Liara
Tamanirecently wrote at
Time.com: "Growing up,
I was agood
girl. I never got in
trouble. I did what I was told. ... I’d become a master at taming,
hiding and cutting out the parts of myself that weren’t compatible
with the person other people wanted me to be: the rebellious,
curious and sexy parts; the questioning and fearless parts. The
free parts."
Liara
and I dig into good girl syndrome in life and in publishing, what
growing up with the threat of hell hanging over you in childhood is
like, and are perhaps answered by God during the interview.
Ofcourse, we
also talk about books and writing: how Liara's beautiful debut,
Calling My Name, came to be, and what she loves about her brand new
release, All the Things We Never Knew, as well as the gorgeous
covers of both of these books.
Author Sara Zarr in conversation with other writers of all kinds. We talk about process, psychology, career, distractions, relationships with audience and social media, art meeting commerce, fear, shame, faith, doubt, and our moms.