That Uncomfortable Feeling

"It would be strange to get in the car and think you were going to pick up the kids at school, but not be really sure. But there are moments in the process of writing a story when you must tolerate that uncomfortable feeling: You stay alert to everything that is happening and by listening and watching, you find out where you are going by going there. Somebody else may get in the car."

— Ron Carlson, from Ron Carlson Writes a Story (Available 9/4/07)

The Writer Interview (July 2007)