She has this advice to offer to students who want to take up a writing career: "We come across many stories in our lifetime. You must learn to think, feel and foster a keen insight.
琦君常常鼓勵有志寫作的學生說：「人生當中不知有多少事值得細細體味和記述，平時要多思考，培養敏銳的觀察力、豐富的同情心及幽默感，就能夠常常感受出周圍環境的有情和有趣，然後下筆為文與人共享，是一件多麼好的事！」