Aimee Bender
Aimee Bender
Aimee Benderis an American novelist and short story writer, known for her surreal plots and characters...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth28 June 1969
CountryUnited States of America
ask figure hours members
At readings, audience members sometimes ask if I keep writing past the two hours if I'm on a roll, but I don't. I figure that if I'm on a roll, it's partially because I know I'm about to stop.
doritos great-gifts asks
...a Dorito asks nothing of you, which is its great gift. It only asks that you are not there.
food great love
I love food. I'm not a great cook, but I love to cook, and I like how different it is from writing.
arts love music near time trees walks
I love all the arts - so museums, theatre, music, walks near trees or by the ocean, time with people, psychological readings.
describing since sort trouble
I have trouble describing my own style, since it's sort of like describing my own eye color or something.
loves poetry suited
Granted, I'm someone who loves words. I've always loved poetry - so it's suited to me.
enjoy glad rely sell teaching
One thing I don't want to feel is marketplace pressure, so I'm really glad I enjoy teaching because I can rely on that for a salary. I think it would be such a different game if I had to write a book that has to sell well.
elementary endearing letting people taught
I noticed, when I taught elementary school, how true the squeaky wheel thing is, and how endearing squeaky wheels can be! Because when you're being a squeaky wheel, you're also really letting people know who you are.
sentence sentences sticking subtle
I find I can write for two lines, and then I have nothing else to say. For me, the only way to find something comes through the sentence level and sticking with the sentences that give a subtle feeling that there's something more to say.
access element life magical tends
Generally, I think most of my writing tends to have some kind of magical element to it. That's the way I can access the emotional life of the character.
christy kangaroo liked wrote
As a kid, I liked making up stories, and I wrote a story about a kangaroo and a bat with Christy Chang, and she went on to become a surgeon.
available buffer business whatever
Writing can be a frightening, distressing business, and whatever kind of structure or buffer is available can help a lot.
dealing human
I like the idea of a place that is dealing with painful, messy, frightening, and very human events that is also so beautiful and ethereal.
connected good people solid
I really like feeling connected to people and feeling like I have a good, solid sense of empathy.