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Javier A. Robayo

Goodreads Author

Website

http://www.javierrobayoauthor.com

Twitter

J_Robayo1974

Genre

Romance, Mystery & Thrillers, Young Adult

Influences

Tami Hoag, Dean R. Koontz, Nicholas Sparks, Nora Roberts, John W. Huff ...more

Member Since

March 2012

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Javier A. Robayo emmigrated from Ecuador in 1988 at the age of 13. He kept journals in Spanish and translated them as a way of learning English during his freshman year in high school. In March of 2012, this practice led to the publication of The Gaze. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and two daughters, where he's busily at work on his next novel.

for more, visit www.javierrobayoauthor.com

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Javier A. Robayo's Blog

Riding with a friend

I entered a challenge formed by the American Cancer Society. The challenge is to ride 300 miles in the month of March to raise funds for research. I love cycling. Always have, and I thought it'd be good to do something meaningful. Thousands of riders joined up and share who they ride for and every story reveals the enormous impact the disease has on so many lives. I ride for Brian Shortt.

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Javier A. Robayo’s books

Average rating: 4.6 · 90 ratings · 46 reviews · 4 distinct works

	The Gaze 4.50 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Next Chapter 4.87 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Two Flags 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	John and Ezekiel 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The privilege is not writing a novel, it's to have someone read it. When you look at it that way, you realize the responsibility you have to put your very best on the page.”
― Javier A. Robayo

tags: writing-life

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“Personal accounts flow from the heart and tend to be the most difficult to write. It's nearly impossible to remove the emotional undertones, and it takes so much courage to open those pages to everyone else.”
― Javier A. Robayo

tags: writing-from-the-heart

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“Religion exists to explain the unexplained, to calm our fear of dying, but all it does is breed more fear and hatred.”
― Javier Robayo

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Topics Mentioning This Author

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Making Connections: 362. THE GAZE by Javier Robayo	5	70	Jun 27, 2012 06:18AM
YA Buddy Readers'...: Author Game	521	380	Jan 31, 2014 03:17PM
A Million More Pages: What to Read in 2019	130	305	Dec 30, 2019 03:53PM

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“When I write I feel like I can breathe. It’s like yoga for the brain.”
― Elise Stokes, Cassidy Jones and the Secret Formula

tags: fiction-novel, inspirational, writer

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“The privilege is not writing a novel, it's to have someone read it. When you look at it that way, you realize the responsibility you have to put your very best on the page.”
― Javier A. Robayo

tags: writing-life

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Javier’s Groups

THE GAZE Fan Club/Discussion — 9 members — last activity Jul 29, 2012 03:19AM
This group is for people who have read THE GAZE by Javier Robayo and want to discuss it with other "GAZERS" (people who loved THE GAZE). People who h ...more

Q&A with Catherine McKenzie — 137 members — last activity Oct 29, 2020 04:56PM
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Gazers II The Next Chapter — 6 members — last activity Aug 10, 2012 05:08AM
The discussions in this group pertain to The Next Chapter, a sequel to The Gaze by Javier A. Robayo

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