There were about ten years of trying, failing, trying again, suffering rejection, etc. My first published book, 'Story of a Girl', was the fourth book I wrote. Sara Zarr bookfailfourth Change image and share on social
Family or love or romance, whatever it is, is not restricted to perfect people. If it were, it wouldn't exist. All of that comes out in my work in some way. Sara Zarr existfamilylove Change image and share on social
I was a 'learn by doing' writer - I never took any formal writing classes. So it took a long time to figure things out and find my voice. Sara Zarr classfigurefind Change image and share on social
We write in ways that, we generally hope, reflect real life, or at least look familiar to humans. And in life, recurring themes are a recurring theme. We never quite conquer a pet vice or a relationship pattern or a communication habit. We're haunted by our particular demons. Sara Zarr communicationconquerdemon share on social
I tend to describe recurring themes as being part of a writer's DNA - something so deeply embedded in us that even we don't notice it until we've written three or four books. Sara Zarr bookdeeplydescribe Change image and share on social
I played the clarinet, and my sister played the violin... If we'd had the discipline and the passion, maybe we could have been good. Sara Zarr clarinetdisciplinegood Change image and share on social
I don't like to do too much psychological research because it might turn a character into a patchwork. Sara Zarr characterpatchworkpsychological Change image and share on social
My first job is to write the characters as full and authentic people as well as I can. Sara Zarr authenticcharacterfull Change image and share on social
I wanted to be free to write the way I wanted to write, and my impression of Christian publishing, at least in fiction, was that there wasn't room for what I wanted to write. Sara Zarr christianfictionfree Change image and share on social
Everyone has an identity crisis when they are 16 or 17 years old. Sara Zarr crisisidentityyear Change image and share on social
