Sharon Sant has written Sky Song.
1. What is your name and where do you
call home?
My name is Sharon Sant and I live in Staffordshire, England.
2. Do you have a pen name?
I sometimes write for younger children
under the name of Summer Hopkiss but my other novels are all written as plain
old me.
3. 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?
Not Of Our Sky is
book three of the Sky Song trilogy. There’s love, loyalty, danger, sadness,
sacrifice… and a hot Italian boy.
That’s 23 words
but some of those are the title. Do I
pass?
4. Do you have plans for a new book? Is
this book part of a series?
The Sky Song trilogy is complete
now. I have a new standalone being
released on 8th June through Immanion Press, called Runners. At the moment I’m working on another YA with
the working title of Storm Child and I’ve just completed the first draft of an
NA novel, the first one I’ve attempted.
5. Do you gift books to readers for book
reviews?
Yes, I gift books all over the place
because I just like to know people are reading them!
6. How did you come up with the cover?
Who designed the cover of your book?
I did, but with a lot of help and input
from friends and family. The inspiration
really came from the first two books of the trilogy as I wanted all the covers
in the series to have a similar theme.
7. Which is your favourite cover of all
the books you have written?
Probably Not Of Our Sky, actually. I just like the sparkly purpleness of it!
8. Is there anything you would change
about your book covers?
I tried to change the Sky Song cover, so there
are actually two editions out there now, but people complained that they liked
the first one better so I switched it back. I wouldn’t change the others yet, though I
never say never.
9. Do you have a playlist in mind for any
of your books?
Not really for the Sky Song books, but
for Runners there’s a Keane song called ‘On the Road’ that always makes me
think of the book when I hear it. The
lyrics seem to fit the story perfectly.
10, Did you listen to any particular
songs whilst writing your books?
I have to be very quiet to concentrate on
writing, unfortunately. I’m always
jealous when authors say they can write to music because I’d love to.
11. Would you have different book covers
for different countries?
I’d never really thought about it. Perhaps it would be an excuse to dust off my
alternative Sky Song cover!
12. How did you come up with the title
for your book?
Not Of Our Sky is actually a line from a prophecy
that features in the book, so it was quite easy to come up with really. I often take lines from the book to use for
titles.
13. Do you have a book trailer? And what
are your thoughts on book trailers?
I’d love to have a book trailer. I’ve seen lots and think they’re really
good. I’m actually going to look into
getting one done for the first Sky Song book and also for Runners.
14. Do you have a “Dreamcast” in mind for
any of your books?
Not as such, although some of the
characters in my books are based on real actors that took my fancy while I was
writing them!
15. Have you ever read a book more than
once? And if so what was it?
I have read quite a few books more than
once. Serial offenders are all the Harry
Potter books, The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly and Island
by Jane Rogers. I’ve also read quite a
few classics more than once; my favourites are Oliver Twist and A Tale of Two
Cities, Wuthering
Heights and Catcher in
the Rye. In fact, when I think about it, I’ve read loads of books more than
once!
16. Have you ever bought a specific
edition of a book because of it’s cover? (For example a UK, US or
Canadian version)
I have to admit
that I have bought multiple copies of books because I’ve fallen in love with a
new cover. Which is probably very silly.
17. What is your opinion of novellas?
I have to say that I like novellas as I’ve
written one! It’s not out yet and
probably won’t be until later in the year.
I know a lot of people shy away from reading them, but if a story only
needs 30,000 words to tell it, I’d rather read that well written shorter
version than a padded out one that bores me.
18. What is your favourite film based on
a book?
The Princess Bride. I just adore that film, always have.
19. What book are you reading at the
moment? And in what format?
I’m reading in both formats at the
moment, kindle and paperback. My
paperback is Black Heart Blue and on kindle I’m reading Trinity by Clare
Davidson
20. If you could invite any four
celebrities (alive or dead) to your dinner party, who would you invite and why?
Blimey, this is a
hard question. There are so many. It’d probably be a really weird mix too. I’d quite like to chat to Robert Winston
because I bet he’d be fascinating (if he was busy I’d ask Brian Cox, so there’d
be a scientist of some description!). I’d
have to ask Colin Morgan and if you ever visit my blog you’ll see why! I’ve always thought that Michael Palin is
just adorable and hilarious, so he’d be number three. Maybe the last one would be Charles
Dickens. That gives me an equal measure
of brains, humour, eye candy and creativity, but that also makes the whole
table full of men. I’m not sure what
that says about me!
21. Where can your readers follow you?
Thankyou
so much for taking the time to do this interview and allowing us a glimpse into
your writing world!
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