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. Aimee Bender batchangchristy Change image and share on social
I love the idea of numerology, but I don't really believe in it. But I like thinking about what numbers convey. Aimee Bender conveyidealove Change image and share on social
As a kid, I often figured it was good to be patient to a fault. Aimee Bender faultfiguregood Change image and share on social
I love all the arts - so museums, theatre, music, walks near trees or by the ocean, time with people, psychological readings. Aimee Bender artlovemuseum Change image and share on social
For me, even in my first book, the pleasures of writing anything magical is that it has to be physical. It has to be grounded and very much in this world. Then, I get to play with all the consequences of this new thing. Aimee Bender bookconsequenceground share on social
Language is the ticket to plot and character, after all, because both are built out of language. Aimee Bender buildcharacterlanguage Change image and share on social
Novels are so much unrulier and more stressful to write. A short story can last two pages and then it's over, and that's kind of a relief. I really like balancing the two. Aimee Bender balancekindnovel Change image and share on social
I write on a very strict 2-hour-a-day schedule, and I really respond to structure and invented rules. So even if I'm finding out good information on a character, I will stop when I'm set to stop. Aimee Bender characterdayfind Change image and share on social
I developed a prejudice in high school that it was all going to be boring. That kind of teenage, why-do-I-have-to-read-these-goddamn-classics feeling. And then you discover that the classics are classics because they're lively. They don't stick around because they're boring. If they're boring, they go away. Aimee Bender boreclassicdevelop share on social
I don't eschew autobiographical writing, but I'm not interested in mine to be so straightforward. The things that tend to move me the most are often those that I have to figure out its meaning for myself. The human being's ability to make a metaphor to describe a human experience is just really cool. Aimee Bender abilityautobiographicalcool share on social