近来,听说有的青年作者,在短期内竟投出五十篇小说在各编辑部周游旅行。如此多产,实在令人可敬可佩,不过,在敬佩之余,也不免要产生一些期望。创作,是一种极其艰苦而严肃的劳动,作家观察生活,获得素材,刻划人物,提炼主题,每一步都是艰苦的脑力劳动。中外 Recently, I heard that some young authors have actually cast fifty novels to travel around the editorial departments in a short period of time. Such prolificity is truly respectable. However, when we admire it, we must expect some expectation. Creativity is an extremely hard and serious work. The writer observes life, obtains material, characterizations of characters, and refines topics. Every step is hard mental labor. Chinese and foreign