Writing What You Don’t Know

Posted by The_Red_Fleece Published in Jon Sprunk, Other Websites, Tor.com, Writing Advice

Writing What You Don’t Know is an article by Jon Sprunk discussing how a writer can write about things that they haven’t experienced. “I’m sure many of you writers have heard the old adage, “Write what you know.” I have, over and over, but I’ve always wondered, what about us speculative fiction types? Are we [...]

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