Question:
Sara Niles primarily writes nonfiction memoirs-Why is that?
I am on a mission to make a difference through The Torn Trilogy memoirs, which addresses
family dysfunction, domestic violence, child abuse, mental illness and drug
addiction issues, and the destructive effect it has upon human lives.
Most people read books for two reasons: to be entertained
and to be informed.
Many readers have
been conditioned to view nonfiction writing as a medium that is purely informational
and fiction writing as purely entertaining. The fact is, nonfiction can be both
entertaining and it can pack a powerful informational message as well; as an
example, the movie Titanic was filled with information about a historical
event, but it was also highly entertaining; a fact that also holds true to
literature, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote was hailed as a masterpiece in
nonfiction literature simply because Capote wrote a true story as though it was
fiction.
I have lived an extraordinary life in which the odds were heavily
stacked against both me and my children, placing our mere survival at risk
countless times. The element of rising suspense that captivates audiences was an
actual part of our lives, and the unusual twists and turns that keep you on the
edge of your seat, was a normal part of our survival. When the saying ‘truth is stranger than
fiction’ was coined, it aptly applied to our lives and the multitudes of people
who have lived similar lives.
Torn From the Inside
Out, The Journey and Out of the Maelstrom, each tells a story that is filled
with both entertainment value and informational content. Each of the memoirs
can provide whatever a reader is seeking: a good read, insight and information,
and entertainment. Regardless of the reason for reading The Torn Trilogy, the
reader will come away entertained and enlightened and in the process, the dark
veil of family dysfunction will have been lifted a little higher with each reading.
What is the greatest joy of writing for you?
The empowerment of writing life-changing memoirs that offer
enlightenment and insight is the greatest joy and is most rewarding for me.
Knowledge and insight is like a light in a dark tunnel,
especially if that 'tunnel' is years of denial. I delight in providing insight
through my writings that empowers and enables people to change their lives for
the better. Most people do not realize that knowledge can help a person forty
or fifty years after a traumatic event but shedding light on hidden secrets and
enabling people to reexamine the way they saw themselves.
A large percentage of drug addicts and a disproportionate
number of the mentally ill are troubled by a past that involved domestic
violence or some form of abuse during their childhoods. Light needs to be shed
of those faulty perceptions and attitudes.
My writing enables me to become a light bearer in a dark
place.
