Despite his grueling promotional schedule, Tip happily greeted fans and autographed copies of his first novel Power & Beauty. He is already working on the sequel and a relationship book with his wife Tiny.
What's Power & Beauty about?Power & Beauty is a fictional story that I collaboratively came up with, with David Ritz, and we set out to make a story about real characters living in the world that I'm all-too familiar with, and the conflicts and challenges that they experience as young teenagers. Or basically, going from their teenage years and being thrust into adulthood by real-life tragic circumstances and the decisions that they make which shapes the rest of their lives.
Did you write about any particular situation that you experienced in the past?Well, it's not necessarily all about the things that I experienced myself. I think that also, as a writer, you draw from the experiences of people that you observe, as well. I observed how others go through things and me witnessing them, and how those experiences affected them. It allows me just as much to articulate and translate that into a story just as if I was going through it myself. I've seen how prominent figures in the neighborhood can shape and mold a young man's personality, be it positive or negative.
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sorry its sooo big, but thats the only way to read it :)
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