dbythemareasfollows:

    1.Whatdidyouwanttowriteinyouruydays?

    2.Howdidyoupublishyourfirstnovel?

    3.Whatdoyouthinkisthemostessentialforwritingnovels?

    Frommystandpointasaprivatewriter,Ifinditalmostimpossibletoexpandmycaseintothelevelofallwritersandtoteachthemthat"saresud-suchpeople"or"Thisisthewaytowriteanovel"or"Youbeeawriterinthisway."Ialsofinditmeaniosuggesttothemknowinglysome"correct"theoryofbeinga.SoIshowthemmycreteexample,sayingthat"InmycaseIamlikethis."Besides,theymuchpreferthequick,descriptively"colorful"start-upexampletothelogical,abstracttheoryorcept.

    Inthis"creteandcolorful"way,whereverIwent,IexplaihestudentshowIbecamea,andIhappeonoticethatitwasnearlygoodluckitselfthatmademeawriter.SometimesIamdeeplyimpressedbythefactthatIcouldbeeawriter.

    Whenastudent,Iwascertainlythinkingofwritingsomething.Morespecifically,Iwaowritefilmsarios.Sariosfirst,andthennovels,forIfeltiedinfilms.ThatiswhyIchosetoeheFilm&DramaCourseinWasedaUy,butIgaveupwritingsarioshalfway,thinkingitdidntfitme.Ididnthavetheslightestideaofwhattowriteorhowtowriteinthosedays.heranymaterialnoranythemedidIhavetowriteabout.Suchapersoncouldartwritingascript(oranythingelse),whichwasaself-evidentfact.ButIlikedtoreadfilmscriptsanyway,soIwenttotheDramaMuseumoncampusalmosteveryday,ifnotattendingclasses,anddevouredallthefilmscriptsiandihroughallages.Lookingbaystudentdaysnow,Ithinkthisdevhelpedmesomuch.Therefore,I