[bksvol-discuss] Re: Friends of Bookshare Writers' club
- From: "Chris Hofstader" <cdh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:49:22 -0400
Writing what you know:
David McCullough (sp?) the very popular author of many non-fiction histories
that read wonderfully says that one should avoid writing what they know and
find something that will cause them to learn a lot about something new as
they will find all of that more interesting and they will remain more
motivated.
I fall on the middle line between David's "find something interesting about
which you know nothing, learn a lot, write," and the write what you know
model. For relative beginners, encourage writing what one knows is the best
place to start. Also, the definition of "what you know" can be anything
from writing about baseball to writing about intense emotional experiences
so it is a wide path for virtually everyone who did not grow up in a plastic
bubble <smile>.
Hugs,
cdh
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