After the relative success of I, Wendigo as the first ever horror "novel" to be published via twitter, I'm going for it again, this time with the altogether more commercially viable - and handily out of copyright - Sherlock Holmes.

As before, The Case of the Dead Messenger will be published at the rate of a "chapter" a day throughout August 2010. If I double the head count on what was achieved with I, Wendigo then I'll be more than happy.

I'm about half way through writing it and as is only fitting for the 21st century, I'll be bringing in some characters that have previously only sat in the background. Anyway, order of the day now is to get the PR machine rolling. If anybody can help out and/or wants to host the banner - feel free to download it from here and link it to www.twitter.com/zodiaclung

That ought to keep me out of trouble for a few weeks at least...