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CA: This is a first for me, I just finished reviewing Bobby’s western novel Mercer’s Manor. I have never actually sat down and read a full blown shoot ‘em up kind of western as Bobby calls it but I have watched them on TV when I was smaller. I much rather prefer the books. So here ya go world, put your hands together for Western author Bobby Robert Woodall.
CA: What genre(s) do you write?
BRW: I write westerns
CA: Why do you write the stories that you write?
BRW: I’m from Oklahoma originally but live in Indiana for the last 37 years I used to be a cowboy. In fact when I met my wife I was shoeing horses and mules at a dude ranch (Stupid Charley’s). The name of the ranch is funny as my wife and her college roommate had a lab mouse from college named “Stupid Charley. Anyway, this mouse was all the time running backwards so they just named him Stupid Charley. The two girls wanted to have an adventure and summer was coming up at college, so they decided to look in magazines for dude ranches in Colorado. In the meantime, a buddy of mine and I decided to go to California to become gigolos (we figured we were good lucking dudes) and women would be falling over each other to get at us. ROTFLMAO! As luck would have it, we 2 Romeos were in a bar, got in a brawl and finally deposited at the gutter in front of the bar. The brawl started when my friend Robert, who had a firecracker called a screamer in his back pocket (it was around the 4th of July). One of the patrons at the bar was a drunken Indian who decided to walk around us. In the process of going around us, he spied the firecracker sticking out of Roberts butt pocket. Grinning to himself, the drunk applied the lit end of his cigar to the fuse of the screamer. I was at the far end of the bar trying to put the make on a lovely Indian maiden. I say lovely, because she had at least thee teeth in her mouth; two stained with berry juice and one yellowed and broken plus her hair looked as if it was due an oil change any minute.
All of a sudden, Robert let out a hoop and hollers. Seems as the firecracker was burning its fuse he was being burnt in the butt. He quickly reached behind him to remove the offending screamer, but got burnt; therefore he threw his hand up in the air and hollered. I thought he was making fun of the Indians by doing an impromptu war dance. It looked as if the battle was on. I looked around and hit the first person I saw (a big Indian). My Paw had told me to always get in the first punch. He in return hit me back (it was only right as I had hit him first). After slowing having my facial features rearranged by Hiawatha and moving my nose to where my right ear was, I backed up to a juke box that was blaring out, Honky-tonk Angels! Raising my fists to ward off more blows I looked out of the corner of my eye that was not already closed and saw Robert take on two more of the noble breed. To make a long story even longer, we were thrashed royally or to put it in plain English beaten almost to a pulp and thrown into the gutter. We crawled to our car and the next morning there was a tap on the side window. Bleary eyed I looked out the window and could of sworn it was Wyatt Earp or maybe Wild Bill Hitchcock. This apparition starring back at me was dressed up in full cowboy regalia; chaps, boots, Levis, etc., etc. He even had a handlebar moustache that was stained with tobacco juice. His dishwater hair peeked out from under the biggest Stetson I ever had seen. Rolling down my window a smidge, I asked what he wanted. "You boys shoe horses?" I was raised on a farm so I stated that we did, although I knew Robert was scared of horse. That meant that yours truly would be doing all the work. We worked at the dude ranch I met my wife. I knew her 30 minutes and asked her to marry me. I'll be the 1st to admit I was a tad slow, but I had to know her name first. One has to set his priorities right. We eloped and then started the long saga of the adventures of BobbyRobert!
CA: What genre(s) do you write?
BRW: I write westerns
CA: Why do you write the stories that you write?
BRW: I’m from Oklahoma originally but live in Indiana for the last 37 years I used to be a cowboy. In fact when I met my wife I was shoeing horses and mules at a dude ranch (Stupid Charley’s). The name of the ranch is funny as my wife and her college roommate had a lab mouse from college named “Stupid Charley. Anyway, this mouse was all the time running backwards so they just named him Stupid Charley. The two girls wanted to have an adventure and summer was coming up at college, so they decided to look in magazines for dude ranches in Colorado. In the meantime, a buddy of mine and I decided to go to California to become gigolos (we figured we were good lucking dudes) and women would be falling over each other to get at us. ROTFLMAO! As luck would have it, we 2 Romeos were in a bar, got in a brawl and finally deposited at the gutter in front of the bar. The brawl started when my friend Robert, who had a firecracker called a screamer in his back pocket (it was around the 4th of July). One of the patrons at the bar was a drunken Indian who decided to walk around us. In the process of going around us, he spied the firecracker sticking out of Roberts butt pocket. Grinning to himself, the drunk applied the lit end of his cigar to the fuse of the screamer. I was at the far end of the bar trying to put the make on a lovely Indian maiden. I say lovely, because she had at least thee teeth in her mouth; two stained with berry juice and one yellowed and broken plus her hair looked as if it was due an oil change any minute.
