The
wisdom that comes with over thirty years in this business and at
this craft is priceless--Rita is generous with it here, from
aspects of craft (like looking for "points of ignition within the
reader") to those of identity (like quitting her day job after 25
years because "I really needed to be the author that I was on my
bio").
We
get a glimpse into twenty-two year-old Rita who wrote her
debutBlue Tights(1987) and asked a disinterested
publishing machine, "Why isn't my culture, my reality, good
enough?"
We
talk breakout success here at the ten-year anniversary ofOne Crazy
Summer, stakes, process,
and how she keeps herself enchanted while drafting a
story.
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.