Writing Tip of the Week - Write What You Know by E.A. West

One of the most popular pieces of advice given to writers is: Write what you know.

My question to you is this: Are we supposed to take this advice literally?

I seriously doubt it. Each of us has a finite amount of knowledge, regardless of our level of education. There is always something we're not familiar with, something we can learn. If we only write what we already know, we will have very limited options for characters and plots. We would never grow as writers or as people because we would n...