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Sarah Tomlinson

Sarah Tomlinson, a former music journalist, has been a ghostwriter since 2008, penning more than 20 books, including five New York Times bestsellers. In 2015, she published the father-daughter memoir, "Good Girl" (Gallery Books). She wrote "The Last Days of the Midnight Ramblers," her first novel, in between assignments for a who’s who of celebrity clients. 

Backstage pass with guitar (Getty Images/courtneyk)

The “groupie,” the ghostwriter and me

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A photo of the author's grandmother.

My conflicted relationship with female beauty

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My rock ‘n’ roll fantasy: He was an idol, I had a crush, and then he called

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My first marathon was agony — and the cure for my broken heart

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In defense of romantic failure

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Hiding my freckles

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A photo of the author at her college graduation.

Our school shooting

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Is it fistfighting, or just multi-tasking?

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