by Tim Sudeth @TimSuddeth
How many of you have heard the rule ‘write what you know?’ It’s one of the first rules most writers are taught and many hold up as not to be argued with. It’s often used to help new writers find ‘their lane,’ what they must stick to with their writing. It’s simple, it’s widely shared, and it’s wrong.
But it sounds right, doesn’t it? Of course, we have to know about the subject that we write about. We don’t want to mislead people or sound ignorant. Isn’t that why many writers, especially of nonfiction, have initials behind their names? (I’m talking about initials like PHD, not Jr.)
