What inspired you to write your memoir?
My inspiration for this memoir was actual people. The similarities and differences we all share and the insufficient understanding which has always been the basis of most unreasonable human actions. Even if those actions seem to be more suitable for fiction, reality’s traits are what I like to hang my words on. Some of those people were survivors of war, some of them were selflessly protecting their loved one, and some of them are just happily overcoming fears and remaining strong enough and lucky enough to stay alive. Being an emotional writer, I wrote this book because my own experiences are connected to all of those people who inspired me.
About your Book:
The term “terroir” is used to describe the flavor of the land. Although it is usually used to describe food, it grows in meaning when it is used to understand people and how they are a connected to their home.
In 1992, what remained of the once diverse and peaceful Yugoslavia began to dissolve. The war that followed presented a picture that was much different than the normal depiction of good verses bad. The casualties ran deeper than the physical wounds and no one escaped unscathed.
This is my story of a search for a new home and the separation from those I love… a story of being uprooted.
How did you decide how to publish your book and where is it published through:
Many years ago, literary agents and traditional publishing houses became interested in my writing but they would drag their feet for the simplest interactions. It might take a year for just simple answers to basic inquires. Then, they wanted me to tailor my writing to their needs. Finally, a small press published my first book “Born in Sarajevo.” Still, something was missing there but I was unsure what.
In 2012, when I became the independent author (published through Createspace and Kindle Publishing) I was for the first time free to release my creativity to the fullest.
How do you see writing a Memoir as different from writing other genres of books?
More than any other genre, writing a memoir involves sharing personal experiences or knowledge with the rest of world which makes an author more open and vulnerable to criticism. I also think that the credentials of memoir writers are more often put under the “microscope” – more so than those who write in other genres.
Author Bio:
Snjezana, which translates to Snow-White in English, was born in Sarajevo, her fairy tale city, which was between the years 1992-1996 almost erased from the picture of world.
Her writing was published in numerous European publications including magazines San, Ty& Ja, Pribechy Lasky, Lasky Do Kabelky, and Divka. In 1996, she received Frintiskove Lazne Prize for Literature. Her stories and poems were read on Radio Sarajevo in Yugoslavia, Radio Brno, Radio Plzen, and CT 1 television program in the Czech Republic, and Literary Event of Brookhaven College in Farmers Branch, Texas.
She is the author of Born in Sarajevo series (Born in Sarajevo, If, My Dawn) and Just Point at Him.
Snjezana currently lives and writes between Dallas, Texas and Sarajevo, Bosnia.
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