instead of being lumped into "and others..." (see below). A small thing perhaps but YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! *fist pumps*

And yes, I'm not blind. I can see that all the authors are named on the back, and rightly so because everyone did a bloody marvellous job.

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