In a fractured Britain, the Genetic Enhancement Ministry have taken control. Parents buy designer babies and those with genetic faults are labelled Blemished and shunned from society.
Elena Darcey is just as perfect as the other clones, but there is something different about Elena, because she’s in trouble. After helping Area 14’s most famous criminals escape, Elena has to get out before her teacher– the formidable Margaret Murgatroyd –finds out that she is a sympathiser for the Blemished. The perfect opportunity arises as a beauty pageant promises the winner a trip to London. Will Elena cope with the cut-throat world of a beauty pageant filled with sabotage, violence and betrayal? If she makes it to London, will she find the safe haven she craves? Does she discover more than she’d expected after meeting the mysterious Jake Bloom?
The Fractured is the first part of a spin off series based on The Blemished, which will focus on some of the secondary characters and their stories. Part one follows the life of Elena as she experiences a life changing event.
Targeted Age Group:
13-25
How is Writing In Your Genre Different from Others?
I think my writing is different because the characters are just as important as the plot. I like to give characters a back story and give them a journey to go through. But at the same time there is plenty of action and a few heart stopping moments.
What Advice Would You Give Aspiring Writers?
Read a LOT!
Write a LOT!
Find reliable beta readers. You need people who like your genre for the most part. It also does the ego good to let a very discerning editor pull apart your writing every once in a while.
Research before you decide on how to proceed. If you would like to self publish read about the best ways to do that. If you would like to submit to agents, do the same.
Remain patient. It’s a long game. It takes a lot of practice to find your tone, and it takes a long time to sell your work.
Author Bio:
Sarah grew up in the middle of nowhere in the countryside of Derbyshire and as a result has an over-active imagination. She has been an avid reader for most of her life, taking inspiration from the stories she read as a child, and the novels she devoured as an adult.
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. Her short story ‘Vampires Wear Chanel’ is featured in the Wyvern Publication Fangtales available here:
Sarah’s debut novel The Blemished is a fast paced young adult dystopia set in a fractured Britain. It follows the events of Mina Hart, a young Blemished girl who has a dangerous secret, as she tries to escape the dreaded Operation and get out of Area 14.
Now available on Amazon, UK Amazon and Smashwords.
What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
The Fractured is a novella based on my science fiction series “The Blemished” which is a YA dystopia inspired by my interest in dystopic societies and cloning. I enjoy writing complex female heroines and when writing The Blemished had a fondness for the secondary character – Elena Darcey.
So I decided to give Elena her own story. It is a short yet epic story of survival, determination and heartbreak.
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