About
Samantha Skal - Author + Book Coach
A fan of the scary, mysterious, and suspenseful, Samantha Skal (she/her) is an Author Accelerator certified book coach who specializes in coaching mystery, thriller and suspense authors from novel planning through the delightful hell that is revision, all the way to agent pitching. She especially loves brainstorming twists and reveals, and recently released her first standalone mini-course for blocked thriller writers: Find Your Final Twist. She is also an agented thriller author currently working on her debut novel, a serial killer thriller.
She is the 2024 Co-Executive Director of Thrillerfest, International Thriller Writers (ITW)'s annual writing conference, the former Co-Director of PitchFest at Thrillerfest, a frequent presenter for ProWritingAid, and a volunteer mentor for the Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA).
An enthusiast of homemade sourdough and cheese of all kinds, Samantha lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, adores (scary) stories that keep her up at night, kayaking on calm water, and good red wine. She is a huge fan of #bookstagram and talks about her favorite books on @authorsamanthaskal. To download a free copy of her thriller brainstorming resource, 17 Thriller Twist Ideas, and learn more about Sam’s 1:1 and group coaching options, visit her at www.samanthaskal.com.
Agent: Lori Galvin at Aevitas Creative
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