Rich Leder
A popular adage is "write what you know." I'm sorry but no, don't write what you know; write what you love.
You can know anything. If I give you three day on Google, you can be an expert in any topic at all.
Write what you love.
If you love mysteries, write one. If you love romance, write that. Thrillers, westerns, cookbooks, kids…it doesn't matter. If you love it and put your passion on the page, then someone else will feel that love and give it back to you.
I love to laugh and to make other people laugh, so I write funny books. And I love mysteries too. So I write a funny mystery series.
Write what you love, that's my advice.
You can know anything. If I give you three day on Google, you can be an expert in any topic at all.
Write what you love.
If you love mysteries, write one. If you love romance, write that. Thrillers, westerns, cookbooks, kids…it doesn't matter. If you love it and put your passion on the page, then someone else will feel that love and give it back to you.
I love to laugh and to make other people laugh, so I write funny books. And I love mysteries too. So I write a funny mystery series.
Write what you love, that's my advice.
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