One of my goals is to allow readers to see my characters and the world they inhabit as vividly as possible. Ron Rash charactergoalinhabit Change image and share on social
I think that's what I love about writing, is the ability to try to, in a sense, take a vacation from yourself and try to enter the sensibility of another time, another character, another place. Ron Rash abilitycharacterenter Change image and share on social
I learnt how to hunt rattlesnakes with an eagle for 'Serena.' Ron Rash eaglehuntlearn Change image and share on social
Furthermore, even if ideas were gettable - say, stacked in a secluded cave like the Dead Sea scrolls - I wouldn't go there. An 'idea,' especially one adhered to from start to finish, can be disastrous for a compelling piece of fiction. Ron Rash adherecavecompel share on social
I usually do at least a dozen drafts and progressively make more-conscious decisions. Because I've always believed stories are closer to poems than novels, I spend a lot of time on the story's larger rhythms, such as sentence and paragraph length, placement of flashbacks and dialogue. Ron Rash believecloseconscious share on social
I love learning about different dialects and I own all sorts of regional and time-period slang dictionaries. I often browse through relevant ones while writing a story. I also read a lot of diaries and oral histories. Ron Rash browsedialectdiary share on social
I think I had a particular moment when I was 15 years old. I read 'Crime and Punishment,' and that book just, I think, more than any other book made me want to be a writer, 'cause it was the first time that I hadn't just entered a book, but a book had entered me. Ron Rash bookcrimeenter share on social
