“创作源于生活”可谓老生常谈,但不无道理。中国的专业作家为了写好某部作品,往往要到基层体验生活,美国的大部分作家(其实叫“写手”更合适)都不是专职、也没有国家几级作家的称谓,而是完全靠稿费收入维持生活,他们往往另有固定职业,写作只是业余爱好,是与其职业相关的“副产品”而 “Creation from life ” is clichéd, but not without reason. In order to write a certain work, Chinese professional writers often experience life at the grassroots level. Most of the writers in the United States (in fact, “writers” are more appropriate) are neither full-time nor number-class writers at home They depend entirely on income from royalties to maintain their livelihood. Often, they often have a fixed career. Writing is merely hobby, a “by-product” related to their profession.