Sandi
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Lisa See:
I am a big fan of yours and especially On Gold Mountain. I am interested know do you plan for your next or do they just happen as a sudden revelation ?
Lisa See
I clearly don't know how to use Goodreads, because I keep finding new places where people ask me questions. I just found yours!
Sometimes I just stumble across something and it intrigues me. I start to do research, ponder, do other things, finish a book or books that I'm writing, and then circle back to see if whatever that initial moment is still as inspiring as it was at first glance. I'd say that I live with an idea for as long as eight years before I decide that I'll write that book.
Sometimes I just stumble across something and it intrigues me. I start to do research, ponder, do other things, finish a book or books that I'm writing, and then circle back to see if whatever that initial moment is still as inspiring as it was at first glance. I'd say that I live with an idea for as long as eight years before I decide that I'll write that book.
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Carol Treiber
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Lisa See:
Dear Lisa See . . . I agree, "Why Not Write About China." I had the pleasure of teaching in China in 1988. I taught in Anhui Province, in the city of Hefei. I returned three times with my family to visit my ten students. I have just been introduced to you by a friend. I have read Iris Chang, and just bought the book written by her mother. Which one of your books would you suggest I read first?
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