Irvine Welsh has finished his latest novel after a six month period and he admits he is 'heading back to the boozer' now it's done.
The Trainspotting author admitted he had no idea if it was a good or bad read, but was delighted to have finally finished it.
He told fans: "Sent off my novel to the publishers. Don’t know if it’s any good or not, just delighted to be shot of the b****d and have this head space back. Probably time to go to the boozer."
He added: "Now that I’ve finished my book, it’s time to take a well earned break to unsettle and undermine the lives of all my friends who have real jobs by leading them wildly astray."
Irvine joked: "I expect to hear “we couldn’t get a f***ing word out of you for six months, now you won’t shut the f*** up.” Well I DIDN’T ASK to be a writer. I DIDN’T ASK to be born. (Stamps foot in teen petulance)."
Fans were thrilled to hear about Irvine's latest offering and can't wait to find out what it is about.
After one fan asked Irvine if he had a favourite out of all his books, the Edinburgh writer replied: "The one I’ve just finished is the one I enjoy most."
Another observed: "Love that most writers, no matter their level of success, say 'not sure if it's any good or not/f*** it, I need to get hammered'
Irvine replied: "Default setting."
Other fans were just happy that Irvine had an excuse to party - including his news that he was also heading to Croatia for a rave ahead of Playground festival later this year.
One said of the plans to party: "I’m doing the same thing except I didn’t finish my book."
Another added: "Wish you were my friend. Lead on Macduff…"
