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Sara Zarr

Sara Zarr (born October 3, 1970) is an American writer. She was raised in San Francisco, and now lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with her husband. Her first novel, Story of a Girl, was a 2007 National Book Award finalist. She has subsequently had six novels published.

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My parents met in music school and my father was a music professor and conductor. Growing up, we alw ...

I was a 'learn by doing' writer - I never took any formal writing classes. So it took a long time to ...

. . .There are certain people who come into your life, and leave a mark. . . Their place in your hea ...

. . .There are certain people who come into your life, and leave a mark. . . Their place in your hea ...

Is it good, bad, or neutral to recognize thematic patterns in your own work? When it comes to recurr ...

Is it good, bad, or neutral to recognize thematic patterns in your own work? When it comes to recurr ...

I'm so focused on trying to craft the story that I'm in my own little world with it and that process ...

I'm so focused on trying to craft the story that I'm in my own little world with it and that process ...

I'm always in a place that is sincere but conflicted about different things that come with being a C ...

I'm always in a place that is sincere but conflicted about different things that come with being a C ...

It's hard to say when my interest in writing began, or how. My mother read to my sister and me every ...

It makes me think of Lazarus. He must have had those shadows after his miracle. You don't spend time ...

It makes me think of Lazarus. He must have had those shadows after his miracle. You don't spend time ...

Ethan and I are done," I said finally."I'm sorry.""He was my first boyfriend.""I know.""The only rea ...

I'm not really a plot writer - I'm more interested in the characters and sort of small events that p ...