Author: Robert Chomany
Publisher: Invermere Press
Genre: Inspirational
Format: Paperback/Ebook
BawB's Raven Feathers is pure and simple. It kickstarts moments of self-reflection and inner peace, drawing on nostalgia while pushing the reader to live in the present and dream of tomorrow. Alternating brief chapters of prose with perfectly rhythmic, adult rhymes, this book holds appeal for the masses.
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What are you
most proud of accomplishing so far in your life?
The
completion of the first 5 volumes of my little book BawB’s Raven Feathers, in a
very short time (just over 2 years)
How has your
upbringing influenced your writing?
My Mom
taught me to believe in myself, to be happy with who I was and whatever I was
doing, I was a free spirit and she supported me, my Dad, was the opposite, he
was a typical old school European, logical, work oriented, save for a rainy day
mentality, I used both of my parents influence to find balance in the man I
have become.
When and why
did you begin writing?
I began
really writing when my Mom crossed in 08 and then my Dad followed shortly after
in 09. I truly believe Dad died of a broken heart, he was lonely without my
Mom’s energy, this opened my eyes to the life I was surrounded with, people
were not smiling enough, enjoying enough, people were taking life for granted,
so I started to write my inspirational quotes and sharing word hugs and smiles using
Facebook as my medium, people were starting their day with a smile and it was
catching on, so I was prompted to “write a book” and I did… in fact I wrote 5
of them. J
Do you
recall how your interest in writing originated?
No,
I’ve never really been interested in writing, more I think interested in
sharing smiles and the only way I could do that was to use words that people
enjoy reading.
When did you
first know you could be a writer?
I still don’t feel like a writer, my friends and
editor call me a writer, I am slowly getting used to the fit but it itches.
What
inspires you to write and why?
Life
inspires me to write, the energy of living, the beauty of nature and how it is
shared with all of us, and of course the warm caring energy behind a smile that
can change someone’s day for the better without even trying.
What genre
are you most comfortable writing?
Inspirational poetry, rhythmic paragraphs with a
beat and of course a meaning.
What
inspired you to write your first book?
More
like who, the people of the world, we just don’t smile enough, or enjoy enough,
we need to believe in that person that looks back at us in the mirror every
day.
Who or what
influenced your writing once you began?
Positve
energy took over, I sit now every Monday to Friday at 0600 and create a smile
or an inspirational word hug for my friends, and their friends and the friends
of those friends, I believe that if I start each day with a smile shared in the
wind, it will be carried by the smiles of others around globe… it makes for
some good energy.
What do you
consider the most challenging about writing a novel, or about writing in
general?
Having
something to write about every morning, I haven’t missed very many days in the
last 5 years, but somedays I sit, very quiet and very blank, until I am hit by
something positive, an image, a feeling or just a breath I hadn’t taken yet.
Did writing
this book teach you anything and what was it?
Writing
these books has helped me with my patience, or lack there of, I am not very
good at waiting, when I started I was told that these things (books) can take
years to complete, I had the best editor, proof reader, designer and printer
that I could ever have imagined, every thing flowed right from step one to the
books arriving on my doorstep, I have published 5 Volumes in just over two
years, I really wasn’t very good at waiting. J
Do you
intend to make writing a career?
No, my
career is living, what ever I find to do along the way I will jump at the
chance, I have a coffee table book in the works, then a childrens book, then
the completion of the Bawb’s Raven Feathers series Vol XI- X, but that’s only a
couple of years down the road… I am really not very good at waiting J
Have you
developed a specific writing style?
Yes,
rhythmic short poems with a beat and a meaning, inspirational and fun to read.
What is your greatest strength as a
writer?
Hmmmm…
my positive energy I think, I don’t know if that is a strength or not but it
helps when I sit down and greet my mornings.
What is your
favorite quality about yourself?
My
Smile and my desire to share it in the wind.
What is your
least favorite quality about yourself?
I don’t
have a least favorite, that would be negative energy and I’m allergic to that. J
What is your
favorite quote, by whom, and why?
My
favorite quotes are those of inspiration, by everyone who shares them, the
world needs more happiness.
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I enjoyed the interview. The author seems very positive. I'll bet the book is very inspiring.
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