Lin says that he continues to write because he enjoys it, rather than out of a desire to make his mark in the annals of literature. As a consequence, he doesn't feel the same pressures and frustrations as those who write to live. "Some people need to have an interesting topic in order to write.
林良也認為，他之所以筆耕不輟，主要是來自興趣，並不是為了要在文學史上留名，因此也沒有那些「因寫作而生」的煩惱。