Theos Rising Update #6

There’s a beautiful light shining over the horizon. As many of you know, Theos Rising has been a huge learning book for me. It’s been challenging. But that challenge makes this stage all the sweeter.

I’m in the last round of edits with the editor. We’re about 33% complete and hope to be done by the end of the month. I believe this is the seventh edit, but honestly, I may be missing a round in my count somewhere. There was definitely a point when I wondered if I should just scrap the manuscript but I can now, finally, see the finished product shining through and the doubt is shifting to excitement. As with many things, the harder something is to achieve, the better the finished product.

Theos Rising significantly expands the world from Quaking Soul and I’m excited to share it with readers. A number of the QS reviews mentioned that the world-building is one of the best parts, so I hope they enjoy how the world grows in book two. Along with that, the story expands from just one point of view to three, so readers also get to know some of the characters better.

Since we’re close to being done with the edit, I’ve now reached out to the artists. The illustrator for the chapter headings has already started her part. I loved how Esther’s work fit into Quaking Soul, so I’ve again enlisted her for Theos Rising and I’m giddy to see what she comes up with. Every time I work with Esther I’m impressed with how her artwork is growing.

As for the cover designer, I have an email out to him and am waiting for a response. If you’re familiar with my books, you’ve seen Justin’s work. I again have a super vague idea for him to work with, so we’ll see what amazing magic he works for this book!

At this stage, I’m hopeful for a June 15th publication but will keep you updated as things progress =) Thanks for joining me in this writing journey!

Blessings,

Jennifer