You hear successful fiction writers say it again and again: write what you know. But if writing what you know is your key to fiction that sells, then why are the sci-fi and fantasy genres so successful, while few publishers are interested in memoirs unless you’re famous? Obviously, a book about vampires or unicorns isn’t real. Well, here’s my take on the “write what you know” conflict, and it boils down to a single idea:
Write what you know, but don’t write your story.
At the end of the day, few people have a life interesting enough to sell memoirs or …read more

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