Hsia recalled that at first, she wrote spontaneously whatever came into her head, and never considered the technical problems which directors, producers, and actors would face in interpreting her work.
還有蕭芳芳，她是『秋水長天』的女主角，經常拿著劇本問我為什麼會這樣，為什麼會那樣。我常被問倒了，自己只好也去想想為什麼？過去我寫作一向隨興之所至，覺得事情本來就是這樣，那裡需要計較什麼原因。蕭芳芳的提醒，使我注意到劇本的邏輯性問題。」