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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Pamela Laskin The best thing about being a writer is that I can step into someone's shoes. Just recently I blogged the quote by Atticus Finch from TO KILL A MOCKING…moreThe best thing about being a writer is that I can step into someone's shoes. Just recently I blogged the quote by Atticus Finch from TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, where he actually talks about the need to feel what another person feels, which is what empathy is. A writer is allowed to be perpetually empathetic, since you have to feel a characters's pleasure and pain in order to create an authentic character. Writing allows me an open a door into what another person may be feeling.(less)

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Pamela Laskin My advice for aspiring writers is to persevere. It took DECADES for my work to be published by a mainstream press. Did that ever stop me from writing?…moreMy advice for aspiring writers is to persevere. It took DECADES for my work to be published by a mainstream press. Did that ever stop me from writing? Not for a second. In fact, it gave me the opportunity to write what I wanted to, which was mostly poetry. Poetry is rarely, if ever, very commercial (except for a selected few), so it allowed me to concentrate on my love of language and literature, all the while getting my work published by small presses.

So what would I tell an aspiring writer? Just keep on writing; follow your passion. You never know where it will take you.(less)

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	Homer the Little Stray Cat by Pamela Laskin (Goodreads Author), Kirsi Tuomanen Hill (Illustrations), Chad McClung (Design) 4.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Music from the Heart (Sweet Dreams, #173) 3.24 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1990	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
	Visitation Rites it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	The Bonsai Curator it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	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
	It's All About Shoes by Pamela Laskin (Goodreads Author), J.P. Howard (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Remembering Fireflies 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008	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 Crackers and Their Friends by Pamela Laskin (Goodreads Author), Jeanette Adams, Elisex Buchman 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009	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
	Why I Love Nathan's and Other Stories 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009	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
	Plagiarist 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	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 Heroic Young Woman: Fairytales, Fables, Folktales 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006	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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My granddaughter turned two yesterday. She is sunshine wherever she goes. I know every grandparent feels that way about his or her grandchild, but I know LOTS of children: I babysat for years; I have worked with younger children and I had my own children. No one I know EVER exuded her gregarious, but sweet personality. She loves people, says hi to so many people, calling them man or lady, when she Read more of this blog post »

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