Benjamin Schaefer
@thebenschaefer
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Writer | Editor | @BardCollege & @ArizonaMFA Alum | Writing in @ElectricLit @GuernicaMag @LitHub @Southern_Review & Best American Nonrequired Reading
Rochester, NY
Joined June 2010
I wrote an essay about professional jealousy and disappointment, and the good people at @ElectricLit published it. Many thanks to @TheDenneMichele for championing this essay, and to @tkiramadden and @cpamzhang for allowing me to share this story.
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RT @ElectricLit: When rejections and almost-but-not-quites have you questioning your writing, read this.
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"Yes, rejection is inevitable in the business of writing, but only because the pursuit of success is inexhaustible, which makes pursuing success as a need—as a constant source of gratification and validation—an exercise in unsustainability." @ElectricLit
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RT @thebenschaefer: For @ElectricLit, I wrote about rejection, alcoholism, and how I learned I can never get enough of something I do not n…
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RT @BethanyJarmul: This is a really good, challenging, yet encouraging essay on balancing the "creative mindset" and the "business mindset"…
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This beautiful @ElectricLit essay by my friend (and extraordinary writer and editor) Benjamin Schaefer found me at the perfect time. Writers, you must read it! In comments.
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@BethanyJarmul Oh gosh! Thanks so much for reading and sharing it. I'm so glad it found you. ❤️
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RT @ElectricLit: On the benefit of spending more time in the creative mindset of writing, and less time in the business mindset https://t.…
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RT @brevitymag: In an Electric Literature essay @thebenschaefer writes on rejection, acceptance ("the familiar rush of external gratificati…
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For @ElectricLit, I wrote about rejection, alcoholism, and how I learned I can never get enough of something I do not need.
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RT @ElectricLit: Rejection is something every writer faces. But how do you press on when those rejections begin to feel overwhelming? Benja…
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What a sweet pre-Halloween treat to see @ZMSalih1982's story "The Death of Alexander the Great" from The Rainbow Issue of @fairytalereview recognized in the back of this year's Best American Mystery and Suspense.
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