Personal Power As It Relates To Writing

Personal power comes in many forms. For me it is expressed in the form of writing, both in my book “Firewalker” and now through this High-Self-Esteem website. The following is an excerpt from a literary interview I did on the publication of “Firewalker” but I choose to share it here as it encompasses the overall topic of personal power from a writer's perspective:

Interview Questions:

1.What is your book's message?

Answer: That ultimately we can choose to create our own life despite our past. We are more than the experiences and circumstances that have been thrown our way. If we learn to exercise our own personal power, we can learn to manifest that in our daily lives.

2. Why should someone buy your book?

Answer: "Firewalker" is for anyone interested in overcoming the past and defining a life of their own choosing. As that is a universal quest, I believe it applies to everyone. "Firewalker" is what I call an evolutionary memoir, I have evolved through the process of writing it, and I hope that it can inspire evolution in those that read it as well.

I wish to share this discovery as it occurred through my own eyes, as I think it is an uplifting message and a first step for anyone moving in that direction in their life. It is often easier to start by witnessing the process in someone else, then you begin to recognize these things in your own life. Testing the water so to speak.

2. How would you characterize your writing style and how did you develop your literary voice?

Answer: I realized a long time ago that every person is the protagonist of their own life, but they express it in different ways. In my case writing came naturally. I would define my style as a personal narrative with emotional content. As far as development, I have been writing since I was very young, and for me it became my escape from the confinement in which I grew up. Ultimately it was a way to exercise my own personal power. In writing I discovered a freedom that surpassed my environment. I had discovered an alternate reality. Though silenced by those around me, I had a voice in writing.

1. What advice would you have for other first-time authors?

Answer: Find a good editor, someone who will not hold punches and has a really good track record. I tended to want to put everything in my book, every relationship and every experience, but not everything is book worthy. In particular I learned that less is often more in expression. A couple of concise words will often describe the impact of a scene far better than a verbose narrative. Also, you will receive a lot of resistance and rejection from people for a variety of reasons, but if you believe in yourself, that is what manifests your reality. In other words don’t give up, explore all different ways of making your dream a reality. If you look around, everything and anything man-made in your surroundings was once nothing more than a thought in someone’s mind.