All of a sudden, Robert let out a hoop and hollers. Seems as the firecracker was burning its fuse he was being burnt in the butt. He quickly reached behind him to remove the offending screamer, but got burnt; therefore he threw his hand up in the air and hollered. I thought he was making fun of the Indians by doing an impromptu war dance. It looked as if the battle was on. I looked around and hit the first person I saw (a big Indian). My Paw had told me to always get in the first punch. He in return hit me back (it was only right as I had hit him first). After slowing having my facial features rearranged by Hiawatha and moving my nose to where my right ear was, I backed up to a juke box that was blaring out, Honky-tonk Angels! Raising my fists to ward off more blows I looked out of the corner of my eye that was not already closed and saw Robert take on two more of the noble breed. To make a long story even longer, we were thrashed royally or to put it in plain English beaten almost to a pulp and thrown into the gutter. We crawled to our car and the next morning there was a tap on the side window. Bleary eyed I looked out the window and could of sworn it was Wyatt Earp or maybe Wild Bill Hitchcock. This apparition starring back at me was dressed up in full cowboy regalia; chaps, boots, Levis, etc., etc. He even had a handlebar moustache that was stained with tobacco juice. His dishwater hair peeked out from under the biggest Stetson I ever had seen. Rolling down my window a smidge, I asked what he wanted. "You boys shoe horses?" I was raised on a farm so I stated that we did, although I knew Robert was scared of horse. That meant that yours truly would be doing all the work. We worked at the dude ranch I met my wife. I knew her 30 minutes and asked her to marry me. I'll be the 1st to admit I was a tad slow, but I had to know her name first. One has to set his priorities right. We eloped and then started the long saga of the adventures of BobbyRobert!
CA: Who or what was your inspiration for writing?
BRW: Always wanted to be a write, but I had an English teacher in high school tell me, Woodall, you could not put 10 words together to make a proper sentence! Well, Madame, I put over 187,000 words together to make two novels. I find that I can make sense though others may not like it, but I tell them, Eat your heart out! As I mentioned before, hopefully I am not being too redundant, but I like reading. One day I told my wife, Babe, that’s what I call her. All other women are doll! I think I can write as good as these guys.She told me to do it and see. She is my inspiration for without her I would be lost! So I wrote one novel and it got published. I wrote another to prove I was not a flash in the pan and it got published. Hey, I thought to myself. I’m on a roll. Therefore I’m busy writing more; a murder mystery, another western, a children’s book, a horror story and a scary story.
What’s the difference between a horror story and a scary story? In a horror story there’s a lot of fantasy. In a scary story, it is a case of it might or might not happen. I’ve been compared to Louis Lamoure but there are 2 important things about that. First and the most obvious, I’m alive and he isn’t. God rest his soul! Secondly, he takes 3 chapters to describe a blade of grass. To me, a blade of grass is a blade of grass, I describe people. I want people to walk a mile in my boots or at least look at my characters through my one-eye
BRW: Always wanted to be a write, but I had an English teacher in high school tell me, Woodall, you could not put 10 words together to make a proper sentence! Well, Madame, I put over 187,000 words together to make two novels. I find that I can make sense though others may not like it, but I tell them, Eat your heart out! As I mentioned before, hopefully I am not being too redundant, but I like reading. One day I told my wife, Babe, that’s what I call her. All other women are doll! I think I can write as good as these guys.She told me to do it and see. She is my inspiration for without her I would be lost! So I wrote one novel and it got published. I wrote another to prove I was not a flash in the pan and it got published. Hey, I thought to myself. I’m on a roll. Therefore I’m busy writing more; a murder mystery, another western, a children’s book, a horror story and a scary story.
What’s the difference between a horror story and a scary story? In a horror story there’s a lot of fantasy. In a scary story, it is a case of it might or might not happen. I’ve been compared to Louis Lamoure but there are 2 important things about that. First and the most obvious, I’m alive and he isn’t. God rest his soul! Secondly, he takes 3 chapters to describe a blade of grass. To me, a blade of grass is a blade of grass, I describe people. I want people to walk a mile in my boots or at least look at my characters through my one-eye
CA: What is your work schedule like when you're writing?
BRW: I don’t have a schedule as I don’t believe in work. That’s a nasty four letter word I detest. If the mood strikes me I write. Lately the mood has eluded me. Although tomorrow is another day, maybe it’ll return. If it doesn’t, then I’m a realist. I got two novels now; I am satisfied with just having a contented mind.
BRW: I don’t have a schedule as I don’t believe in work. That’s a nasty four letter word I detest. If the mood strikes me I write. Lately the mood has eluded me. Although tomorrow is another day, maybe it’ll return. If it doesn’t, then I’m a realist. I got two novels now; I am satisfied with just having a contented mind.
CA: Your book is about to be sent into the reader world, what is one word that describes how you feel?
BRW: Satisfied and accomplished! You see, I had a horrible auto accident 35 years ago that left me with brain damage (No I’m not a babbling idiot, although my wife would disagree with me sometimes). My car hit two mail boxes, one telephone poll, and rolled end over end five times. I was declared legally “dead” three times. I was in a coma for 47 days. Funny thing though. I did not break a bone in the accident, but after two weeks in the hospitals neurotically unit, I was dropped out of bed and broke my hip socket. Let me tell you the hospital wasn’t safe at all! The doctors told me wife if I survived I would be a vegetable. This carrot not only survived but authored and got published 2 novels. My novels have neither profanity nor graphic sex scenes. The English language is too full of proper words to have to resort to profanity. Also I am not the world’s mommy and daddy. People should learn about sex from their parents.
