1. What inspired you to write this book?
Honestly,
even though I live a cripple lifestyle now, I have been incredibly blessed with
an amazing life and have an incredible, loving, fun, and caring family here at
Cripple Creek.
After
daydreaming about all of our wild and exciting adventures out into Alaska's
vast wilderness over the years, and reminiscing about how incredibly epic and
grand it was to meet my cousins at The Gates of Heaven, I felt the urge to
share the magnificent beauty of Alaska and some of the incredible journeys we
were blessed to go on throughout the Great State, and needed to share just how
truly remarkable and glorious it was to be in God's presence.
2. What exactly is it about and who is it written for?
From Alaska to Cripple Creek, With God by My Side,
is an inspirational story about the journey of an incredible, amazing young
man, starting with how he grew up as a wild child in the middle of nowhere
Alaska, and ending with life still thriving as a quadriplegic at Cripple Creek.
It is a story about God, strong family love, and
living life to the fullest, even as a quadriplegic, all while being thankful in
return.
From Alaska to Cripple Creek, With God by My Side,
is a book full of many action-packed stories about all of the great Alaskan
outdoor adventures Robby was blessed to go on with family and friends while he
lived there, and also has many facts about the great state listed as well. The
book also includes many adventures Robby has been on since becoming a
quadriplegic, and it is amazing to hear his inspirational and motivational
outlook on life as he shares the daily challenges of what it is like to live life
as a quadriplegic.
It has been 12 years since the accident, and even
though he cannot move anymore, he still believes that God has truly blessed
him, with an amazing and wonderful life. In the story, Robby shares the
relationship he has had with God over the years, and tries to find different
ways to explain how God's love has helped him get through even some of the
hardest times in life.
3. What do you hope readers will get out of
reading your book?
I wholeheartedly believe that God allowed my cousin
Joey to save me again, knowing that it would happily bring us all together here
at Cripple Creek, and inspiring me to write the book.
The book was written to spread the wondrous joy of
life and to share the magnificent, glorious love God has for all of us, and all
He has to offer. As the author, I personally hope the book is inspirational and
motivational to all those who read it.
Hopefully,
the book can bring a little inner peace to those who are in pain because of a
recent loved one passing, and will steer those who tend to have a “Negative
Nancy” outlook on life down the road in a new direction… A direction to a
clean, clear, fun, loving, caring, and exciting life!!!
4. How did you decide on your book’s title and
cover design?
To be completely honest, after I “Dubbed” our
property Cripple Creek, the title of the book was not very hard to come up
with. I wanted to share my incredible journey through life and have always been
close to God, so From Alaska to Cripple Creek: With God by My Side, is not only
very fitting for the story I wanted to share, but also has a catchy ring to it.
I designed the cover of the book myself using an online program called Kapwing,
which has many tools for editing pictures and videos. I knew I wanted the
original design of the cover to include something not only very appealing, but
also wanted it to include unique aspects of Alaska, like snowcapped mountains
and grizzly bears. After creating the original cover, (which took quite a bit
of time) I was able to tweak and adjust a few little details, which helped
create a stunning picture!!!
5. What advice or words of wisdom do you have
for fellow writers – other than run!?
If you have a story that you would like to share, or
have always wanted to write a book, but feel like it is too much work and
cannot be done, think again!
I am a quadriplegic and was able to self-publish my
own book in just one year, using Amazon! There are so many more different
avenues and programs nowadays to use in order to self-publish your own book, so
to any and all new writers, I strongly recommend writing your story and
researching Bowker. They will help you with whatever you need! Writing the
story and publishing the book is the easy part, just wait until marketing and
distribution, then you are in for a headache!
6. What trends in the book world do you see --
and where do you think the book publishing industry is heading?
I'm very new
to the industry myself, and have only just recently self-published my book in
2021… But I have always loved to read and can tell you that if you are computer
savvy, it is not very hard nowadays to publish your own book, and it seems like
more and more people are taking advantage of that every day, which is great!
Not really sure where the book publishing industry
is headed, but I do know that there are many more self-published authors out
there because of all of the available programs online, which only means there
are more great unknown stories out there, waiting to be discovered!
7. Were there experiences in your personal life
or career that came in handy when writing this book?
Fortunately, I was very blessed with an extremely
exciting and incredibly amazing life, so it was not that difficult for me to
find the right words to share my story.
All I had to do was write from the heart, which is
something I have always loved doing. I also took a writing class while I was
enrolled at Pacific Lutheran University, and the professor always loved to read
my writings out loud to the class, so I guess I have always just had a knack
for writing!
8. How would you describe your writing style?
Which writers or books is your writing similar to?
I cannot really compare or relate myself to any
other writers, but I enjoy painting a very vivid picture for the reader, and
love to share many facts about the state of Alaska without simply just making a
statement. If I had to relate my book to another piece or style of writing out
there, I would have to relate it to Heaven
is for Real, by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent.
9. What challenges did you overcome in the
writing of this book?
There were many, many obstacles and challenges I had
to overcome when it came to writing this book...Starting with the simple fact
that I cannot move because I am a quadriplegic cripple, makes it very difficult
for all of the obvious reasons. Not only did I have to endure all of the
headaches of learning how to publish a book on your own, every time I wanted to
work on the book involved either my mom or little nephew or little brother
helping me get set up on the computer, which is a major
hassle/challenge/headache all on its own.
However, Bowker and Amazon made it very easy to
follow through and publish the book, so I felt very accomplished and proud when
the project was finally finished!
10. If people can buy or read one book this
week or month, why should it be yours?
There are so many great, suspenseful, exciting,
emotional, and thrilling books to choose from today, but most of the mainstream
media stories you find out there nowadays are all fiction and all alike…
Alaska is known as
The Last Frontier, and has more untouched land than any other state in America,
with all different sorts of unique wildlife crawling all over it, including big
game animals, such as grizzly bear, polar bear, Kodiak bear, brown bear, black
bear, moose, bison, and caribou. Alaska is 1/5 the size of the lower 48 states,
sitting bigger than Texas, California, and Montana, all combined. The state is
made up of a beautiful landscape, and has some of the most spectacular views of
mountain scenery in the world, stretching on and on in some places, as far as the eye can see.
If you are looking for a fun, adventurous,
outdoorsy, lighthearted, spiritual, emotional, especially unique, nonfiction
experience, and want to read a book that will thoroughly touch your heart and
possibly ease your pain, then look no further!
From Alaska
to Cripple Creek: With God by My Side, will not only make you feel like you are
in the most majestic and beautiful parts of Alaska, but it will also take you
on Robby's incredible journey to The Gates of Heaven, and touch your soul!!!
About The Author: Robby grew up in a
really small town in the interior of Alaska, where he was blessed to experience
many great Alaskan outdoor adventures, and had the lifestyle of hunting moose,
caribou, and bears regularly, during the 21 years he lived there, and called
the state home. When he was 24 years old, he broke his neck in an ATV accident,
leaving him paralyzed from the shoulders down. He was rushed into surgery
shortly after the accident, and sometime during that surgery, he had an out of
body near-death experience, leaving no doubt in his mind, that life most
certainly does go on after death here on earth, and reassuring him that the
love of God is far more glorious than any of us can ever imagine. Robby shares
the near-death experience he had at The
Gates of Heaven in very vivid detail, and reminisces about how truly remarkable
and glorious it was to be in God's presence. For more info, please see: https://www.cripplecreekindustries.com/
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