One of the major pieces of advice we’re given, again and again is to ‘write what we know’.
But…if taken literally, this is probably the most limiting advice you’ll ever get. Well, maybe not the most limiting advice, but it’s close to one of the most limiting pieces of advice.
What does it really mean?
When we’re told to ‘write what we know’, I often think people really mean ‘write what you can reasonably create, so others would know it the way you see it’. It’s not as pithy as write what you know, but it’s what I take that to mean.
And if you take ‘write what you know’ to mean *that*, you can really take your writing anywhere.
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