BRW: Satisfied and accomplished! You see, I had a horrible auto accident 35 years ago that left me with brain damage (No I’m not a babbling idiot, although my wife would disagree with me sometimes). My car hit two mail boxes, one telephone poll, and rolled end over end five times. I was declared legally “dead” three times. I was in a coma for 47 days. Funny thing though. I did not break a bone in the accident, but after two weeks in the hospitals neurotically unit, I was dropped out of bed and broke my hip socket. Let me tell you the hospital wasn’t safe at all! The doctors told me wife if I survived I would be a vegetable. This carrot not only survived but authored and got published 2 novels. My novels have neither profanity nor graphic sex scenes. The English language is too full of proper words to have to resort to profanity. Also I am not the world’s mommy and daddy. People should learn about sex from their parents.
CA: What do you like to do when you're not writing?
BRW: Eating, sleeping and thinking of what if that happens or what if that over there happens. Life is too short to wallow in self-pity. Of course I did my fair share of holding pity parties for ole Bobby, but then I remembered. Back home in Oklahoma there was a sign that said, I felt sorry because I had no shoes until I met a man with no feet! Sure, I wear a patch, but I’m not blind. I limp somewhat especially when I’m tired, but I am not confined to a wheel-chair. I talk in a slurred tone but at least I’m not mute, although there have been times when my kids and wife wished it to be so. I am considered by Social Security to have Cerebral Palsy and am classified as totally disabled not handicapped. Anytime your cerebrum is damaged the Social Security puts a large umbrella over it and calls the condition Cerebral Palsy.
BRW: Eating, sleeping and thinking of what if that happens or what if that over there happens. Life is too short to wallow in self-pity. Of course I did my fair share of holding pity parties for ole Bobby, but then I remembered. Back home in Oklahoma there was a sign that said, I felt sorry because I had no shoes until I met a man with no feet! Sure, I wear a patch, but I’m not blind. I limp somewhat especially when I’m tired, but I am not confined to a wheel-chair. I talk in a slurred tone but at least I’m not mute, although there have been times when my kids and wife wished it to be so. I am considered by Social Security to have Cerebral Palsy and am classified as totally disabled not handicapped. Anytime your cerebrum is damaged the Social Security puts a large umbrella over it and calls the condition Cerebral Palsy.
CA: How many books have you written? Which is your favorite?
BRW: I have authored two so far. As far as favorite it’s hard to say, depends on the mood I’m in at the present. CLEARWATER is about a serial killer”of the old west whereas MERCER’S MANOR is a post Civil War epic! I like CLEARWATER when I’m feeling hungry for adventure. On the other hand I like MERCER’S MANOR when I feel in a nostalgic or history type mode. I have a sequel to MERCER’S MANOR in the back of my mind. Bringing it forward is another matter altogether.
BRW: I have authored two so far. As far as favorite it’s hard to say, depends on the mood I’m in at the present. CLEARWATER is about a serial killer”of the old west whereas MERCER’S MANOR is a post Civil War epic! I like CLEARWATER when I’m feeling hungry for adventure. On the other hand I like MERCER’S MANOR when I feel in a nostalgic or history type mode. I have a sequel to MERCER’S MANOR in the back of my mind. Bringing it forward is another matter altogether.
CA: Do you tend to base your characters on real people or are they totally from your imagination?
BRW: They are from my imagination plus real life experiences! I ask my friends if I can use their name in a story and they say yes, they even go so far as to tell me what character they want to be. Writing is a form of therapy. One can vent out his anger, relive a fantasy or get rid of frustrations. It's wonderful to be alive at this time and in this very moment! My wife says, Bobby, you’re full of it as a Christmas turkey. Maybe so, but I’m writing it all down and getting paid for it!
BRW: They are from my imagination plus real life experiences! I ask my friends if I can use their name in a story and they say yes, they even go so far as to tell me what character they want to be. Writing is a form of therapy. One can vent out his anger, relive a fantasy or get rid of frustrations. It's wonderful to be alive at this time and in this very moment! My wife says, Bobby, you’re full of it as a Christmas turkey. Maybe so, but I’m writing it all down and getting paid for it!
CA: How can a reader contact you or purchase your books?
BRW: They are not only in print but electronically too. They can be purchased at the following web sites:
http://bobbyrobert.com
http://www.myspace.com/bobbywins1
http://www.amazon.com/books
http://www.synergebooks.com/
http://www.barnesandnobel.com/
http://www.ebookmall.com/
http://www.booksamillion.com/
Finally, people can read the excerpts of both novels at
http://www.bookswelove.net./Woodall.html
Bobby aka BobbyRobert
Bobby R. Woodall C.H.B., M.F.F., A.G.G., E.S.P.Author of "MERCER'S MANOR & CLEARWATER"http://www.bookswelove.net/woodall.htmlhttp://howfamous.com/profiles.asp?quserid=bobbyroberthttp://www.MySpace.com/bobbywins1
BRW: They are not only in print but electronically too. They can be purchased at the following web sites:
http://bobbyrobert.com
http://www.myspace.com/bobbywins1
http://www.amazon.com/books
http://www.synergebooks.com/
http://www.barnesandnobel.com/
http://www.ebookmall.com/
http://www.booksamillion.com/
Finally, people can read the excerpts of both novels at
http://www.bookswelove.net./Woodall.html
Bobby aka BobbyRobert
Bobby R. Woodall C.H.B., M.F.F., A.G.G., E.S.P.Author of "MERCER'S MANOR & CLEARWATER"http://www.bookswelove.net/woodall.htmlhttp://howfamous.com/profiles.asp?quserid=bobbyroberthttp://www.MySpace.com/bobbywins1
544 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 544 of 544Bobby, you're life sounds fascinating and I'm going to echo the previous comments and suggest you write an autobiography. It sounds like you've had an interesting life!
