Write What You Know – Good Advice or Not?

Write What You Know – Good Advice or Not?

I’ve been seeing a bunch of blogs dealing with “write what you know” and “doing research” lately. Writing what you know is always a good thing, but you don’t have to know it before you start writing. I always think of it as “Write what you can learn.” It’s one thing to be a firefighter, law enforcement officer, or medical professional writing books with protagonists in the same field. Or even, as is often the case in cozy mysteries, having firsthand e...