AdminBD provides us with a few good tips and hints on Anne R. Allen’s blog. Thank you very much for this great article.
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on Anne R. Allen:
One of the primo, Number One “rules” for writers is write what you know.
Writing what you know is generally excellent advice for writers who are in the early stages of their careers. Knowing your setting — whether it’s geographical, professional, familial, is one less issue you’ll have to face when you’re still not yet completely comfortable with fiction’s basic craft elements — narrative, backstory, plot, dialogue, character.
But—
What if you can’t — or don’t want to — write what you know?
Because —