American - Novelist | 1947 -
I'm a Midwesterner.
Ron Carlson
WorkHard WorkRelationshipSimple
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.
CrazyArtistHabitsAm
I have these habits. I'm not a crazy artist. Or am I?
HeartMindWritingEmotionsHuman
If we're really writing, we are exploring the unnamed emotional facets of the human heart. Not all emotions, not all states of mind have been named. Nor are all the names we have been given always accurate.
CoffeeAppreciationMeI Have Learned
No one among us suffers the radical appreciation for coffee that I do. It calls to me, but I have learned not to listen.
StoryKnowSometimesDialogueSure
I'm not at all sure dialogue is meant to advance the story; I know that sometimes it is the story.
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