Wonderful, wonderful interview!! You are speaking my language now, Bobby. I have been in love with Westerns since I was a kid and it never tires or gets old! I am going to have to locate your books and get them, because I'm a huge fan of the entire genre. Have massive collections of Louis L'Amour, and many other authors, it's great to find a new one to add to that collection!!!
Best of luck with the sales....
Blessings to you, always.
Denyse
Good interview. And glad you are keeping the Westerns alive.
I really enjoyed your interview. At the present time I am also having a lot of medical problems. You helped to lift my spirits. .......thank you
bobby you truly are an asset to the world I love how you have overcome diversity You have use your imagination to the fullest I love the interview it gave me and insight to the person you have become I certainly be purchasing your books I look forward to actually reading the book I love authors who use real life situations and imagination well done on your interview and I hope you have a brilliant career as a writer. Julie Parker
What a gifted and interesting person you are Bobby..It's obvious that you have things to say and need to be heard but the most intriguing part his you totally grabbed my attention and made me want to keep reading .I can see that you have found your calling by sharing your words with the rest of the world and I truelly do look forward to reading more of them...actually am just going to pop off and see if I can get my hands on your written work ....congrats and woohoo you !!! MelissaClaire xoxo
Very nice interview. You have a great sense of humor.
I loved reading western as a girl.I do not know there is something about cowboys and horses that I liked.It was am interesting interview.I like your output on life.You seems very appreciative of the things you have even though sometimes thing are bad.
Good luck with your writing career.I hope it all work out very good for you.
Julie Tom
Congratulations on your books Bobby and for overcoming some serious challenges life's thrown at ya!
J.R. Reardon
author, "Confidential Communications" and "Dishonored"
Bobby.....that was a great interview. It has opened my eyes to who you are as a writer. Thanks for sharing. Now I gotta go check your books out! =)
Mayra Elsafi Yes Bobby I promise to leave a comment stating I appreciate your comedic style of writing. I find your style of writing to be invigorating and lively!!! The flow of the story blends easily....Just as a picture tells a thousand words!Marvelous...Stupendous...Wonderful!!!
I've never been into Westerns but your interview is so interesting I'm going to check out your books!
Happy writing Bobby :)
Great interview! So nice to read something that makes me grin this early in the morning!
Hey, Bobby..
I burst out laughing when I read the bit about you being diagnosed a vegetable, then you went on to say...'Well, this carrot...'
What a fun interview.
Good on you!
Lorraine Hockley
Mr. Woodall sounded so interesting in this interview that i knvited him to be a guest on my radio program.
Tom Randell
Thanx for being so real. As you state in your responses. Your just like everyone else ie, 1 leg at a time. You remind me of the whit and humor of Will Rodgers.
Keep up the promotions and I hope to see you being interviewed on TV. The thing is that maybe your " too real" for TV. This coming from an African/American that knows that realizm on TV is rare. Thanx Again for what you write and will be buying your book. I don't read a lot of anything that isn't about marketing but your interview was so thought provoking, I will suggest to my business partners that they all should read your interview and then check-out your excerps from your books.
Thanx
James the healthy coffee guy
http://jameslockett.atlcoffeehouse.com
480-277-0084
Great interview Bobby. It was entertaining as well as informative. I was born in Texas, surrounded by a family full of cowboys and to write in this genre has got to take a unique and special kind of person. I hope your success flourishes long before your passing. ~RFTaylor
Bobby, I loved the interview. The story of the bar scene was to funny!!!! I have never read a western, but as the old saying goes "there is a first time for everything". Can't wait to read my first.
P.S. Thanks for being so straight up. Hard to find people like that these days.
Terrific interview! I really enjoyed it.
WOW. That was such a funny thing to read. I think that with your real life experience and imagination, would be one of the best comical books to read. Maybe you should cut the real and imaginations in half and write 1 of each. An Autobiography and a fiction. GREAT WORK.
Liked the interview, good luck with future novels. :)
If this is truly a piece of your life, then you ought to be an author! Seems you're a bit of a character, and thus it becomes easy to create another!
Enjoyed! I'll look up the books now...
Bobby, I love your approach to writing and life. I enjoyed this interview and look forward to reading both your books. You are a very interesting person. I wish you much success.
Hugs
Katt
Love your determination and grit. . . after that accident! Interesting interview. Much luck to you, Bobby.
Loved reading your interview, Bobby. If I ever get in your neck of the woods, I'd like to buy you a beer. Uh...can you drink beer? I mean, having cerebral palsy and all... Take care! Sue T
Bobby: What a wonderful interview. Thoroughly enjoyed it. I have always loved to read and have been writing since age 10. Have, over the years, lost a great majority of my poetry and short stories that I wrote.
As Raven said, I have always like Clint Eastwood Spaghetti Westerns but Romances are my genre.
Now if you would consider writing a romantic western, think about it.
Bobby,
First, I commend you on not sitting on your rear and whining about your disabilitlies. In fact, it is a pet peeve of mine to have someone say they are bored or disabled. I also am on disability from a car accident.
