Meet Ronovan

I’m the co-author of the historical adventure Amber Wake: Gabriel Falling. Ambitious writer of more books than I’ll ever finish, with the hopes of finishing at least one more. I like to say I’m a writer of History and of Romance with a bit of crossover. But the truth is my ideas come fast and furious and span just about every genre you can think of.

I enjoy writing poetry, as is the focus of my blog in recent times. Usually the poetry is in Haiku form, but also free verse, Décima, a Spanish form that’s significant in Latin culture, and most recently Sijo, a Korean in origin syllable based form.

Fun fact about me is that I suffer from Retrograde Amnesia. That means that following a Grade 3 concussion back in 2013 I lost practically all memories up to that point. All with the exception of those of my son. They say the most important memories to an individual have the best chance of surviving. There you have it. The facts about me you might read at various times come from journals I’ve kept since high school. Even once read those facts come and go.

So I write. And that’s why I’m here. Discovering who I am by the words I share.

Where Else Am I?

I founded a site called Lit World Interviews where I provide mostly author interviews, author guest books and the occasional review by request. There were many of us writing for the site but most have gone to review on their own blogs or for other places. Practically all of them have were authors before or have become one since.

The Books That Shaped My Reading Mind

The written word has been part of my life for as long as I can remember and my influences have been varied throughout my stay here on earth:

In the beginning there were, the animal friends from Richard Scarry and a beautifully illustrated Grimm’s Fairy Tales book.

But then we all grow up and find books such as Walter Farley’s Black Stallion books and the mysteries of The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Bobbsey Twins, and even Trixie Belden. And I cannot leave out Tom Swift books you can’t really find in many libraries today.

Then school introduces you to, Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn and you discover Puddin’ Head Wilson and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. Being Southern you read Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind, yes I am still a man after reading it, and if you have a problem well . . . Frankly my dear . . . Tomorrow is another day. And on my own during my middle grades C.S. Lewis entered my world and Narnia came to my wardrobe.

And who could resist Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Tolkien, and Conan Doyle? Sherlock Holmes might know the answer to that mystery.

Then we enter the escapism from life with; Agatha Christie, Clive Cussler, Lilian Jackson Braun, and Jim Butcher. My apologies to Stephen King, I admire him but I like to sleep at night. And I cannot leave out the master works of John Gardner from his run with James Bond to his Secret Generations and Herbie Krueger offerings and Moriarty Trilogy. How he could bring history to life with words was simply amazing. Do not worry, I enjoyed the Harry Potter series and Hunger Games and I recommend Graceling by Kristin Cashore, but to get to the ‘me’ that began to write I mentioned the ones that came before.