By Brenda Miller
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They were all we ever needed. When you set about to write your personal rendition of spirituality, look for the concrete things of the world that will help you find your own koan. What are the essential questions these objects trigger in you? These questions will help you move, as a writer, from the abstract to the concrete. Above all, maintain honesty—with yourself and your reader. If it has been said before, don’t say it. If you veer into platitude and cliché, veer right out of it again. If you find yourself mired in complaint, laugh your way out of it.
Is your setting a developed character? What kind of character is it: positive, nurturing, menacing, indifferent? Imagine the setting of a scene as a silent character, shaping and adding nuance to the action surrounding it. VARIATION: Write a biography of a place. Choose a street, a forest, an airport (possibly look at Pico Iyer’s essay on the Los Angeles airport, “Where Worlds Collide,” for guidance), a shopping center, anyplace that has character to you, “Taking Place”: Writing the Physical World 37 whether positive or negative.
Make a list of these words to keep with you. See what moves you have to make to avoid using these words. Which images or scenes arise to take their place? VARIATION FOR A GROUP: Make a group list of such words and promise to abide by the prohibition for whatever duration the group decides. When reading each other’s work, make note of when such words arise and their effect. 5 Gathering the Threads of History Everyone has his own story, and everyone could arouse interest in the romance of his life if he but comprehended it.