I found your interview quite amuzing and interesting. From my Civil War cooking blog you probably noticed that I am a historical buff. My husband, Tom portrays General George Armstrong Custer and belongs to a troupe, Grant, Lee, Custer, & Co. We have been Civil War and Wild West reenactors since 1993. Tom appeared in "The Weather Man" as a Custer reenactor.
I also think Westerns might make a comeback. In fact, my friend, Billie Beach, is in a short film entitled, "A Friend of the Devil" which has won several awards. Billie was in Deadwood, Pirates of the Caribean, My Name is Earl, and several other series and movies.
His brother, Clint Beach, aka Maddogg has appeared on Fine Living for the Freakies Festivals, (Pirates) and Dinner Impossible, The Pirate espisode. Maddogg had quite a large part.
You should become a fan of "A Friend of the Devil". You might generate some interest in your Westerns. The film director and cameraman are also friends of ours. You could write Billie and let him read your interview; it might inspire him to write.
Best of luck in the future Do continue to write Westerns. You will certainly have a following.
Promote your book at Wild West events, Rodeos, Civil War events, and maybe think about writing a Historical Western.
I loved your interview.
Roxe Anne Peacock
Author "Leave No Trace" release date of February 2011
Very inspirational interview (and mini life story). The fact that you literally came back from the dead and defeated the odds to actually write TWO novels, when you should have been a 'vegetable' - that's just brilliant.
How funny (though it shouldn't be) that you escaped the crash without any broken bones, but managed to damage your hip during your hospital stay!
And I love how you call your wife 'Babe', and all other women 'Doll'.
Great interview! Good luck with your new novel ideas!
Bobby that is some interview. You've had an interesting life. You should write an autobiography.
Great interview. :-)
very good blog one of the best I have seen to date
carol roach
Bobby, I just love your sense of humour. That dry wit is like a blood transfusion to this old Aussie/Pommie!
I agree with Ravenn you should write a book about yourself and your thoughts.
Blessings and congratulations,
Wyn.
Look at Mr. Popular! LOL - I agree that WORK is a 4 letter word. Spit it out I say.
Great interview, Bobby.
What a great interview!
Not only did I enjoy the interview, I'm very happy to read about your survival from the wreck. As a paramedic, I like to hear about people who do well after accidents. I so often see them at their worse.
Enjoyed the interview! If the books are as well written as the stories in this interview they should be great!
The best to you Bobby!
Awesome interview, Bobby! Thanks for sharing and best wishes!!
Sorry for the deletions, folks. Blogger did multiple posts. Have a good one, Bobby!
Great interview and the books sound fascinating! I like your storytelling and the humor.
Bobby, love your interview. I think I just found a new author to enjoy.:)
Hey fab interview Bobby. I find myself wanting to sing home on the range. Best Xander.
I LOVE IT~"Work is a nasty four letter word" GREAT interview~xoxoxo Ladyaslan~
What a awesome and inspiring Interview Bobby. I always wanted to go to California, so great that you did, and that story about the fire cracker "wow"
Your book sounds just amazing!
Your doing wonderful things
Many blessings
Donna
Love this Bobby, A wholesome read with great effects. Love Madeline!
Wonderful Interview Bobby
Donn the Poet
You have a wry wit, and remind me of someone I'd love to sit and BS with over a beer! Thanks for sharing this great interview with us it makes me want to read your work!
Mr. Woodall, I'm so happy to find you and your books. My husband and I both love a good western. When we were dating - back in the 80's, we used to love to watch Spaghetti Westerns. and of course John Wayne, Glen Ford, Clint Eastwood and all the greats.
It sounds as if you have managed to live your version of some of those movies.
As for reading, I'm pretty sure we have read most of the long list of Louis Lamour books. Now we have yours to look forward to.
All the Best, KT Banks
PS - I write Thriller novels.
What an excellent interview, Bobby. It was so nice to read your detailed answers and I thoroughly enjoyed them.
Thanks so much for sharing!
When u asked me to read your interview and comment, I really didn't think I would read it all! BUT...I DID! I thoroughly enjoyed this interview and I do believe that my husband will be receiving one of your books for Christmas!
Good luck on your endeavors!
p.s. - u really should write a biography! Your outlook on life is amazing and although you have endured a great deal of tribulations you do not let life get you down...in fact you embrace it! You are a very inspiring individual!
A wonderful interview. I am form Alberta (Western Canada, directly north of Montana for those of you geographically challenged) and spent my youth at the rodeo. You are being addressed by Alberta's junior women's barrel racing champion 68,69, 70. So, growing up in cowboy country, I do enjoy westerns.
Thanks for inviting me here to read this, and I look forward to reading very soon.
Lynda Maritn
What an amazing, and humorous, story! I can only image how good the fiction might be :-)
I really enjoyed the unexpected twists & turns of this interview. Bobby's interesting & engaging replies keep the attention of the reader &, ultimately, make him want to read Bobby's work.
Author to Author, great job!
I haven't read any of Mr. Woodall's books as of yet but his candid (and colorful) interview made me a believer of his writing skill in which ever genre he decides to partake. I look forward to reading his books.
Re: your comment about needing to be dead to be famous, you deserve to be famous & alive at the same time! Westerns are such a great all-american tradition and you are keeping it alive & vibrant in the 21st century. Go Bobby!
Re: your comment about needing to be dead to be famous, you deserve to be famous & alive at the same time! Westerns are such a great all-american tradition and you are keeping it alive & vibrant in the 21st century. Go Bobby!
