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Write What You Know?

Write What You Know?

How many times have we all heard that old saw “write what you know”? What does that even mean?
Many take this as advice to write only about our areas of expertise, what we have studied, where we have been. The implication is that if we are not well versed in our subject matter that we will slip up somehow and that our ignorance cannot help but be revealed.

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Author Yvonne HertzbergerPosted on April 16, 2012April 13, 2012Categories Staff ArticlesTags write what you know, writers, Writing, writing philosophy, writing questions, writing tip12 Comments on Write What You Know?
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