Elda
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Lisa See:
Dear Lisa See, One of my biggest dreams is becoming a writer and next year I will attend the literature university .I am a girl full of dreams,who talks to angels and plays with the stars. I write poems ,but I truly want to write novels. I wanted to ask you , when did you start writing ?
Lisa See
I would have been about 21 when I got my first magazine assignment. I went to school for two years, took two years off, and came back. When I came back from Europe, my mother helped me get my first two assignments. The first was a giveaway article for sports, and the other was one for a magazine she didn’t want to write…I can’t even remember what they paid, but it was something like a nickel a word. It was not very much, but it gave me tear sheets and something for me to show, and to prove that I could meet a deadline. It certainly couldn’t pay the rent, but those things were worth the time that I put in.
I wish you the best of luck in all of your writing endeavors Elda!
I wish you the best of luck in all of your writing endeavors Elda!
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Cindi
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Lisa See:
In your recent novel about Lady Tan, the practice of foot binding is discussed. I think you did a great job of showing the whys and the effects but you never addressed something i have read about the practice - that it was also done because it was believed to tighten thigh muscles to enhance sexual pleasure for men. You also didn't explain why men were attracted to aroma of the feet .. what aroma?
Lisa
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Lisa See:
Good Spring morning to you from Maine! I just wanted to tell you how incredible your book, TIOSW is!!! I am on page 250, and already want to re-read it. It's a hard read at times, but so very important. I had no idea what these people went through. Was it heartbreaking doing the research? THANK YOU for your work, and this story. Hugs from Maine.
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