You must read what you write. If you write YA (young adult), you must read it. If you write epic fantasy, you must read it.
Unless.
Unless you've already read and absorbed it because you are a True Fan.
I know people who don't read what they write. They read other things. And this is fine, as long as you truly know the area you're writing in.
"Write what you know," doesn't limit; it demands. It demands that once you've found that story, that character, that universe that you have a passion to write about--you learn it. You know it inside out.
If the genre is already part of your blood? You're ahead of the game.
If not, read what you're writing.
So, what are you writing right now?
What are you reading?
Unless.
Unless you've already read and absorbed it because you are a True Fan.
I know people who don't read what they write. They read other things. And this is fine, as long as you truly know the area you're writing in.
"Write what you know," doesn't limit; it demands. It demands that once you've found that story, that character, that universe that you have a passion to write about--you learn it. You know it inside out.
If the genre is already part of your blood? You're ahead of the game.
If not, read what you're writing.
So, what are you writing right now?
What are you reading?
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