YK: So far, what’s the best advice you have received from a fellow writer? JMC: It comes from Donald Barthelme, one of my favorite writers: "Never begin a story with a description of the weather." True, most Japanese novels would never be the same if they didn’t include the weather, the snow mostly, because they provide physical as well as emotional landscapes. I believe Barthelme knew this and that what he really wanted to say was more than a stylistic choice. I’d like to think that what he wanted to say was that we should never look outside when we start doing everything we do. Start from within. Start with what matters most to you: your fears, your worries, your uncertainties. No matter what you feel, the clouds will remain up there. The rain won’t care about you anyway: it will suddenly fall one seemingly fine day, especially when you have forgotten to bring your umbrella. It may be cold, but there’s a fire burning inside you. Find it. [An excerpt from "The Thoughts of a Young Man as a Banak | An Interview with Jade Mark Capiñanes". LINK IN BIO] #Yaduing #interview #writinglife #writerslife #bnwdocumentary #bnwphotography #bnw_portrait #bnw_globe #bnw_igers #bnw_planet #bnw_of_our_world #people https://www.instagram.com/p/CHkXNWzHXtz/?igshid=txp44jlbwobf