“Faulkner came from my region and taught me how you could write about a place.” WritingTaughtRegions Author:Ron Rash
“I wouldn't mind being a track and field coach.” MindFieldsTrackCoachesTrack And Field Author:Ron Rash
“One of my goals is to allow readers to see my characters and the world they inhabit as vividly as possible.” WorldCharacterGoalReader Author:Ron Rash
“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.” IfsIdeasFictionPiecesSeaCompellingCavesSecluded Author:Ron Rash
“I live in Cullowhee, North Carolina. That's where I teach, at Western Carolina University. That region is where my family has lived for a long time and that region is my landscape.” LongTeachLong TimeMy FamilyWesternUniversityLandscapeRegionsCarolinaNorth Carolina Author:Ron Rash
“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.” WritingDifferentStoriesPeriodsRelevantDiariesDictionaryDialectSlangTime PeriodsOral History Author:Ron Rash
“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.” ThinkingWantYearsFirstsMadeBookMomentsCausesCrimeParticularFirst TimePunishmentCrime And Punishment Author:Ron Rash
“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.” ThinkingWritingTryingCharacterAbilityVacationSensibilityAnother Time Author:Ron Rash
“I think writing a poem is like being a greyhound. Writing a novel is like being a mule. You go up one long row, then down another, and try not to look up too often to see how far you still have to go.” ThinkingWritingTryingLooksLongStillsNovelLook UpMulesGreyhounds Author:Ron Rash