Bobby, I remember walking around the block and stopping to talk to you when all of our kids were lots younger. And finding out they were 'borrowing' the apples from the tree that's still there. And your story about your two kids and you always put up 5 fingers. I wondered for a while if you could count. Then you'd say, "They're a handful!" Well, you still have 2 and I'm up to
8. And you write a great book that I can enjoy and still share with any one of my kids, even the preteen. I've read Mercer's Manor and if my phone doesn't keep losing my Kindle App, I'll be reading Clearwater right after Christmas. I enjoy the fact that you get to the point without all the flowery language. You can say the cactus was blooming and still stuck you without saying there was a cactus on the horizon that had beautiful blooms. I thought that it would be soft to the touch, but it seems the flowers did not soften the cactus. When I touched it the thing still hurt! I can get on with the characters and the story line. I just wish they were LONGER! Great reading. AND I loved the interview. Even though I know some could be 'tall tales', I still love it. And my father always told me about the man who had no feet story. Usually when they were cutting the toes out of my outgrown tennis shoes so that I could wear them as sandals in the summer. I like your positive outlook on life. I get up in the morning, take count of my kids, my family and check the mirror to see if my breath shows up, and I'm going to have a good day! A book on your tall tales would be great. A western set in old Arizona would be wonderful also. I can't wait for more!
Hey Bobby. Awesome interview and Im so glad that I have had the chance to get to know you. :) You are a wonderful person and it is good that you have come a long way since your accident. :) Much love to you! Mary
Hi Bobby
you have a great sense of humor can't wait to see what is next!!!!!
The reason(s) I especially enjoyed this interview is two-fold: a.) Mr. Woodall (Bobby) was a regular about my hometown when I was younger. I might see him at the local W-M's snack bar or downtown at the Mall. This was back when I was discovering the town on my own as a young man - so it's nice to remember those things. I didn't know him then, but this interview has certainly shed some light on his background. Also, b.) It's an interesting look into a creative mind who's actually been published! I must say Bobby's viewpoint has earned more significance since I made this discovery. I've wanted to write at some level for awhile. This publishing accomplishment takes on a brand new level of importance to fellow aspiring writers like me.
All in all - If I didn't feel compelled enough to read Bobby's stories before; I do now. His imagination is vivid, funny and real (a lot like life). His sense of humor seems especially likable in his recollections.
I am really looking into reading your books! hope it has same humor as you do in your Interview:)
"Life is too short to wallow in self-pity." - I think this is so very true. I've had Pseudotumor Cerebri for seven years, try explaining a tumour you don't quite have. :) Thank you for sharing and look forward to more of your writing. Best wishes.
Great interview!! So, inspirational! Might just have to buy the books now!!
Very nice interview, Bobby. Interesting stuff!
Betty Jo Schuler
LOVE IT BOBBY !!!!! Keep up the awesome creative work , your friend .....robert glass :)))
Fantastic interview, Bobby! I do love a guy who knows how to tell a good anecdote!
Some funny stories Bobby. It's cool to know how you and Lori met.
Thanks for a great interview!! I love westerns (and write them too) and I can tell you have a wonderful voice!!
Bobby, I loved your interview and laughed out loud a few times. BTW, I love Oklahoma which is where half of my family still lives. Great stuff here!!!
Bobby as an Old Oklahoma Cowboy myself I did enjoy the interview. Some of those city boys need to sit back and read what a real cowboy has to say. Some of the ones that really would love to be a real cowboy can learn a bit too.
Awesome. There are so few Westerns out there, it seems. So looking forward to reading more about your books and works.
So nice to read your interview and learn more about what you write. My step-dad loves westerns too. I'll be sharing this with him.
I was a tad younger than Bobby growing up in Chickasha. He's correct. He was as wild as a Peach Elm Boar. He's been there and done that. He's evolved into a fantastic author. I love the Kindle editions. Thanks Bobby for sharing your obvious talent.
Karen Asper Johnson
I enjoyed your interview!! I hope that you keep writing...as I will read anything you write. Your style of writing is different...and I like it!!
Wow! A true cowboy! fantasic interview.
S. Barr
Mr. Woodall, your interview touched me and with the uptmost respect you held your ground when a teacher stated you couldn't put a sentence together, and now you have 2 novels which show that there are alot of teachers that need to just hold back on saying things to children because its not a good thing, but then again it is, because all it does is make you stronger and eventually always prove them WRONG! As for your bar scene, hilarious! Now the accident, I am glad to know even after that you are able to write as such, now that is a God's doing, and he is worthy to be praised. I am glad to know of you, so keep writing.
It's like I can hear your voice in my head as I read your interveiw. I suspect that dinner would get cold as people listen to your stories, more involved with what you're saying than wanting the food. I hope you write more novels, Bobby because you certainly have the presence and talent to do it.
Wow, Bobby! Great interview! I love humorous Westerns. Couldn't stop reading! Your thoughts are so funny! Great reading material!
Erin Nelson
Great interview, Bobby. As a child in the 1940s and '50s, I saw quite a few western films and read a lot of L'Amour. After becoming a friend of yours on Facebook, I decided to follow your site because it looks good to me.
Salvatore Buttaci
Fascinating interview, good to learn more about Bobby R. Woodall and what goes into his novels!
