Let the Editing Begin!

Hello friends. I am so excited to finally tell you I received my first round of edits back from one of my editors. He is so excited about the novel stating he enjoyed the plot twists and the "imagery was joyous." I am so excited to begin working on the suggested edits to bring you the best novel this can be.

I hope this novel will expand the way people view the world of fantasy and break through some of the parameters that seem to restrict the genera. I am very optimistic how this novel will be received by the public, especially now that I have received my edits and positive feedback.

For the future my editor and I hope I can continue this story in a second novel, but that depends on this novel's outcome. I thank you all for your ongoing support. I sincerely hope this will be an amazing read for all of you once it is published.

Please excuse my absence during this intensive process. I have about 39,488 words to go through in this document as of now, with expansions to make in certain areas. Please continue to spread the word of my novel  to your friends and family. You can still contact me through my fan page on Facebook, I will try to get back to you ASAP. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sarah-Barba-Author/221873424570426

Happy Reading!

First I want to take this time to say Happy Valentines Day to all my family, friends and fans. If your single then I must also say Happy Single's Awareness Day and I commend you for your fiscal awareness this year. All kidding aside I hope that Valentines Day this year is a great one for all of you.

Editing is still ongoing, but I am happy to announce that I will be developing one of the races further in this novel. As I was drifting off to sleep last night a phenomenal idea came over me and I really believe it will enhance the experience of the novel. I do not think I will be able to write it all in today, but possibly I will be sitting down to write more on Wednesday. I am very excited to continue developing my story line.

So as you can all see the process is continuing in a positive direction. I hope to get my manuscripts back from my editors and start the final edit in March, that is my goal. I certainly hope it is an achievable one!

I also wanted to say thanks for the support! My blog page has about 98 views! I cannot wait to break the 100 view mark and its all because of you coming to visit and supporting me in my en devours. Don't forget to follow me on my Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sarah-Barba-Author/221873424570426

Thank-you all again for your support. Make tomorrow a day to remember!

Things are moving right along in the editing process. Though it is not yet completed, I am looking forward to sending the finished product to Abbott Press for publishing. Its interesting looking back on the work you've done and pick up on little things that you forgot to add in. Writing can be a blur from one topic to the next. Sometimes I find myself trying to remember so much of the little details that I have to abandon them, get the main points out, and then return to add detailing.

Its also hard to accept that what you've done is good enough. I always look at my work and wonder 'how can it be better?' I do this at least 100 times as I'm reading. The final edit is going to be a massive overhaul on the whole book. When I get the manuscripts back from my two editors I will be embarking on an in-depth review/edit of the whole work. The anticipation for that moment is intimidating and exciting, since it will be the end of a long writing journey, but a mountain of work to get through to do it. This whole process is a labor of love for me and thank goodness for that, because if I didn't love it, then I wouldn't do it.

The manuscript will then go under review at Abbott, with hopefully little to no changes made to the work. While Abbott is reviewing the manuscript I will begin character design with my husband and artist, Ron Barba. I do anticipate this collaboration to be interesting. We are both very creative people and its always difficult to get a picture out of one person's head, translate it to another person, who then must put it on paper. I think we are up to the challenge. I can't wait to see what Ron has in store for the cover art as well. I am hoping for something that will make my novel pop off a screen or bookshelf. So far my ideas are simple, but really good in detail, at least I think so.

Once the cover is created and is approved by Abbott I will post it to my Facebook Fan page. All the drawings Ron does will be copyrighted and posted to his Fine Art America site for purchase. I know that people will fall in love with my characters and will want posters of their favorites, what better than the artist sketch itself? Of course die hard fans will appreciate that more, but I think it will be a nice sentiment.

I just wanted to thank everyone for their support during this process. I am really looking forward to the final stages of this en devour and I hope its final product is everything I think it will be. If I happen to disappear for a while during the above mentioned time, feel free to leave me posts or comments here or on my page. In no means to I mean to neglect anyone and I will try to get back to you as fast as I can. I, of course, will notify you when this final overhaul is going to begin.

Have a blessed day everyone! Happy reading!

Do you like magic? How about epic battles? Elves aren't the only ones who can fight. Check out this story of a female assassin. Her struggle to discover the fate of her long lost family. The battle to keep good in control of this world. These battle scenes are fit for the silver screen!

We have also decided to include drawings of the characters in the rear of the novel. I believe this will add to the experience and help with envisioning the characters. Naturally I selected Artist, Ronald Barba for the cover art and the character drawings. You can find Ron at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ronald-Barba-Artist/186860578071034