tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022880825859700264.post193144075936546627..comments2024-03-21T09:11:45.159-04:00Comments on Bad Girls, Good Guys, and Two-Fisted Action: The Writer Will Take Your Questions Now (#244) -- Write What You Know?seanhtaylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04904457463544311851noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022880825859700264.post-81358815318634669122012-10-15T20:47:55.542-04:002012-10-15T20:47:55.542-04:00I learned "write what you know" as a you...I learned "write what you know" as a young writer, but the the person teaching it used it as a starting point for then learning more via research. I was one of the lucky ones. seanhtaylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904457463544311851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022880825859700264.post-56250678027943337152012-10-15T15:04:35.944-04:002012-10-15T15:04:35.944-04:00Both of those statements are valid but I don't...Both of those statements are valid but I don't think telling young writers "Write what you know" really does them any good. I know it didn't do me any good because I didn't know anything. "Write what you love until you know enough to write what you know" doesn't exactly trip off the tongue but I think it's far better advice. Derrick Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781081269516018422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022880825859700264.post-19026268538731871882012-10-15T12:25:23.489-04:002012-10-15T12:25:23.489-04:00Well said, Ed. Thanks. Well said, Ed. Thanks. seanhtaylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904457463544311851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022880825859700264.post-17398566666682729122012-10-15T10:28:22.397-04:002012-10-15T10:28:22.397-04:00We're of the same mind, Sean. My motto is '...We're of the same mind, Sean. My motto is 'write what you know you love.' If everybody confined their writing solely to what they knew, there would be no Lord Of The Rings, no Star Wars, no Narnia or Last Of The Mohicans.<br /><br />If you invest yourself into your work (as you must), you can't help but put something of what you know into it. The research, the imagination, is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com