If I were a dog, this is what I’d look like today.  I just learned that a) the Kindle edition of Dr Dan’s Casebook is now available for pre-order on Amazon and b) that proof copies of the paperback are on their way to me.

Suddenly, this self-publishing lark seems very real. Have I actually gone and done it? I believe I have.

Official publication date is September 2nd, though I still have loads to do, not least to update my website, but everyone seems to be on holiday. Never mind, we’ll get there. And then I can buckle down to finishing the sequel. I’m starting to realise how slowly turned the wheels of big house publishing. But no more. Now I’m working at Laurie speed.

Space. This. Watch.

Have you ever considered what kind of dog you’d be if you had orders to reincarnate but were allowed to choose your breed? No? Just me then. I’ve always felt lurchers have more fun than most.