sreallyworthtellingyouabout.IderstandwhyJsaidsomethingtotheeffectthat"IfIwritemybooksbasedonmypersonalexperiences,myreaderswillprobablyfallasleepafterthefirst20pages."Inmycase,lessthan20pages.Itisgenerallybelievedthatwriterscreatetheirworksuheinfluenceofvariousrealexperiehough.Forinstance,whenIpublishedmyfirstnovel,myacquaintancesaroundmesuddenlystartedtobeerestlessandnervous.Theybegantokeepadistanethoughwehadbeenenjoyingacasualrelationshipuntilthattime.AtfirstIcouldntmakeoutwhy,butaftertalkingtothem,InoticedtheygavethecoldshouldertomeforfearthatImightusethemasthemodelsformybook.WevebeeingalongwithohersiheyfoundthatIhadnoiiontowritesudofnovels.

    SinceIcametotheStates,IvevisitedlotsofuiesandtalkedwithmanyAmeristudents.Ivetalkedpubliclybeforealargeaudieoo.ButIfeelmorefortablewhenspeakingfacetofaasmallclass,usingmyownwordsandfollowingmyowncasualstyle.Sometimesafterclass,allofuswenttoapubandenjoyedanopenandfrankversationlassofbeer.Insuatmosphere,thereisnodiffereweenAmeridJapaudents.Students,whoassumedaedattitudeinthepreseeacherduringthesession,relaxedandrecoverthechildishsparkleintheireyes.

    TheyareusuallythestudentsiedinJapaeratureorJapaformanyofthem,thisisthefirsttimeintheirlifetomeeta.Thereforetheyareveryeagertoknowsomethingveryrealisticabouta,forinstance,whatkindofcreatureawriteris,whatkindofideashehas,andwhatkindoflifeheisliving.Someofthemwishtowriteahemselves,too.These-orieudentsarekeenlyiedtoknowhowtheystartwritinganovelorbeea.Mosttypicalquestionsaske