The Power to Write

Lamar WriteSite Blog for 9/14/07

In her book, The Power to Write: Seven Keys to Discover Your Writer Within, Caroline Joy Adams encourages her readers to press beyond fear and write what is in their hearts.
“…whenever you know that you have something important to say that may change, illumine or enhance even one other life—make the brave choice to share it,” she says.

Telling your own story—a memoir—is a great way to start writing. You may choose to share it with others or keep it to yourself at first. However, whether or not others will see it, you want it to be the best you can do. But that won’t happen the first time through. Re-writing is crucial to good writing. Writers learn how to write better by writing a lot and learning a lot. Books, writing classes, and critique groups can help you get your story told.

Caroline Adams points out that stories are about people, “…people who are involved in a conflict which usually revolves around their longings, dreams or desires, and their great attempts, successful or not, to satisfy those desires.”

Look at your own experiences and pull ideas that show your own longings. How did you attempt to satisfy those desires? Telling your story could change another life. Be brave. Write!

Anita C. Lee
Writer, Speaker, Personal Life Coach
Instructor for "Your Life, Your Story"
www.AnitaCLee.com