Aaron Hamburger
So many rewarding things about being a writer. First, when you read something wonderful, you have an entirely different appreciation of how it's put together because you've been there, with a blank page that you've had to fill with words, so you understand the labor that goes into it. Next, very often when I'm writing about something, I find out what I really think about it through the process of clarifying my thoughts on the page. Writing about something almost ensures that you will learn something about the world and about yourself. Also, when you're a writer, it gives you this wonderful excuse to ask people questions about things they know a lot about. People are so generous. If you're writing a book about a given topic, you can meet all kinds of fascinating people who know more about it than you do and they can share their lives with you. I've met the most amazing people this way.
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A.E. Ellis
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I'm writing a historical fiction novel about my grandfather, who in 1918 immigrated to Havana from Colfax, WA, so he could live in Cuba long enough (6 months) to get a Cuban visa to work as a pineapple farm supervisor in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution (a time when Americans weren't welcome). How difficult was it for your grandmother to obtain a Cuban residency visa and how long was she allowed to live in Cuba?
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