30 | October | 2012 | Randomize ME

‘5 Questions’ Interview With Sarah Dalton! @sarahdalton

October 30, 2012 Leave a comment

Today I’m thrilled to welcome author Sarah Dalton to the blog as part of the ‘5 Questions’ with authors interview series! Sarah mainly writes speculative fiction for a Young Adult audience and has had pieces of short fiction published in the Medulla Literary Review, PANK magazine and the British Fantasy Society publication Dark Horizons.

If you are an author who would like to participate in the series, fill out the questionnaire here! And if you are a reader who wants to suggest an author for the series, just send me an email!

Describe your book The Blemished (Blemished Trilogy) in ten words or less

Ya dystopia with cloning, superpowers and an escape.

Where or how did you come up with the idea for your story?

I think it has come from the culmination of lots of books I’ve read, including my own interest in science and a desire to provide teenage girls with a heroine they can look up to.

I wanted to show them that girls are strong and much more than the sum of their love interests.

Which of your characters (in this book) is closest to your heart and why?

Definitely Mina. She is kind of who I wished I had been as a teenager. She’s questioning and loyal and very strong. She’s a great leader with real power but at the same time she makes mistakes and is trying to figure everything out.

Do you have a day job? If yes, tell us about it and how did that affect your writing / publishing process?

I do have a day job, unfortunately. I would love to be a full time writer and am working very hard to try and make that a possibility. Unfortunately it’s not possible at the moment and means that I have to organise my time very well!

Tell us about an upcoming book or project you’re excited about

The Vanished will be the next instalment of the Blemished trilogy will be out next year.

I think it’s going to create even more questions for the reader and challenge you to think about the themes. But there is plenty of action to keep everyone entertained and thoroughly looking forward to the third book 🙂

Bonus Question! Fill in the blank: If you like ___, you’ll probably like my book too!

If you like the Uglies, the Handmaid’s Tale or the Hunger Games then you will probably like my book.

Thanks again for stopping by, Sarah Dalton! You can learn more about the author via her website(s): www.theblemished.com or www.sarahdaltonbooks.com, Goodreads, Facebook: Sarah-DaltonAuthor, and Twitter: @sarahdalton.

The Blemished (Blemished Trilogy) is available on Amazon (Kindle).

Check out Sarah Dalton’s Amazon author page for more info and browse through her other works!

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