“Write What You Want to Know More About”

By Dinty W. Moore

The tired maxim “Write what you know” is familiar to anyone who has ever lifted a pencil. Starting out on my writing path, I remember hearing that advice and worrying over how limiting that advice would be. I knew little to nothing.

Eventually, I ran across the reverse, teachers suggesting I should “Write what I don’t know.” That seemed far more expansive, but also counterintuitive. The world is full of people blabbering on about their opinions with little to nothing ...