Sarah Skilton
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  • Home
  • BOOKS
    • BRUISED
    • CLUB DECEPTION
    • FAME ADJACENT
    • GHOSTING
    • HIGH & DRY
    • HOLLYWOOD ENDING
    • SUMMER IN THE CITY
  • About
  • Appearances
  • Contact
  • Essays & Interviews

Blog Posts

  • I was a blogger at Barnes & Noble for several years. Find all my content at Sarah's Authory Page.

Essays

  • 5 Tips for Writing a Novella that Wows Readers (Fiction University, June 1, 2021)
  • When Two Writers are Better Than One: How to Collaborate on Your Next Novel (Fiction University, May 29, 2020)
  • Taylor Swift's Lyricism Provides a Perfect Revision Checklist (Fiction University, October 20, 2020)
  • How a Ticking Clock Reveals Character and Propels Your Plot (Fiction University, April 30, 2019)​
  • YAC Hit List: Noir (Los Angeles Review of Books, August 26, 2014)
  • Slinging Slang: The Case for Made-Up Words (Fiction University, April 15, 2014)
  • Breaking Bad, Doctor Who, and the Mystery of Originality (Sleuths, Spies & Alibis, November 26, 2013)
  • Sarah Skilton on Martial Arts and the Inspiration for BRUISED (A Backwards Story, May 23, 2013)
  • Get Serious (But Not Too Serious): Why Serious Books Need Humor and Levity to Work (Fiction University, March 13, 2013)
  • Why Mystery Elements are Vital in Non-Mystery Books (Sleuths, Spies & Alibis, February 12, 2013)​
  • How Do You Choose a Narrator? (Guest Post, Paranormal Point of View, September 10, 2012)
  • A Beautiful Mask: Malinda Lo's “Ash" (Fairytales Revisited series, Los Angeles Review of Books, July 12th, 2012)​

Interviews with Me

  • A forgotten teen actress seeks a comeback in Sarah Skilton's Fame Adjacent (Entertainment Weekly, May 22, 2019)
  • Sarah Skilton makes the women of magic reappear in noir thriller Club Deception (Entertainment Weekly, August 4, 2017)
  • The Magic Word podcast 
  • Shelf Unbound, October/November 2016 Issue
  • Healing Hamlet 
  • One Four KidLit
  • The Bookbag UK
  • Julie Musil
  • Irish Banana
  • YA Yeah Yeah
  • YA Fresh
  • The Secret Life of Writers​
  • Book Yurt
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Interviews With Other Authors

  • EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING Author Nicola Yoon Talks Helicopter Parenting, Artistic Collaboration, and Finding Humor in Tragedy (Barnes & Noble, August 31, 2015)
  • BRUTAL YOUTH Author and EW Senior Writer Anthony Breznican Talks Bullying, Prologues, and Peter Pan (Barnes & Noble, June 2, 2015)
  • THE COST OF ALL THINGS Author Maggie Lehrman Talks Sondheim, Writing, and Life on the Other Side of the Editorial Letter (Barnes & Noble, May 12, 2015)
  • KISSING TED CALLAHAN (AND OTHER GUYS) Author Amy Spalding Talks Rom-coms and Rock Bands (Barnes & Noble, April 6, 2015)
  • DEAD TO ME Author Mary McCoy Talks Noir, 1940s Hollywood, and Her Librarian Wish List (Barnes & Noble, March 23, 2015)
  • Elisa Ludwig talks to Sarah Skilton about PRETTY SLY (Sleuths, Spies & Alibis, March 18, 2014)
  • Amy Spalding talks to Sarah Skilton about INK IS THICKER THAN WATER (December 18, 2013)
  • Chelsea Pitcher talks to Sarah Skilton about THE S-WORD (Sleuths, Spies & Alibis, July 1, 2013)
  • Art Designer Maria Middleton talks to Sarah Skilton about the cover for BRUISED (January 10, 2013)​
  • Samuel Park talks to Sarah Skilton about THIS BURNS MY HEART (March 15, 2012)
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