Welcome, Sarah. Tell us how much of
yourself you write into your characters.
Wow, starting off with a tough question! J
In hindsight, I suppose I write about women who struggle with their worthiness
and/or trying to be perfect. I’m aware of these things in my own life, which I
deal with in my relationship with God – but I don’t necessarily write about my
own experiences. Just the way maybe the female protagonist thinks or believes.
What is the quirkiest
thing you have ever done?
Oh my, I’m so NOT quirky! I’m very reserved, I’m really
thinking here and am coming up with nothing, isn’t that sad?
Everyone doesn’t have
to be quirky. When did you first discover that you were a writer?
About ten years ago, I had come to the end of reading every
Christian fiction book that appealed to me. I like to read stories which
contain the reality of life. I don’t mind happy endings, but that isn’t always
in the cards. I began taking writing courses and going to conferences, to see
if I could write the stories I wanted to read.
Tell us the range of
the kinds of books you enjoy reading.
Francine Rivers, Kristen Heitzmann, Siri Mitchell, Harlan
Coben, Philippa Gregory and Jodi Picoult. To just name a few…
How do you keep your
sanity in our run, run, run world?
I don’t know if I do!
How do you choose
your characters’ names?
I love this question! I am a fanatic about researching out
my ancestors, I like to use their names as characters. I have a great-great
grandma with the name of Aurora ,
and I knew I needed to use that one day. I did, my next work is a historical
western, where Aurora
fits perfectly!
What is the
accomplishment that you are most proud of?
Being a momma!
If you were an
animal, which one would you be, and why?
A bunny – they keep to themselves and who doesn’t love
Thumper?
What is your favorite
food?
Cheese and crackers.
What is the problem
with writing that was your greatest roadblock, and how did you overcome it?
I don’t know about in general, but for Broken Identity, I had to
write from the husband’s POV. He was really broken at the time and I was
clueless and “blocked.” I got the idea to listen to Adele’s music, her forlorn,
passionate and beautiful lyrics pushed me passed that and his POV came pouring
out. It was definitely a mood which needed set.
Tell us about the
featured book?
I create my books on a “what if” basis, meaning, what if
this happens, or that? When I got to creating Broken Identity, the
label cougar was out for women liking younger men. Only it’s portrayed in a
comical light. For Mona Anderson, what if a Christian woman was tempted this
way? Does she not go through life feeling frumpy or ever get encouraged by
flattery? From there, I knew I had to write this, Christian women are the same
as other women. We don’t have a pre-built wall of protection against the
world’s seduction. Now, our hope is we don’t fall, but then this wouldn’t have
been a story.
Please give us the
first page of the book.
People
say one of the main reasons someone has an affair is the result of an unhappy
marriage. But as Mona Anderson looked over her family’s healthy dinner of
roasted chicken, wild rice and steaming broccoli, and into her husband’s kind
eyes, she couldn’t disagree with that analogy
more.
There was nothing in Brian Anderson that should ever cause her to go out and
look for comfort in the arms of another man. Nothing. Even knowing that there
was no such thing as a perfect husband, she’d argue with anyone on God’s green
earth that her husband pretty much fit the bill of being as perfect as a human
could be. Each time she caught herself appraising Brian with deep adoration,
the pit of her stomach would constrict with the agonizing memory of six
months
prior, and it all crudely crashed down, interrupting the false world she was
desperate to live in.
How can readers find
you on the Internet?
https://www.facebook.com/#!/sarahjae.fosterThank you, Sarah, for the interesting interview.
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