Good Question

I love reading articles and books discussing the craft of writing. Recently, I've been focusing on the intricacies of plot. Maybe you've heard the advice "write what you know." This makes sort of obvious sense to me. I mean, it's kind of hard to write about the social habits of baboons in southern Africa if you know nothing about them, right? Unless, of course, you live to do lots and lots of research.

Anyway, I came upon a slightly different take on the wisdom of writing what you know. In span