Very fascinating and unique article. Very well done, Bobby! :-)
Wonderful interview Bobby. I also write westerns but definitely different from yours. Mine are filled with sex and profanity. My boys are gay cowboys. What? There aren't any? Ah, I beg to differ.
I can also relate very well to your brain injury. My little 11 year old daughter had a crainiotomy last summer and removal of a tumor. She was on 2 months of chemotherapy at the wonderful Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. Those fine doctors saved her life.
I look forward to reading your novels and I'm happy for your accomplishments thus far. Nice to meet you on FB :)
WOW! These answers alone make me want to read one of his books :0)
I'm a long-time Louis L'Amore fan, and Westerns are a favorite. Growing up in Utah, I develope a love of writing that reflected surroundings I was familiar with. Mr. Woodall's lively descriptions and knack for a touch of the absurd no doubt make for a rollicking adventure for readers.
Bobby Woodall sounds more like a character from a good western than a writer! I think he should write his life story, it would be a best seller!
I have loved westerns since I was a child (girls love horses, don't you know?) and have enjoyed my share of western novels as well. I am certainly going to have to check out one of Bobby's books and see if it's as compelling as he is!
It's too bad you can't anyone to respond to this post! haha You are truly a character and seem to be a man of true character. Glad to see you're using the gift God blessed you with!
Too bad you can't get anyone to respond to this post! haha You are truly a character and seem to be a man with true character as well. Glad to see you are using the gifts God has blessed you with.
Bobby,
Interesting interview. I hear a lot of humor coming out! LOL! But I am also seeing the westerns on Tv! Oh I had one of those old time shows in mind and completely forgot the name of it as I was typing. I hate it when that happens! Sounds like things will be interesting to read and will hold our attention. Good Luck!
Wow, Bobby, I thought you were going to say you broke your hip falling off a horse at that ranch in 4 corners.
This was a great interview and just so much fun to read. I'm champing at the bit to read read your novels.
Many blessings to you and thank you to your blog host for sharing this.
I think an autobiography would be good. You are an interesting person and people would like reading your story. You have a great sense of humor. I love that capcha, dingsx.
JoAnne
Virginia says....I think Bobby you are a hoot!!!!!!! loved the interview and I could just see it all so clearly....too funny....and you are right a blade of grass is a blade of grass!!!!! hope you got the email....and hope I get Clearwater ordered TONIGHT..from amazon...hmmmmm
Great interview and I love how you proved your English teacher wrong!! Those are the things that keep writers motivated to prove they can do it!! The book sounds awesome and I can't wait to read my copy...thanks again Bobby :D
I loved the interview. I agree...you just need to write an autobiography.
This is not the genre i read, but I think I would like both books. I hope you have great success with your next book. I look forward to reading them all.
Hey Bobby! I see that there hasn't been any action on this for awhile. Just read the interview and a clip of your writing. I haven't read your books, but I sure intend to. You've got a great style.
What a great interview. I'm a big fan of Westerns, and your spin seems really interesting. I can't wait to dig into your writing!
I've now got "Clearwater", and I'll probably hole up this weekend just to read it.
I don't typically read "shootem up/bangem up's as I call them. However, Clearwater has captured my attention. I have concluded I would rather read them than watch them. Thank you Bobby R. Woodall for asking me to read!
Blessings,
Andrea Bowling Perdue
Clearwater has captured my attention. I can't put it down. Thanks for suggesting I read it!
Blessings,
Andrea Bowling Perdue
Bobby I loved the interview! Cant wait to read your books! I agree with everyone here... you should write an autobiography. Happy Thanksgiving.
Great interview and a good glimpse of what to expect when reading your books. You've got the 'comfortable in the saddle' mastered. I look forward to working with you through 10 Day Book Club if it is something you would like to explore.
Wow. 502 comments. I read the interview and loved it but, I must confess, I didn't get through all the comments. I do have a question. What are all those letters after your name?
Keep writing. Sounds like you've got plenty of stories to tell and a field wide open in which to tell them.
A little aside: I met my husband because I had a stupid rat and he was supposed to help me get him doing his thing. I got rid of the rat, kept the man!
Bobby - a most interesting interview. Sounds like you've had a guardian angel who has had to be most active and that you have followed her lead in a very dutiful manner so as to have a wonderful outlook on life. Hearty congratulations!
Bobby, I met you by accident. You are on my friends list on FB and I noticed a comment you made regarding being attacked by large snowflakes. The more I read, the funnier it got, so I couldn't resist commenting. Thank you so much for the message and for introducing me to your books! I can't wait to read them. If they are half as engrossing as the snowflakes, I won't be able to put them down. I wish I had an accident like that everyday. Thank you for being my friend, Bobby Woodall!
Sondra Gray, author of
According to Punkin
According to Phoenix &
According to Taffy
What a wonderful treat to "meet" you through FB, Bobby! Your post about the vicious snowflakes that were attacking you was so funny, I had to comment. Thank you for responding. If your books are half as good as your post and your interview, I won't be able to put them down! I can't wait to read them, then pass them on to my husband. Thank you for giving all of us a reason to smile! You're the best!!
Sondra Gray, author of
According to Punkin
According to Phoenix &
According to Taffy
Great interview! I love westerns and yours sounds like a good one. :-)
Excellent interview! I watched the book trailers. Thought I would prefer the serial killer book, but the other book looks great, too! I've never read a Western, so this will be a first for me! In talkingwith you, you have dubbed me "A Westerner"! Thanks! I will read your books and see how I 'do' as a Westerner! Several people here have mentioned about writing an autobiography, or a memoir. What I would suggest doing is writing it in a fictional format. Not a lot of people like to read autobiographies/memoirs, which is why I suggest it in a fictional, but based on a true story format.
