Why You Should Write About What You Know

Because writing a novel is hard work! When you finally take the plunge and explore the frontier that is writing, make sure, at least for your first book, that you write about something you're very familiar with! That is the first rule of writing: Write what you know!!!

And in this event, since it's something you know, you'll be able to fill in the gaps between research with your own point of view in the meantime. Not to mention that you'll be taken seriously since you'll know the material you're writing about frontwards and backwards. Your readers will take you seriously.

And for your first book writing a topic you're familiar with will help get you through your first idea of what it is/means to write a book. The first time you tread the deep waters of writing a book can be daunting, so the last thing you need is to do so with a topic you don't know much about--it will only add to the frustration when it's time to search out a publisher, and provided you're lucky enough to find a publisher to back your novel, it will also add to the frustration of proofreading your work. You'll find that you're checking and double-checking your material to make sure it's right (that is if you care enough about it and don't want to look like an idiot to your readers). So...take the pressure off and write what you know!!

Read this article as it explains that just because you should write what you know, it doesn't mean you are limited to the areas of your mind. You can use your creativity parameters.

http://www.writing-world.com/fiction/know.shtml

And in addition to writing what you know means you'll have a better chance of a publisher choosing you to bring in to their fold. It's much easier to write about something you're familiar with or passionate about. Writing about something you have to learn about means a lot of starts and stops as you read through and learn the materials.