tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817438941023006688.post2152151768867613098..comments2023-06-11T09:40:47.400-05:00Comments on ADR3NALIN3: Writing What You Don't Know. Jordan Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03350761658156085280noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817438941023006688.post-14212503531400974362013-09-02T12:39:38.742-05:002013-09-02T12:39:38.742-05:00I love this post, Lex. I cringe when I think about...I love this post, Lex. I cringe when I think about that old adage of writing what you know. Really? Pffft.<br /><br />Thriller author Lee Child said in an email once that it's not "write what you know," it's write what you fear. I took his meaning a step farther and added, write what you fear, what you love, what you hate. Writing is about emotion. It's what makes the story resonate with readers because we all know what it's like to fear something. We have common ground there.<br /><br />Ever since man has been writing on cave walls, showing the joy of the hunt or the tragedy of a warrior's death, the stories have been about emotion--and who doesn't know about that?<br /><br />Take pride in writing what you don't know. That only means you are using your imagination and even researching interesting ideas to add depth to your world. Good for you to realize it.<br />Jordan Danehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03350761658156085280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817438941023006688.post-77198902614611958932013-09-01T20:45:42.952-05:002013-09-01T20:45:42.952-05:00Yup. Know exactly what you're saying . . . an...Yup. Know exactly what you're saying . . . and I even outline my books. I STILL end up writing what I don't know.Ilsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08547422320007180924noreply@blogger.com