Holly Barbo has written The Sage Seed Chronicles.
1. What is your name and where do you call home?
It is really nice to meet you. I’m Holly Barbo
and my home is in Bellingham which is in the Pacific Northwest corner of
Washington State, USA.
2. What is the name of your most recent book and if you had to sum it up in
20 or less words, what would you say?
‘The Sage Seed Chronicles: The Unraveling’ is
my newest book. Summing it up in 20 words is an interesting challenge.
Erin discovers surprising links between the
multiple murders happening, her emerging psi skills, the dangerous planetary
quakes and psychopathic killers.
3. Do you have plans for a new book? Is this book part of a series?
‘The Sage Seed Chronicles’ is the name of the
series. The sequel to ‘The Unraveling’ is ‘The Reweaving’ which is due out at
the end of November or the first of December. There are four books completed in
the series with a fifth book brewing in my head.
4. How long have you been writing?
I have written many non fiction articles or
opinion pieces for local and national publications since 2001 but these books
came as a surprise to me. I had never planned on writing fiction until this
book poured out of my fingertips and onto my computer taking on a life of its
own.
This series started in the spring of 2009.
5. How did you come up with the cover? Who designed the cover of your book?
There are many raptors who live in the area. I
have enjoyed their beauty and have been drawing and painting them for years.
When the story developed it was natural that they be included as characters. I
did the cover art for ‘The Unraveling’ which shows Keir the Merlin Falcon.
Nuit, the Great Horned Owl is on ‘The Reweaving’ cover.
6. How did you come up with the title for your book?
The series title refers to the few people with
unusual psi skills. They are “sages” and occur randomly in the population. The
stories are about them. ‘The Unraveling’ relates to what is happening between
the sages and their bond with their planet, Ose. Things are literally falling
apart.
7. Do you prefer e-books, paperbacks, hardcovers or audiobooks? Are you a
self-published / Indie author?
I would like to answer these two questions
together. I used to read paperback and hardbound books. The publishers of that
form of press have tightened down on the number of new authors they are
accepting, due to the economy.
My books are indie published. I was delighted
to be picked up by a new indie publisher, Red Willow Digital Press. They liked
my writing and the series. Primarily they publish in the e-book formats though
I understand that eventually my books will be out as ‘Print-on-Demand’ paperbacks.
Now I am enjoying my iPad, the ease of reading with it and the number of books
I can buy for the same amount of money of one paperback book.
8. Have you ever read a book more than once? And if so what was it?
I habitually read a book more than once. I have
my favorite authors of which I will keep the books of theirs I have really
enjoyed. Frequently those stories will develop into a series and then I am very
glad that I held onto the books. I have the Harry Potter series, of course but
also have several Anne McCaffrey series and Patricia McKillip’s Riddle Master
of Hed trilogy. The authors and books in my re-read stash are too numerous to
list.
9. What book are you reading at the moment? And in what format?
I am currently reading ‘Moon Dreams’ by M.A.
Harris on my iPad.
10. Where can your readers follow you?
I have a regular blog that I started last
year:
Since then I have designed a website for the
series which has updates and more series information as well as a blog:
You can also reach me on twitter:
@sageseedseries
Book sites:
Amazon:
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B&N:
Publisher site:
Thankyou so much for taking the time to do this interview and allowing us a glimpse into your writing world!
cool covr love the hawk
ReplyDeleteThank you. I so enjoy drawing birds.
ReplyDeleteAnother articulate interview by Holly. I am really looking forward to her second book.
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