Late in his first year of junior high, Wu was transferred to Changhua Junior High School. It was there that he came across literary magazines like New Life and Wild Winds. It was like discovering a whole new world, and he found himself even more immersed in the world of books.
國中一年級下學期，吳晟插班考上省立彰化中學，無意中接觸到「新生文藝」、「野風雜誌」等文藝書刊，宛如發現新大陸般，更加如痴如狂閱讀。