"It’s definitely about the rhythm of the words
and how they sound together, writing one sentence and then another and
another and cutting something immediately if it doesn’t feel true. I
come from a family of musicians and—while I have no musical
abilities of my own—I think I inherited a good ear. It’s also
obsessiveness. I’ll spend a lot of time working on a single sentence,
debating over a dash or a colon, etc. I want things to be perfect. I
know nothing will ever be as perfect as I want it, and this is very sad,
but sometimes I can get close."
Don't miss Matthew Salesses' interview with Mary Miller (via the Rumpus).
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