The famous contemporary writer, essayist, poet, and scholar Lin Qingxuan is the most prolific among Taiwanese writers and the one who has won the most literary awards. He is known as one of the "Eight Great Contemporary Prose Writers" "one.

When I first met Lin Qingxuan, I had the chance to read his classic prose poem "Lilies Bloom in the Heart". I was attracted - deeply attracted! Since then, this great essayist has deeply occupied my heart.

Out of reverence and admiration, I am here to share in words the three key points about prose writing that he mentioned in the CCTV "Let's Talk" program during his lifetime:

First, the prose must have poetic imagery, that is, a distinct sense of picture; second, the prose must have the logic of a novel; third, the prose must have lyrical and romantic feelings.

Integrating these three points together is a good prose and is also the characteristic of prose. It means taking part of image thinking, part of logical thinking, and adding the writer's lyrical feelings.

Since everyone’s nature and way of thinking are different, there may be differences in “style”.

Prose is an expression and a style between poetry and novels. Therefore, whether prose is good or not depends on whether the imagery is vivid enough, whether the logical persuasiveness is strong enough, and whether the expression is good or bad. The feelings are touching enough.