‘Write what you know’ - the ‘great’ advice given to writers to guide them to a ‘great’ story. Because great advice leads to a great story. That’s all you need, sort of… Here’s the thing; if I wrote about what I know, I’d never write a damn word. I remember a period in my life when I thought I was so frigging smart. The war started when I was 12, there were things I handled really well, even looking back, I must admit I’m quite impressed, especially when I look at 12-year-olds and how insanely stupid they can be. So perhaps I had a reason to feel very smart. But, between then and now something happened. I came to realize how little I know. There is so much knowledge out there, my brain cannot take even a small fraction of it. And then there are things I thought I knew, yet I really didn’t. So what I want to write about is ‘lack of knowledge and ‘being uncertain in my own advice’.
Write what you know?
Write what you know?
Write what you know?
‘Write what you know’ - the ‘great’ advice given to writers to guide them to a ‘great’ story. Because great advice leads to a great story. That’s all you need, sort of… Here’s the thing; if I wrote about what I know, I’d never write a damn word. I remember a period in my life when I thought I was so frigging smart. The war started when I was 12, there were things I handled really well, even looking back, I must admit I’m quite impressed, especially when I look at 12-year-olds and how insanely stupid they can be. So perhaps I had a reason to feel very smart. But, between then and now something happened. I came to realize how little I know. There is so much knowledge out there, my brain cannot take even a small fraction of it. And then there are things I thought I knew, yet I really didn’t. So what I want to write about is ‘lack of knowledge and ‘being uncertain in my own advice’.