Sabine A. Reed has written The Black Orb.
1. What is your name and where do you call
home?
My pen name is Sabine A. Reed, and I live
in Bangladesh.
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 Black Orb is a fantasy e-novella. Aria
is a young conniving thief who will risk her life in a fight against magic to
save her brother. You can read the first chapter of The Black Orb here.
3. Do you have plans for a new book? Is
this book part of a series?
The Black Orb is a stand-alone novella.
Currently I am working on a new book which will be the first in a planned
trilogy.
4. Do you gift books to readers for book
reviews?
Yes. I give out ARCs (Advanced Reading
Copies) to readers who can then post their reviews on Goodreads, Amazon and
their book blogs, etc.
5. How did you come up with the cover? Who
designed the cover of your book?
The cover of the book was designed by my
publisher, Uncial Press.
6. How did you come up with the title for
your book?
The Black Orb is the magical weapon that is
used by the evil queen to suck the magic out of all living beings in the
kingdom of Azmeer. Since the weapon is the focus of the book, I thought it apt
to name the book The Black Orb.
7. Do you prefer e-books, paperbacks,
hardcovers or audiobooks?
Now, I only read e-books. The only print
book I bought this year was Inheritance, and that too because I wanted to
complete my set as I already had the first three. I find it far more convenient
to read on my e-reader. I don’t have to
go to a bookshop and search for books. Plus it’s nice to have all the choices
in one e-reader and leave home with it. If a book bores me, I can switch to
another in moments.
8. Are you a self-published / Indie author?
No, I am not a self-published author. My
publisher is Uncial Press.
9. Have you ever bought a specific edition
of a book because of its cover? (For example a UK, US or Canadian version)
No. I always read the blurb and then decide
if I want to buy the book.
10. Have you ever read a book just based on
its cover?
Never, but a good cover will almost always
tempt me to read the blurb.
11. Has the quality of the cover of a book
ever put you off of reading it?
Never, but then a bad cover will not
attract me towards the book and I won’t read the blurb. For an unknown author,
the cover is quite important.
12. Do you have any advice for other
writers? And what’s the best advice that you have been given when it comes to
writing?
The best advice I was given was to write
and to write in different genres. My advice to others would be the same, but also
I would like to tell: “Don’t be in a hurry to get published but instead focus
on the craft. Too many writers these days publish their work before it is truly
ready, and lose out on a career because once a reader reads a bad book, they
will never read again another book by the same writer.” I want to share my
writing and publishing journey with others and have my own blog A Writing and Publishing Resource for new
writers.
13. Where can your readers follow you?
Facebook page: Sabine A. Reed
Goodreads author page: Sabine A.
Reed on Goodreads
Uncial Press Page: http://www.uncialpress.com/The-Black-Orb.html
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/SabineAReed
Shelfari: http://www.shelfari.com/sabineareed
Read First Chapter of The Black Orb: http://www.uncialpress.com/blackorb-ch1.html
Thankyou so much for taking the time to do this interview and allowing us a glimpse into your writing world!
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