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Benjamin Obler

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in Red Wing, Minnesota, The United States

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https://www.aspiringwritersyndrome.com

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@SyndromeWriter

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Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir

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I teach fiction at Gotham Writer's Workshop in New York City.

My first novel, Javascotia, came out from Penguin Books UK in 2009. In 2015 my story "The White Man's Incredulity Furrows His Brow" won the short fiction contest with the journal PUERTO DEL SOL. In 2016, I published essays with the Guardian, LongReads, Electric Literature, and The Times (of London) magazine. ...more

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Benjamin Obler Work hard and be patient. Treat it like you want to be a sprinter or decathlete. You have to train and work your life around it. That includes make sa…moreWork hard and be patient. Treat it like you want to be a sprinter or decathlete. You have to train and work your life around it. That includes make sacrifices. I watched a ton of TV as a kid, but when I really got serious, that fell away. I watched Lost and The Wire on treadmills a decade ago, but since then, nothing. So what? I have 2 more book manuscripts finished and a lot of short stories.(less)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Benjamin Obler I put the kettle on, and begin grinding some roasted coffee grounds. I take a filter from the cupboard and press it snugly into a drip cone, then set …moreI put the kettle on, and begin grinding some roasted coffee grounds. I take a filter from the cupboard and press it snugly into a drip cone, then set the cone atop an empty mug. Once I let the boiling water come down a few degrees, I trickled over the ground for 3 minutes. With the contents of the mug in my belly, my writer's block is usually eliminated.(less)

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Average rating: 3.74 · 31 ratings · 8 reviews · 6 distinct works

	Javascotia 3.50 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Exploding Fete it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gift of Listening: Cultivating Your Connection With Spirit by Kia Abilay, Benjamin Obler (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mombaccus Expasion 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Omnibus: Cultural and Political Divisions Bridged by a Pathology of Narrative Control 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Author Surprised It came as a surprise to him, says Aqua Fox Press founder Benjamin Obler, that he would ever depart from the very serious kind of fiction that he enjoyed reading and writing as severe young man. But as his forties sail past, he finds that the most

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“The only reason we don't open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don't feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with. To the degree that we look clearly and compassionately at ourselves, we feel confident and fearless about looking into someone else's eyes. ”
― Pema Chodron

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“Consider them both, the sea and the land; and do you not find a strange analogy to something in yourself? For as this appalling ocean surrounds the verdant land, so in the soul of man there lies one insular Tahiti, full of peace and joy, but encompassed by all the horrors of the half known life. God keep thee! Push not off from that isle, thou canst never return!”
― Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale

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