Unveiling Heartbreak and Healing: Brenda Miller Reveals the Secrets Behind Her Powerful New Memoir.
BM: I think what we need to do is direct writers to the small rather than the large. The large is the big issues I’m dealing with, the big history I’ve had.
RP: Death, addiction, abandonment. All the big stuff.
BM: Which is really important, and your story to tell. But, when you want to translate it onto the page for others, start small. Start with a very, very small concrete memory, and see where that leads. Be open to the idea that you don’t know the story yet. You might know all the outlines in the story, but you don’t know all the meanings yet. You don’t know all the connections you can make through the writing.
