Work In Progress Edited

It's such a joy to be writing fiction.

In a few months time, my seventh novel, “Green Machinations”, a sequel to “Green Expectations”, will be available in paperback and as an e-book.

I’ve just been going through the editor’s advice and, yes, he has helped me make the story even better.

He gave this praise for the manuscript:
“All in all, a very good book that will have you walking with the characters in their struggles, losses and triumphs. The protagonists introduced in Green Expectations once again wage battle over issues of conservation while being tugged in all directions by the storms of their personal relationships and their own internal battles. Though there is still plenty of action, Devine delves more deeply into the emotions of his characters and handles it with subtlety and believability.”

This is my back-cover blurb for the novel:
“Vanessa Denton sacrificed her life for Gaia and Mathews Bush despite a heart-felt promise from Mike Simmiss, President of the Save Our Forests Association (SOFA).
“The promise drives Mike to revive a flagging campaign against logging the forest. Time is running out, and the chance of success seems against the odds but, not compromising, Mike grasps every last opportunity.
“Will it be enough?
“SOFA goes up against big business, the new owner of the forest, Jackson-Halberd (NZ) Ltd, contending with the company’s successful Managing Director, John Baron, and its unscrupulous board member and stroke survivor, Ed Somerville.”