Write What You Know | What Does That Really Mean?

Write what you know. That’s the advice of many authors. Is it good writing advice? Does it limit what writers can write about? It sure sounds like it!

A story has conflict, characters, a character arc, and emotions all mixed into a great plot. Do we know anything about those things?

This episode breaks down the advice ‘write what you know’ and how to make it work for you.

A few of the genres I don’t write because they are waaaay out of my wheelhouse: crime novels, police procedurals, thrillers involving tech/science, legal thrillers, and action/adventure.

 

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