TIL: Kafka on the Shore

On the inside cover of Kafka on the Shore Murakami explains how his idea for the book started with its title. This approach is opposite to anything I've ever written, though I recognize there's a notable difference between fiction and technical writing. But what a powerful idea: a simple phrase shapes the entire story.

I dug up this quote from an interview:

When I start to write, I don’t have any plan at all. I just wait for the story to come. I don’t choose what kind of story it is or what’s going to happen. I just wait.

I think that's pretty cool.