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writingadvice: The question every young writer asks is: “What should I write?” And the cliched answer is, “Write what you know.” This advice always leads to terrible stories in which nothing interesting happens. The best advice is not to write what you know, it’s write what you *like*. Write the kind of story you like best. We make art because we like art. All fiction, in fact, is fan fiction. The best way to find the work you should be doing is to think about the work you want to see done that isn’t being done, and then go do it. Draw the art you want to see, make the music you want to hear, write the books you want to read. (Austin Kleon)

writingadvice:

The question every young writer asks is: “What should I write?”

And the cliched answer is, “Write what you know.”

This advice always leads to terrible stories in which nothing interesting happens.

The best advice is not to write what you know, it’s write what you *like*.

Write the kind of story you like best.

We make art because we like art.

All fiction, in fact, is fan fiction.

The best way to find the work you should be doing is to think about the work you want to see done that isn’t being done, and then go do it.

Draw the art you want to see, make the music you want to hear, write the books you want to read.

(Austin Kleon)

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    Not a horse thing, but as this blog is about my novel (that happens to be about horses) it’s relevant!
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    better tenant might be “write what you respect”. Because if you respect it the right way, you’ll have done the proper...
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    This makes me feel so much better. I was having an angst crisis about plot theft and silly things I like to write but...
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    This is a very good point. But I still live by write what you know. Simply for the fact that because you know it, it...
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    God, this is so true. Although, I’m going to argue that “Write what you know” still holds some validity, just not in the...
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    if I wrote only what I know it’d be the most boring shit ever tbh
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