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Books In Sync Author Spotlight Interview With Ronald P. Chávez Author Ronald P. Chávez
was born in the valley of Puerto de Luna on the banks of the Pecos River in NewMexico. In Santa Rosa he was the owner of the famousRoute 66 Club Café. During that epic time, Ronald andhis café enjoyed fame in world wide major media whichincluded books, television, magazines and newspapers.At that time, his writings began to catch fire.
Author Ronald P. Chávez
writes and recites in bothEnglish and Spanish. He has also written a feature lengthmovie script adapted from his short story
‘The LoneliestRoad’.
Ronald has published
‘Time Of Triumph’
, acollection of his short stories and poems, a finalist in the2008 New Mexico Book Awards. In 2011 he publishedhis novel
‘Winds Of Wildfire’.*********************************************What makes you proud to be a writer from Taos, New Mexico?
Not having a formal education norever taking a creative writing course, I have published my short stories and poems and two books andworking on a third.
 What, or who, inspired you to become a writer?
At age 28 I read ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls byHemingway’. I was struck with the bug to write. He has been my influence ever since. But never do Itry to imitate him.
When did you begin writing with the intention of being published?
Right from the get go. My firstrejection was from the ‘Saturday Evening Post’.
 Did your environment or upbringing play a major role in your writing and why?
Yes it did. I writefrom my own life experience and the people and places I have known. I work hard at creating thesensuous brilliance of the world’s offerings and to work in the excitement of complex relationships andto work in the beauty of nature.
 Do you come up with your title(s) before or after you write the manuscript(s)?
Always before. Ialso write the ending first and then write towards it.
 Why do you write in the genre(s) that you’ve chosen?
I write fiction because I can go inside a man’smind or a woman’s heart or both their souls. Done right it’s a good work of literature.
 What has been your most rewarding experience while in the writing process?
Because I sell a lot of books in my own turf and publish many of my poems locally, I receive a lot of feed back face to face. Iam told “I loved it. I couldn’t put it down. Your poem changed my life.” This is a confidence builderlike no other.
 
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What has been your most negative experience while in the writing process?
The knowledge thatliterary fiction is at the bottom of the pile in readers choices. Character driven stories have been drownedby a flood of horror stories, celebrity confessions, and cookie cutter sound alike stories.
 What has been your most rewarding experience in your publishing journey?
The decision to self-publish. It gives me total control. With the advent of e-book publishing and Amazon books and theability to create my own site to draw readers to me has been a great way to sell my works. It has alsoallowed me to wisely choose my internet marketing strategies.
 What has been your most negative experience in your publishing journey?
Not having a treasurechest to market my work.
 What one positive piece of advice would you give to other authors?
Write fearlessly.
 Who is your favorite author and why?
Hemingway, because he wrote from his own life experienceand did not resort to academic expectations.
 *********************************************Author Ronald P. Chávez’s Current Books:
 
Time of Triumph (Route 66 Storyteller); Anthology Of My Short Stories And Poems.
 
 
Winds of Wildfire (Novel)Time Of Triumph (Route 66 Storyteller)byRonald P. Chávez
Short stories that allow you to feel, understand, cry, laugh and rage about the human condition. . . Poemsthat reflect the character of the poet and his take on life and nature. . . These are the essence of Time of 
 
3Triumph, a truly spellbinding collection written by the Route 66 Storyteller, Ron Chávez who hascreated a "spark of renewed interest in Hispanic literary tradition with one of the most successfulbilingual poetry readings ever in Taos, NM". Chávez reaffirms the indomitable human spirit by drawingfrom the real breath of life and breathing that life into characters who will stir your emotions with their journeys of chance and fate, and ask you to dig deep into the pit of your soul in response. Ron Chávez,longtime owner of the Old Route 66 Club Café, helped put Route 66 on the map. In these compellingtales and poems, Time of Triumph captures the true spirit of the real people, the gente, and sense of place on old Route 66 and in northern New Mexico. Come, re-live the glory!
About The Author:
The "Route 66 Storyteller" has risen from the ashes. Ronald P. Chávez was born in the farming villageof Puerto de Luna in New Mexico on the banks of the Pecos River. He spent years as owner of the ClubCafe on historic Old Route 66. He writes poems and stories about the people and places of those times.“The gente,” he says of them, “are the salt of the earth.” Chávez currently lives and writes in Taos, NM.
Book Details:
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (January 12, 2008)ISBN-10: 1419682628ISBN-13: 978-1419682629Language: EnglishPaperback: 246 Pages
Genre: Short Stories/PoemsAmazon Print Price: $15.99Amazon Print Purchase Link http://www.amazon.com/Time-Triumph-short-stories-selected/dp/1419682628/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1313345319&sr=1-2 Amazon Print Reviews:http://www.amazon.com/Time-Triumph-short-stories-selected/product-reviews/1419682628/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_summary?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending Format: Kindle Edition:
File Size: 138 KBSimultaneous Device Usage: UnlimitedPublisher: Ronald P. Chávez; 1 edition (December 18, 2007)Sold by: Amazon Digital ServicesLanguage: EnglishASIN: B0011FUF0ILending: Enabled
Kindle Price: $3.99Amazon Kindle Purchase Link http://www.amazon.com/Time-Triumph-Route-Storyteller-ebook/dp/B0011FUF0I/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1313345319&sr=1-3 
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