Aspiring Writers Info--When "write what you know" is not the advice you think it is...

Writers are constantly urged to "write what you know." When writing especially SF or fantasy, that becomes a double challenge. You may be creating a profession that doesn't exist in the real world. But you can be rock solid on a crucial point. How does your character look at the world?

Writer Emma Newman, author of Planetfall, explains how "Write what you know" is actually an untruth.
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