Write What You Love VS Write What You Know - WritersLife.org

Write What You Love VS Write What You Know - WritersLife.org     Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit  Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org:    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/     Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/    Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus     Website: http://www.WritersLife.org   Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop    Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast    Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/    Advertise your book and.or writing  https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs   Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello its Peter here again from Writer's life and today write what you love vs. write what you know when it comes to writing fiction the sky's the limit or is it so many of us get confused by writing advice and it's no wonder much of it can be contradictory and to understand which pieces of advice to follow can be tricky this has never been truer when it comes to the age all advice of writing what you know writers are often told that writing what we know is the best way to write convincingly reliably to ensure the reader believes in us and our writing voice however the arguments against this is well writing what we know can feel a little dull the problem with being taught to write what you know is that many things you know are just the things that you do on a daily basis and the danger of writing one of these things is that they neither inspire or interest you nor do they inspire or interest your readers great stories are dramatic and action-packed and while characters need to be relatable and ordinary in some ways their journeys are not so at the same time if you completely ignore this advice and only write what you think might impress others or just to sell books you risk sounding vague and unconvincing if you aren't passionate about your writing that's going to come across no matter how hard you try to disguise it with big story lines and larger-than-life characters besides what's popular now might have had its time in the spotlight by the time your book is finished and then you'll have waste all that time and effort for nothing often by taking the advice to write what you love you do end up writing what you know regardless it's just the very best of what you know rather than the day-to-day writing about what you love is writing about what you are most passionate about what fills you with emotion and get you going you're therefore be more enthused by your writing projects and more likely to be able to write it quicker and better as well as feeling a far deeper sense of accomplishment and satisfaction once you completed writing what you love will also make it easier for you after you've finished your book if you need to promote a marketing yourself if you genuinely believe in it and are passionate about sharing your writing with the world you'll be more dedicated to promotion and more likely to find creative and effective ways to do so your passion will naturally shine through and potential readers will pick up on this at the end of the day some pieces of writing advice can be beneficial while others can feel foreign and unnatural to you and it's up to the individual writer to decide which writing pieces of advice work for them nothing is set in stone that's the beauty of writing and as long as you're trying to improve to learn and are continuing to write then you can't go too far wrong and remember if it's struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination to get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access now while it's still available simply visit http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit okay that's it for now be sure to give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel for more my name is Peter and I'll see you next time