Writing a book is very personal. It's a very personal relationship. A book will start with something as simple as two men talking about work. That gets the fire going. Sustaining that fire is the hard work. It takes attention and empathy to hone the characters. Ron Carlson attentionbookcharacter share on social
Place colors everything; It is the thing by which I find my way in my fiction. Ron Carlson colorfictionfind Change image and share on social
No one among us suffers the radical appreciation for coffee that I do. It calls to me, but I have learned not to listen. Ron Carlson appreciationcallcoffee Change image and share on social
I'm not at all sure dialogue is meant to advance the story; I know that sometimes it is the story. Ron Carlson advancedialoguemean Change image and share on social
My parents were farmers' kids from South Dakota. My dad was an engineer. I wanted to be responsible and major in something pragmatic. Ron Carlson daddakotaengineer Change image and share on social
I love whimsy. My mother was a word person, a real quipster. She was famous in the 1950s for being a contester in Utah: 25 words or less. My bicycle, our hi-fi... in 1959, she won $15,000 from Remington-Rand for writing about a shaver. She was a farm girl from South Dakota. Ron Carlson 0001950sbicycle share on social
Life is an aggregate of experience, which continually surprises us. Ron Carlson aggregatecontinuallyexperience Change image and share on social
