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“A Healing Love” – eBook Now Available

I’m delighted to announce that “A Healing Love”, the 4th book in the Paul Robertson Saga, is now live on the Amazon Kindle store

You can use this link to go to the book’s page in your local Amazon store.

The book has also been submitted to ZBookStore (formerly Bookappy) and I’ll edit this post to share the link once it’s live.

The Paul Roberston Saga has been a labour of love for me for fourteen years now. Fourteen long, difficult years. At 212,000...

Update on Editing “A Healing Love” and How AI is Helping

I’ve now completed eighteen out forty-three chapters of my first pass edit of “A Healing Love” and it seems I’m definitely a “Putter-Inner” rather than a “Taker-Outter.” Yes, there have been some things I’ve taken out, as I mentioned in my last post, but I’m adding far more than I’m taking out.

My manuscript was 203,600 words when I started this process.

It’s currently 206,600.

That’s an extra three thou...

Beyond the First Draft: Navigating the Editing Maze of “A Healing Love”

Two weeks ago, I announced that I’d completed the first draft of “A Healing Love.” Since then, I’ve kept my head down and switched over from ‘creative’ mode to ‘editing’ mode.

Initially, I read through the book as if I were a reader (or tried to do so) over the weekend of the 17th and 18th. That’s actually a really difficult thing for the author of a piece to do. I know what I wanted to say. I know wh...

Two Years, 43 Chapters, 203,617 Words

After two years,

43 Chapters,

203,617 words.

It 22:45 on Thursday 15th May 2025 and just typed these words at the end of the manuscript.

THE END OF ‘A HEALING LOVE’

THE PAUL ROBERTSON SAGA WILL BE CONTINUED

You have no idea how high I am right now.

Still some hard work ahead. Editing, formatting, more editing, revision after revision.

But GOOD GOD DAMN, I’m so happy right now.

“A Healing Love” : One Last Push

It all comes down to this: One Last Push. One Last Scene. Almost two full years after the release of “A Wounded Heart”, the first draft of “A Healing Love” is nearly done.

Two years of hard work, emotional upheaval, and crafting new characters and new settings. Two years of falling in love with my female lead (again). Two years of the joyous highs of near-effortless creation and the depressing lows whe...

AI in My Author Toolkit: Editing Experiments and a Release Date for ‘A Healing Love’!

I spent some time this past weekend making a few essential updates to all my books currently on sale. I updated a few prices and, more importantly, I updated all the book descriptions and keywords.

As some of you know, I’ve been using Google Gemini to get feedback on ‘A Healing Love’ during the writing process, and this is proving to be highly effective. I input the text I’ve written into a now length...

Back on Track: Blogging Consistently and 140,000 Words Later

For roughly the past decade, a period coinciding with my loss of enthusiasm following the 2016 UK EU membership referendum, consistently updating this blog has been a challenge. Each January, I would resolve to post regularly again, managing to do so for a few weeks or months before the effort would lapse.

After restarting my blog eight months ago in June, my posting frequency has significantly improve...

From Placeholder to Perfect Fit: Developing a Character

I want to share an insight into how ideas for a plot, subplot, or character can sometimes develop in a short period.

As you know, I’m writing the final two chapters of “A Healing Love.” One of the concluding subplots in these chapters will involve two characters spending an afternoon with a photographer, having their photos taken at various locations around Westmouth and then at the photographer’s stud...

Year-End, Recharge, and Writing

It’s been a couple of weeks since my last post. After a hectic first week of April, I took last week off to visit family in France and recharge my batteries.

I previously mentioned that this time of year is, without question, the busiest period for anyone involved in business finance. Many businesses align their own “year-end” with the conclusion of the tax year, and the end of a financial year not onl...

More Than Words: When a Reader’s Journey Makes Your Day

One of the absolute privileges of being an author – especially one fitting writing around a busy life – is connecting with readers. Sometimes, an email or message lands in your inbox that does more than just provide feedback; it offers a window into the reader's experience and provides a powerful jolt of motivation.

I received one such email recently that truly brightened my day, and with the sender’s ...