STORY SNAPSHOT 

Skyler Ross is an 18-year-old girl from NYC who is a huge fan of Seth Sterling, an 18-year-old mega star who just released an album about making the best of bad situations, and he’s going on tour this summer. Seth holds a contest to give an undiscovered artist the opportunity to be his opening act throughout his US tour. Skyler enters this contest and wins. There is an immediate spark between the two that gives way to the flames of a passionate love story. But it’s not all stardom and romance – From dealing with an unsupportive, toxic best friend, to battling her own insecurities, to navigating the tumultuous landscape of Hollywood networking, the road from LA to NYC is filled with many underlying stressors for Skyler which are putting her breakout summer at risk. ​
She was like the moon, gorgeous and mesmerizing and lighting up the sky, surrounded by shimmering lights, and I was the ocean, helpless against her pull on me. 
Seth Sterling, Number One Prize

CAST OF CHARACTERS

skyler ross 
female lead, EIGHTEEN, winner of the seth sterling silver linings tour opening act contest 

Seth sterling 
male lead, eighteen, multiplatinum recording artist 

ciara adams 
EIGHTEEN, high school student, skyler's best friend

the band 
kyle mitchell - bassist, seventeen, little band brother, wes's younger bother 
ethan johnson - drummer, eighteen, seth's best friend, the chill dude 
wes mitchell - pianist, nineteen, kyle's older brother, resident gamer 
keith james - guitarist, twenty, oldest band member, resident flirt 

christina sterling 
seth's mother/manager 

miranda ross 
skyler's mother 

Elizabeth Thorne 
eighteen, movie star

and many more!

SIX FUN FACTS! 

ON JUNE 20TH OF 2025, I POSTED THIS VIDEO TO MY TIKTOK WHERE I LAY OUT SIX FUN FACTS ABOUT NUMBER ONE PRIZE TO CELEBRATE THE SIX MONTH MARK OF ITS RELEASE AND I WANTED TO LAY OUT THOSE SAME FACTS HERE IN MY WEBSITE FOR AN EASY READ! 

1. NUMBER ONE PRIZE IS PART OF A LARGER UNIVERSE OF STORIES, ALL INTERCONNECTED, AND THEY WILL BE REFERENCED IN MY UPCOMING WORKS. SO IT IS NOT THE LAST TIME YOU'LL BE HEARING OF THEM! 

2. THE ORIGINAL STORY OF NUMBER ONE PRIZE WAS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU SEE ON THE PAGE TODAY. CIARA WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS RATHER THAN THE ANTAGONIST OF THE STORY. NOP WAS ONCE A STORY ABOUT NOT LETTING GO OF WHAT YOU HAVE FOR WHAT YOU COULD HAVE. TODAY, IT'S A STORY ABOUT NOT HOLDING ON TO WHAT HURTS ONLY BECAUSE IT'S FAMILIAR. 

3. THE ORIGINAL INSPIRATION FOR THE CHARACTER OF CIARA WAS MY HIGH SCHOOL BEST FRIEND COOKIE. THE CIARA YOU SEE ON PAPER TODAY IS AN AMALGAMATION OF LOTS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE I HAVE MET IN MY LIFE, BUT THE ORIGINAL INSPIRATION WAS MY REAL LIFE BFF. 

4. CIARA IS NOT THE ONLY CHARACTER INSPIRED BY SOMEONE REAL. SKYLER IS ACTUALLY BASED ON (YOU GUESSED IT) ME. AND HER FAMILY IS INSPIRED BY MY REAL LIFE FAMILY. THE REST OF THE CAST ARE ALL COMPLETELY FICTIONAL CHARACTERS BUT THESE, ADMITTEDLY, HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY MY REAL LIFE LOVED ONES. 

5. THE DIAMONDS YOU SEE ON THE COVER OF THE BOOK ARE THERE FOR A REASON. THEY MEAN SOMETHING. EACH OF MY UPCOMING BOOKS ALSO HAS A SYMBOL RELATED TO IT. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN KNOWING MORE ABOUT THESE SYMBOLS, JUST LET ME KNOW AND I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT IT MORE IN DEPTH. 

6. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, YOU WILL SOON BE ABLE TO HEAR THE MUSIC OF NUMBER ONE PRIZE WITH YOUR OWN EARS. I HAVE BEEN LEARNING ALL ABOUT PRODUCTION FROM AN INCREDIBLE TEACHER AND HOPE TO BE ABLE TO RELEASE THESE SONGS SOON, PERHAPS EVEN THIS YEAR. 

I HAVE SO MANY MORE FUN THINGS TO SHARE, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW YOU GUYS WHAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON! 

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO ON MY TIKTOK, LINKED RIGHT HERE, AND IT'S ALSO UPLOADED TO MY INSTAGRAM! 
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