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Brett Ortler

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I’m a writer and an editor, and over the course of my career, I’ve worked on all sorts of projects, everything from looking up swear words at a translation agency (if you ever need to swear in Albanian, I’m your guy) to editing a book about knot tying. (That was a big step for me; I quit the Boy Scouts because I was so bad at knot tying.) Over the past six years, I’ve edited dozens of books while serving as an editor at Adventure Publications, and on the side, I’ve always been writing magazine articles, humor pieces, poetry and web posts. My writing has appeared all over the place, from the websites Salon and The Nervous Breakdown to the print magazine Living Ready, and in a bevy of literary magazines and publications. More recently, I wrot ...more

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Average rating: 4.28 · 78 ratings · 19 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	Beginner's Guide to Ship Watching on the Great Lakes: What to Look for, Ship-watching Destinations, Ports, Whistles and More 4.58 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2015	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
	Fireflies Book: Fun Facts About the Fireflies You Loved as a Kid 4.13 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2014 — 4 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 Mosquito Book: An Entertaining, Fact-filled Look at the Dreaded Pesky Bloodsuckers 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2014 — 3 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
	Minnesota Trivia Don'tcha Know! 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014	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
	Lessons of the Dead: Poems it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 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
	Minnesota "Believe It or Not" History 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015	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
	Surviving Minnesota Winter: A Guide for Newcomers & Residents Alike 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015	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
	Animal Tracks Activity Book by Brett Ortler (Goodreads Author), Shane Nitzsche (Illustrator), Anna Christenson (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015	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
	A Beginner's Guide to Ship-Watching on the Great Lakes 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
	Dinosaur Discovery Activity Book by Brett Ortler (Goodreads Author), Scott Rolfs (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015	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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