You must imagine this next part as bellowed by Mel Gibson as William Wallace…. FREEDOM! *

As an indie author, beholden only to your readers and to your muse, you really do have freedom. Freedom to choose what to write, freedom to choose your covers, your editor, your print book formatter. You have the freedom to decide what (if any) marketing to do,  you have the freedom of choosing which platform on which to sell your books, the freedom to work from home, or from a favourite coffee shop or pub, freedom to pick up your kids from school because you did your writing earlier, freedom to take the day off because you can make up the time tomorrow.

Of course, you also have the freedom to starve and die in penniless ignominy if your books don’t sell, but hey, that’s the price you pay!

Anyway,  this is a very roundabout way to announcing that I’ve decided (‘cos I can) to swap around a few upcoming books in my publishing schedule. The Kate Redman Mysteries are doing so well now what with the recent publication of Echo – plus, I have a great story I want to get down – that it seems silly to put that series on the back-burner until autumn. So, Kate Redman fans,  you’ll be pleased to know that the next Celina Grace book out will be the 7th Kate Redman Mystery, due out for pre-order in July 2015.

For fans of Joan and Verity, don’t worry – their time will come (first n their series should be out around October 2015.

Now,  where’s my kilt  and my woad?

* and cold, hard cash. Freedom and cold hard cash.