What happens when a writer throws out ALL the punctuation and capitalization — and it works?

In this episode of the Fiction Writers Podcast, In The Writers Chair, host Lana McAra sits down with Robert Kamarowski, a retired computer programmer turned author whose debut novella Wind Dancing breaks virtually every rule of conventional writing — and does it beautifully.

Robert shares the fascinating story behind Wind Dancing, the tale of a Haitian man and a Cuban man whose routine voyage turns into a crisis. The book contains no capitalization, no punctuation — just variable spacing that guides the reader's rhythm and breath. What sounds unconventional on paper reads, as Lana puts it, like poetry.

In this conversation, you'll hear:

• How Robert "downloaded" three novellas in about a year and a half during one of the most difficult periods of his life
• Why Peter Matthiessen's Far Tortuga freed him from punctuation — and why he never looked back
• How he let the manuscripts sit for 20 years before rediscovering them in retirement
• The serendipitous path that led him to independent publisher Mountain Ash Press
• Why writers' groups gave him the confidence to stick to his unconventional vision
• The power of reading your work aloud — and a Microsoft Word trick that does it for you

Whether you're a rule-follower or a rule-breaker, this episode is a reminder that passion, patience, and the courage to trust your creative instincts can lead somewhere extraordinary.

📖 Find Wind Dancing on Amazon 🌐 Visit Robert at rkamarowski.com

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