I get a little myopic in the act of doing any writing. I think I'm not as interested or not as able to write about balance, because I think there's something I want to try to get at. I'm trying to get at something about the experience of growing up or about families. Aimee Bender actbalanceexperience 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
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 like the idea of a place that is dealing with painful, messy, frightening, and very human events that is also so beautiful and ethereal. Aimee Bender beautifuldealethereal Change image and share on social
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. Aimee Bender audiencefigurehour Change image and share on social
Writing can be a frightening, distressing business, and whatever kind of structure or buffer is available can help a lot. Aimee Bender bufferbusinessdistress Change image and share on social
I did plays in college, and I have half of a play. But I'm kind of stuck. I keep revisiting it so maybe it will move somewhere. There's something about plays where you can feel that sense of artifice at any moment. Aimee Bender artificecollegefeel share on social
For me as a person, friendships are incredibly important to me, but in writing, they can distract me. Aimee Bender distractfriendshipimportant Change image and share on social
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. Aimee Bender accesscharacterelement Change image and share on social
I like birthday cake. It's so symbolic. It's a tempting symbol to load with something more complicated than just 'Happy birthday!' because it's this emblem of childhood and a happy day. Aimee Bender birthdaycakechildhood Change image and share on social
