From an Exuberant Reader...

I WANT TO GO TO OKINAWA!!!!
I WANT TO GO SHOPPING IN OKINAWA!!!!
I WANT TO GO EXPLORING IN OKINAWA!!!!
I WANT AN OKINAWA MAN TO TRACE THE CHARACTER FOR HIS NAME ON MY PALM!!!!
HOWEVER, I DO NOT WANT TO FOLLOW A TRUCKLOAD OF PIGS IN OKINAWA!!!

(I think she likes what she's read so far.)

What a blurb this would make!

This is something Christina Wible (In Between Goodbyes) wrote in her Amazon review:

"Celine Nisaragi makes a world I'd want to walk into and an adventure that I would, in my younger years, liked to have taken on."

Boy, I would love to see that on the cover of my book (and maybe I will) in its second edition.

How to Write your Novel (1)

You know what makes it really easy to get started? Being part of a writing group! Inspiration is infectious, and when you're around people who live to write, you'll find yourself wanting to write more and more.

What's more, when you've got something down on paper, you'll have enthusiastic readers to show it to. Here is some of the feedback I got from my writing group on my first draft of Katsuren:

"You have put into play some of the most powerful dramatic themes: love, belonging, a sense of place, and the contrast between cultures."

"You have an amazing story. Do not ever think otherwise."

"Send it out. See you in print!"

"I am totally in awe of your ending!"


See? With feedback like this, you can't help but want to write.