![]() (For the record, I can’t speak, read, or write in Chinese. Worst advice: When I just started writing and asked for feedback, a more experienced writer told me, “I think you should stick to writing in Chinese.” She didn’t think my English was good enough. What is the worst piece of writing advice you’ve received? What’s the best? I’m a believer in trusting your characters and letting them lead you to unexpected places. I just write and write and write, hoping that eventually, they’ll turn into something. I usually have a clear idea of a beginning, a sense of ending, and some sort of key scenes I’d like to include-but nothing in-between. Tell me a little bit about your writing process? Do you tend to start with character or plot? After spending five years together, I feel a strong bond with all of them. It’s tough to pick just one character that I connect with the most. ![]() Which character in the book do you most relate to? ![]() How far would you go to uncover the truth? ![]() I’m fascinated with the idea that we often think that we know a person well, but we actually don’t. How did you come up with the concept for The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida? ![]() In the months before her suicide, she was hiding away in a remote mountainside village, but what, or whom, was she running from?įrom the critically acclaimed author of Rainbirds comes a novel of three people searching for answers in the wake of a mysterious young woman's death. University sophomore Miwako Sumida has hanged herself, leaving those closest to her reeling. ![]()
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