Thanks for pointing me here!
Good luck in ALL your future endeavors!
Laurie Carlson
HI Bobby. I enjoyed your interview. You've had a very intersting life. I also write mysdteries, and am working on a children's book. Will look for your book.
I agree about an autobiography. It would read almost like a fantasy novel, but true.
Sharon
Love your sense of humor. Interesting and inspiring. Thanks for sharing you.
Bobby Great novels and Great interview very entertaining!
Great interview! =)
This makes me want to write a story!:)
This was a really entertaining interview! I live in Oklahoma and can see the Okie in you, still, even though you've been away for a long time. You sure do paint a good picture with words!
Very entertaining interview!
Bobby,
I love your enthusiasm for sharing your transparency and being able to see the humor in life. Whether or not you are a western fan you will delight in real life stories as Bobby shares that leaves us with inspiration and love for our differences in life.
Cheryl
fab interview, excellent taste of your writing, sir, look forward to reading more! :)
You are a man after my own heart. I love that you remain who you are and make sure that this is a main part of your writing. You have a way of making me laugh that is refreshing and honest in today's world. I am not usually a big western fan, but in your case, money allowing, I will check out one of your cowboy and injuns tales. As a story teller myself (www.hartfeltbooks.com) I fully understand where you are coming from and have stood in your same shoes, I wish you all the luck and am passing the word about you to everyone I know.
Loved the interview! I am a fellow "Okie" and we are very "for real" people. Not to beat a dead horse, but I agree with the others who have said you need to write down your life story. You don't have to be dead to publish it, it is already great, I'm sure! LOL! Look forward to reading more of your work.
Pamela Swyers
Author/Editor
What a fun interview, Bobby. Growing up, I was a big fan of Louis L'Amour, and look forward to reading your novels. So nice to make your acquaintance!
Great interview Bobby, your personality really shined. I for one believe you have quite a story to tell in you whether it's about your own life or using your creative unrestrained imagination to create a world for your novel. Reading your interview has inspired me to read your novel Mercers Manor and when an interview has the power to compell a reader to do something that is a great quality and you want to hold on to that, it's very rare indeed.
I love Westerns. I think it's time that I start reading these books in hopes there will be more written by Mr Woodall soon.
Great author interview. I agree with Ravenn; I think Bobby should write his memoir!
Interesting interview! I agree with Ravenn. I think Bobby should write his memoir.
Thanks for letting me read your interview, Bobby, and thanks for the "like."
Thanks for the info!
Great interview Bobby. I believe western shows will be making a come-back in motion pictures also. Have you tried submitting your manuscripts to the movie industries yet?
Best Wishes
from; LonnieCraig of 'FaceBook
YAY for more Westerns in the literary world <3
Great interview! Very interesting to read about your accident. I love inspiring testimonies like yours.
A very engaging interview full of charm, insight and wit. You had me smiling and laughing throughout it, and I truly enjoyed reading it. :) You have not only a writer's heart but a warrior's spirit, too, and kudos to you for overcoming difficult obstacles in life! You have my admiration, and I am looking forward to reading your works.
Bobby...you are you truly an American treasure. And I am certian that Hiawatha felt the same.
Bobby;
I enjoyed your interview and have a better understanding of you now. I love the way your posts on FB are always upbeat and inspiring. I wish there were more people in the world like you. Thank you for being my friend! I appreciate you!
JG
Good job Bobby. Keep up the good work! :-)
That was too fun to read! I love that a real cowboy is writing westerns. They say write what you know, and it sounds like you have a great deal of experience to weave into your writing. :-)
Hey, Love your page! Hope you interview me on my next book, you are a great interviewer!
E.E. King
E E King @ElizabethEvKing
Loved the interview, Bobby, especially the bar fight! Paul Carr
that was the best interview ah ever heard, real action packed well a cassanova, let me think fer a spell. there ah thought about, grandious story ya told...still laffin'''''cowboy
Wow!!! Amazed that through Facebook, I now have an amazingly talented friend!!! I absolutely loved reading your interview!!! The firecracker story was great......wonderful visuals. Get busy with the scary and horror books....I love them!!! Have never read of a 'Sharon' in any book.....hint, hint, hint.....
For sure I can say Clearwater is worth two thumbs up! (And I usually read science fiction...)2
Awesome interview - thank you for sharing. TeenHOP
Great interview, can't wait to read your books, love your sense of humor!
Hi, Bobby. What a wonderful, and inspiring interview. Congratulations on the books, and I'm so looking forward to reading them. Much success to you, and May God's grace be with you, always. Many blessings to you and your family. Denysé
It takes a certain day to release ones mind back to an era to soon fading.
I feel honored you thought of me to read your interview and I will always
be glad that this day came my way.
I look forward to following your work and catching up on some work you have
already completed!
Ride On Cowboy!
K.Rose
You remind me of a couple of my cowboy buddies from Colorado. You're doin' fine, Bud. Just keep on, keepin' on. And remember, never carry soda pop in yer saddle bag.
Hal Swift
Cowboy Poet and Western Writer
Sparks, Nevada
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